When it reaches this point something drastic has to be done. It past the time for grace and just counseling. After, all the incident that sparked the whole thing was because a classmate was corrected for standing on a chair. The children need to learn there are real consequences for the actions. Whatever happens to them must be serious and they should be under some form of mandatory supervision for many years.

Make sure that you examine yourself before you cast a stone that hardcore with your words about children. I wonder if you are a parent or if you are even able to be a little sensitive to this subject. “String the little bastards up”…come on now! That’s a little harsh.

As far as a punishment…I do believe that something needs to be checked out, but I don’t think these children need to go through trial of any sort. I do believe that they should get some counseling if that hasn’t already been attained.
Sure some teachers have had their own close encounters with incidents of this magnitude or higher, but my question is, “where is the grace in all of this?” We are talking BABIES here! Why is everyone so quick to just “lock” up the problem rather then deal with it in a positive way. “Lets just sweep the problem under the rug by first running the families, of these children, name in the dirt of talk of bad parenting, then lets just fine the easiest way to get rid of the problem…put them away.” ARE YOU KIDDING? Who gives anyone the right to play the blame game anyway? Whatever happen to community parenting, where if a parent sees something out of the ordinary with a child, they could come a speak to that child and correct them with LOVE. Not anymore, main stream America wants action…I just believe that we need to be more focused on remembering that the children coming up are the next generation for running this country (doctors, lawyers, government officials…etc), so what are we doing to help make change in their lives. Lets not get too philosophical or technical here, but remembering the big picture here is helping the children, not hurting them. Love on the children and stop thinking about self. This ife is about Love and selfless acts. Without each other, WE as a people would not be able to survive…”A car with no wheels and no engine will not operate.”

For the record, I am not saying that the children were iright for what they did. Also to the teachers, families, and Americans who were affected by this incident, I send my prayers to you and I don’t say this superficially.

RTL

I disagree many with ADD or ADHD really do have the problem. In a nutshell the brain doesn’t properly process sugars, so it is a real medical condition. However, neither is an excuse for poor behavior. I agree that poor parenting and lack of discipline are mostly the real problem. I have ADHD and it was never an excuse for bad behavior. My parents insisted I learn to behave. The Big Guy does not have ADHD but his mother believed it was more important that children be happy and not enforce rules or discipline. He however was a terror as a child.

http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/national/2008/04/01/Children_s.Plot/

I quit giving them the benefit of the doubt after my 1st day of teaching. I was attacked by one of those “darlings”.

DH

:-/

Some parents with emotionally disturbed students never even try to control the behavior in the first place.

DH

I don’t know if this is the case, honestly. I do know peer pressure can be a powerful thing, especially in kids that aren’t thinking correctly. I have to wonder if the children really thought it was a good idea and that they would get away with it…or if they thought it was a joke or that it wouldn’t get that far…