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<blockquote data-quote="ohkphoto" data-source="post: 96374" data-attributes="member: 1573">I am just shocked and saddened . . . and it hits close to home for me.&nbsp; I was a teacher for many years and then became a principal . . . one year I had to take a loaded gun away from a 10 year old . . . called the police and parents.&nbsp; This was a little boy we had been trying to get counseling for because we saw the writing on the wall.&nbsp; Parents wouldn't hear of it.&nbsp; Whenever I had to deal with unruly or troubled kids, the thing I heard most from their parents was, &quot;My child would never do that.&quot;So many things have changed in our society, especially about how we raise our kids. I've seen this over my 25 years.&nbsp; Both parents (if the kids even have both parents) come home from work, are tired, dinner together at the dinner table is rare,&nbsp; family rooms have disappeared, kids live in their &quot;rooms&quot; with their stereos and technology . . . we don't take the time to &quot;read&quot; them maybe because we think or hope that they'll grow out of whatever we think we see that disturbs us.&nbsp; Add to that all the access they have to drugs, legal/prescription and illegal.I will guarantee you that the warning signs were there with this killer . . . he didn't just wake up this morning and decide to do this.&nbsp; I'm very sorry for all these little children who didn't even make it to the crazy teenage years, for their parents&nbsp; . . . how do you ever live with the loss of a child! . . .&nbsp; As a society, we need to start putting the safety, and education of our children first.Today, I had a delightful day with a bunch of crazy teenagers while substituting at the high school.&nbsp; I enjoyed every minute.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ohkphoto, post: 96374, member: 1573"] I am just shocked and saddened . . . and it hits close to home for me. I was a teacher for many years and then became a principal . . . one year I had to take a loaded gun away from a 10 year old . . . called the police and parents. This was a little boy we had been trying to get counseling for because we saw the writing on the wall. Parents wouldn't hear of it. Whenever I had to deal with unruly or troubled kids, the thing I heard most from their parents was, "My child would never do that." So many things have changed in our society, especially about how we raise our kids. I've seen this over my 25 years. Both parents (if the kids even have both parents) come home from work, are tired, dinner together at the dinner table is rare, family rooms have disappeared, kids live in their "rooms" with their stereos and technology . . . we don't take the time to "read" them maybe because we think or hope that they'll grow out of whatever we think we see that disturbs us. Add to that all the access they have to drugs, legal/prescription and illegal. I will guarantee you that the warning signs were there with this killer . . . he didn't just wake up this morning and decide to do this. I'm very sorry for all these little children who didn't even make it to the crazy teenage years, for their parents . . . how do you ever live with the loss of a child! . . . As a society, we need to start putting the safety, and education of our children first. Today, I had a delightful day with a bunch of crazy teenagers while substituting at the high school. I enjoyed every minute. [/QUOTE]

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