I hate what our children are subjected to at school and can't imagine coming to work everyday and trying to avoid being physically and mentally abused by my peers and on top of that, be productive. Regardless, this is what we expect from many children.
BUT - I hope we are all cautious of providing excuses for violence noting that the two boys from Columbine we're "outcasts and picked on" doesn't give anyone the right to commit acts of terror in response. -Jennifer Rubenzer Plymouth (yes, we have issues in my son's school too) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Leurquin, Ronald Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 8:07 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [bcc][faked-from][heur] RE: [Mpls] School Yard Bullying Hmmm, and all of this so close to the one year anniversary of the high school shooting where two students died in MN. Bullies left unchecked by the school system can and will lead to much worse. Remember Columbine? Those two boys were outcasts and picked on. Do we need that kind of disaster here before we do something about it? Ron Leurquin Nokomis East -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 08, 2004 10:34 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Mpls] School Yard Bullying I don't know about the rest of you, but I thought the piece done by Channel 5 on school yard bullying was appalling in that it appears our schools' playgrounds are infested by World Wide Wrestling wanna-be's. However, what really appalled me were the absolutely stupid comments by the Assistant Superintendent (I think that was her title) for Grades 1-8. Anyone who saw the tape could not just say, "Boys will be boys." That kind of thinking seems symptomatic of a School Administration that can't seem to get it right in any way, shape or form. The other day a friend of mine suggested disbanding the Minneapolis School system, and I am beginning to think it is not a bad idea. True, friends and neighbors have had kids go through the Minneapolis School system and do okay. But, let's face it, they would have done well anywhere because of their home environments. What isn't happening, is any improvement for those students with troubled homes. Somewhere, someone, has got to have an answer. Jan Del Calzo Lynnhurst REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
