BALTIMORE (Map, News) - Don’t tell Holly Myers that city school teachers are the only ones who have to fear students threatening and attacking them in the classroom.

Three weeks ago, Myers, 29, was one of three Anne Arundel County teachers who had to control an unruly 16-year-old student who was being sent to Myers’ class after having behavioral problems.

“He slammed a door in one teacher’s face, pushed another and cussed all three of us out,” said Myers, who teaches English at Old Mill High School in Millersville. Little was done by the administration, she says.

“It’s difficult to teach when all you’re doing is managing that kind of behavior.”

Old Mill Principal George Kispert did not return several Examiner calls by press time.

Threats, bad attitudes and a lack of respect for teachers and school staff have proliferated among students, even those in honors and advanced classes, Myers said.

“The majority of what I’ve experienced has been a lot of threatening and intimidating. It’s not always as extreme as punching — it’s the physical body threats,” she said, explaining how taller students bully her by “puffing out” their chests.

Leaders of the pack

There were more than 900 suspensions at suburban schools in the Baltimore region for students attacking teachers last school year — about 31 students per 10,000, according to the State Department of Education.

Baltimore County schools topped the list with nearly 500 suspensions, Anne Arundel reported 209, Howard had 96, Harford had 68 and Carroll had the fewest with 51.

“We do encourage teachers who have been assaulted to file a police report,” said Cheryl Bost, president of the Teachers Association of Baltimore County. She said the school system has been responsive in punishing students but could not provide specific incidents to support her claim.

The only incident Bost could recall happened a few years ago, when a high school teacher had her cheekbone broken after being struck by students rushing to the scene of a fight. In this case, the teacher couldn’t identify the perpetrators, so the students went unpunished.

“I was amazed,” said Tim Mennuti, president of the Teachers Association of Anne Arundel County, when learning of his county’s 209 incidents. “Obviously the school system has not shared this information with us. The public has absolutely no idea what’s going on in the schools.”

Many PTA presidents, such as Anita Owens of the Anne Arundel County Council of PTAs, say they were also unaware of such a high number of assaults on teachers.

“I didn’t know there were that many,” she said. “I didn’t think they made that known.”

‘It’s just not acceptable’

“I think we have to teach kids to respect teachers,” Owens said, “and that it’s just not acceptable to do anyone bodily harm.”

Just as students should feel safe, she says, teachers must also feel safe.

“After watching what happened in Baltimore City — it’s not funny, and it’s not a joke,” Owens said, referring to the April beating of Jolita Berry, an art teacher at Reginald F. Lewis High School in Northeast Baltimore who filed second-degree assault charges against a student after a video of the attack caught national attention. “I hope nothing like that happens down here in Anne Arundel County.”

But it already has. Last May, Rossanna Snellings, 33, attempted to protect a life and ended up taking a beating from two teenagers.

Snellings, a Spanish teacher at North County High School in Glen Burnie, was only minutes from the end of her day when a fight broke out between two female students, one of whom was six months pregnant.

After watching the girls lunge at each other, throw punches and pull hair, Snellings thought it necessary to intervene.

“At that moment, I wasn’t thinking of me, I was thinking of the baby,” she said.

In the process, she was violently struck at least three times on the right side of her torso, causing prolonged pain and swelling to a joint that has hindered her ability to walk.

She undergoes physical therapy three times a week after her school day ends at Crofton Elementary, where she now teaches fourth grade.

“I’m retraining myself to walk again,” said Snellings, who, for a time after the fight, needed a walker. Her right side remains weak, and she needs assistance putting on her shoes.

She is still unsure of what sparked the fight, which had followed a belated Cinco de Mayo celebration.

The teens involved were suspended, Snellings said, but she said she didn’t receive much support from the administration or police. The girls were found negligent of disrupting school operations but not assault, leaving her disheartened.

“They should take more precautions and have more consequences,” North County High senior Ashlie Bowers, 17, said of students who attack teachers. “They just suspend [students]. That’s what they want. It doesn’t make any sense.”

Principal Frank Drazan said teachers at the school, especially smaller female teachers, are advised not to get between students to break up fights but instead seek help from other teachers.

“I wouldn’t say the students attacked Ms. Snellings,” Drazan said. “She physically inserted herself into the fight.”

Snellings said she yelled for them to stop and told students to get help.

“They both continued to throw punches after I intervened,” she said. “I don’t think it was accidental. They knew what they were doing.”

Craig Cummings, the Howard County School System’s hearing officer for extended suspensions, said the vast majority of assaults on teachers happen while teachers attempt to break up fights.

