Just how do we protect the children?

I have said for years we should have
classes starting at 3rd grade or at least
4th grade. Class that teach how to solve
problems of dealing with other people. It
would define why people feel they can't
talk to others, that they feel that only
physical arguing solves matters.

This would be a class that is repeated
every other year. And at least twice
in high school where hormones rage.
With maybe a court of peers, where
problems that come up can be heard
out. Where they can be resolved.

Then we have to get serious about
self defense. Instead of teaching kids
how to climb a rope (they still do that
don't they?) and other repeats. They
should have self defense in the years
that are opposite of the problem solving
classes.

You say this is over kill? Get real people.
Something HAS to be done. You can not
keep going like it is. Do we arm the kids,
I don't think so. Guns are suppose to be
in the hands of people who can reason
without rage.(the adults aren't doing
well in this range). Sending every kid to a
shooting range before teen years, is
not a good thing.

Do we arm the teachers? Sadly, that
could be one solution. I am sure that
would scare the teacher, but then having
gun persons showing up in your class, is
scarier yet. Next, is where does the teacher
have the gun? In a drawer I would guess
would be the answer. But how do you keep
the kids out of the drawer? Lock it?? Then
how does the teacher get the gun, when a
shooter enters the room. Fine, when there is
an warning ...but for last minute? Not so easy.

What is the answer? I don't know...but some
one better come up with a solution fast. I still
think the life problem solving classes are the
answer. Let's try to take care of the problem
before there is trouble.

What, you don't think it could happen to
your school? You are a fool. Your town
is too small? Yea, right.

We have a very small town here, but
the phone company put in a large boxes
of some kind for the service in this area.
The boxes are side by side. About 5 foot
tall, 3 feet deep, by 3 feet wide. Two days
after they were finish... there was gang
type graffiti on the box... I asked the Sheriff,
who was at the post office, about it. I asked
did we have gangs here or was it just kids.
He said... it was gang want to be's. So far
we did not have them here...but they are
coming.

Scary... we have been saying for what,
20 years, we got to do something? So
how many more die before we actually
DO SOMETHING..... a rational solution.