“We’ve had some instances where a student had a conflict with a teacher and ended up shoving the teacher,” he said. “We’ve had very few instances where students have attacked teachers with malice in mind.”

Ann DeLacy, president of the Howard County Education Association, who taught for more than 30 years, said a female middle school student threatened her with violence a number of years ago.

Police were called, and the student was suspended. But she said administrators at her school — Owen Brown Middle School, now Cradlerock School — were slow to respond.

“You’re dealing with kids,” DeLacy said, “but they can have big bodies in some cases.”

jkowalkowski@baltimoreexaminer.com

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1:32 PM MST on Wed., May. 14, 2008 re: "Battered Baltimore city teacher out of school; accused attackers allowed to return to take tests"

Examiner Reader said:
Fire the nurse! FIRE the principal!! This is just too much. put the "children" (and I use the term loosely) in jail. the animals in the classroom are taking space away from kids who want to learn and better their lives. How can ANYONE learn in an environment like that?

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12:43 PM MST on Wed., May. 14, 2008 re: "Battered Baltimore city teacher out of school; accused attackers allowed to return to take tests"

Examiner Reader said:
Hopefully Principato will vote conservative going forward. What the heck does this have to do with this article. Was Erlich hard on crime, NO. They will not be until their family is the victim. Dont be naive and think Lib. or cons. care.

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6:17 AM MST on Wed., May. 14, 2008 re: "Battered Baltimore city teacher out of school; accused attackers allowed to return to take tests"

Examiner Reader said:
Hopefully Principato will vote conservative going forward. He needs to sue the school and the thugs. Has he filed assault charges and had them arrested?

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2:43 PM MST on Mon., May. 12, 2008 re: "Delegate urges probe of repeat suspension"

Examiner Reader said:
I'm neither afraid, nor ignorant. I do my own thinking and my conclusions are grounded in statistical reality. I agree, that some white kids, and fewer asian kids, aspire to the sights and sounds of the "gangsta" lifestyle. But, you must admit that such imagery is widely embraced by black youth. Sure, ALL kids experience a rebelous stage and some never grow out of it. But the extent to which black youth rebel far exceeds other demographic groups. Black kids are 2.4 times more likely to be suspended during their school careers. Indeed, here in Baltimore, only 36% of black males will graduate from high school. Huck Finn was a fictional character that Twain used to contrast Tom Swayer. The difference is, kids didn't put the novel down and consciously emulate Finn. They wanted to be Swayer in the end. Any attempt to use the Huck Finn character in a modern context to rationalize the instances of rape, murder and drug use, as expressed in "gangsta" rap, is silly.

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1:33 PM MST on Mon., May. 12, 2008 re: "Delegate urges probe of repeat suspension"

Examiner Reader said:
The problem with this sentiment below -- that black youth take their social cues from gangsta culture -- is that it's a very tunnel-vision, suburban, uninformed European-American perspective. Open your eyes, folks -- there are lots and lots of white kids, Asian kids and Latino kids who also take their cues from "gangsta" culture, who love hip-hop, who try to act tough. This attitude is as old as American culture. What was Huck Finn in opposition to Tom Sawyer, for crying out loud? These are simply obvious stereotypes at work here. Stop seeing only color and start thinking about violence, crime, values, families, society at large -- it's not just African Americans committing all crime and taking America down the tubes. Be reasonable, honest, and observant, please. Don't let your fear and ignorance speak for you.

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12:33 PM MST on Mon., May. 12, 2008 re: "Delegate urges probe of repeat suspension"

Examiner Reader said:
Those of you that insist race is not an issue in violent/disruptive behavior in schools are simply being disingenuous. Of course race is a factor. Many black youths aspire to the violent, profane and misogynistic behavior of the "gansta" lifestyle. Examples of the sounds and imagery to support this claim are all around us. One listen to the vulgarities included in much of the most popular hip hop music confirms what many have already observed. Many black youths dress the part, taking their fashion cues from the gang culture. Chain link belts, bandanas to signify gang affiliation, and balls caps worn backwards are just a few of the well-known images. Look, if you want to celebrate the "gangsta" lifestyle by looking like, talking like, and acting like a criminal - Fine, it's a free country. But, you can't call it racism when somebody recognizes you for it.

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12:29 PM MST on Mon., May. 12, 2008 re: "Violence rocks suburban schools"

Examiner Reader said:
And where are the parents in all this? If the parents were held more responsible for their kids actions (as well as thier own) perhaps this would cut down and assist our teachers. Perhaps parents need to be sent to schools instead of the students being suspended. Have the parents be required to sit along side their kid for several days (missing work, etc)-- perhaps this would be an inconvenience for the parents, and would drive the issue home. What kid wants his "mommy" in school with him. Children and parents both should be held accountable.

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12:13 PM MST on Mon., May. 12, 2008 re: "Delegate urges probe of repeat suspension"

Examiner Reader said:
Those of you that insist race is not an issue in violent/disruptive behavior in schools are simply being disingenuous. Of course race is a factor. Black youth aspire to the violent, profane and misogynistic behavior of the "gansta" lifestyle. Examples of the sounds and imagery to support this claim are all around us. One listen to the vularities included in much of the most popular hip hop music confirms what many have already observed. Many black youth dress the part, taking their fashion cues from the gang culture. Chain link belts, bandanas to signify gang affiliation, and balls caps worn backwards are just a few of the well-known images. Look, if you want to celebrate the "gangsta" lifestyle by looking like, talking like, and acting like a criminal - Fine, it's a free country. Just don't call it racism when somebody like me calls you out on it.

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6:26 AM MST on Mon., May. 12, 2008 re: "Delegate urges probe of repeat suspension"

Examiner Reader said:
Look in the mirror Mr. Stukes. The problem is Liberal race based politics and its soft bigotry of low expectations. You support, and your race victim voters, created their own problems. Of course as victims they will blame others and ask for more government help making them even less responsible. You and your voters are ignorant fools.

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8:36 AM MST on Sun., May. 11, 2008 re: "�Young people are hungry to be heard�"

DMW said:
We need Alternative Schools so kids who act up are bounced out immediately and need to work their way back to school.We need more social workers,pyschologist,safety officers on-site to handle students with emotional problems.We need In-school suspension for the less serious violators. Most kids who get suspended look forward to it and called it a holiday. You are out of school, roaming the streets.watching TV, on the phone and playing video games.In-school suspension is no fun-they continue school work and work on behavior.We need to make it manadory that parents return with their children for a Teacher-Parent-Child conferance.We need to include the child in parent-teacher conferences:use it as a Conflict Resolution Session and make contract agreements and hold parents and children to it.Teachers should try to give students more choices in dealing with frustration,anger,behavior they(most)usually come around (if people can work out a solution for themselves they will follow through.)

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8:43 PM MST on Fri., May. 9, 2008 re: "Violence rocks suburban schools"

reader's digest said:
I don't understand why when Beth's and Josh's name is there, the comments are erased immediately and when the other names mentioned they stay forever???I am not surprised since it is examiner. just because it is a terrible paper, it does not mean that it should not improve. Be fair examiner! Be fair!

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2:57 PM MST on Fri., May. 9, 2008 re: "�Young people are hungry to be heard�"

Justice 4 All said:
We must reach out with caring and compassion to these troubled youths. We must find the root cause of their anger. Teachers must learn to respect their students and be more tolerant. After all, aren't the teachers there to help the students? And when a young person acts out of frustration shouldn't we seek to reduce or eliminate that frustration? These are all good kids who just need a chance to find their way in the world. I think Dr. Alonzo should spend at least 3 days every week visiting schools and actually sit in a classroom and walk the halls. And the same should be done by all his upper level administrators. It would demonstrate a committment from the highest levels of the BCPS executive leadership. They could call it Leadership in Action.

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1:17 PM MST on Fri., May. 9, 2008 re: "Violence rocks suburban schools"

Josh said:
Honey, stop it. teachers are paid to shape up the students. Not to ship them out. "Best school is the school with no students" is a wrong mentality. That mentality caused everything with Native Americans. We all have to approach issues in a civilized manner. All successful teachers do so. complaining about everything makes one blind for his or her own short comings. so, come on! Let's start from ourselves first.

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12:24 PM MST on Fri., May. 9, 2008 re: "�Young people are hungry to be heard�"

Tired of Baltimore said:
Let there be no further mystery as to why violence flurishes in Baltimore City Schools. Instead having severe penalties for participating in violence, today the administrators call a meeting with the offenders. It's crystal clear to me who is actually running the school system. These administrators have no interest in education. They're in the retirement business. ROTJ = Retired On The Job.

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12:16 PM MST on Fri., May. 9, 2008 re: "Violent attacks leave emotional scars"

DMW said:
A.M. Bloch may have been the first researcher to coin the term �battered teacher syndrome� in a 1976 article in Today�s Education. Symptoms Bloch reported include depression, elevated blood pressure, interrupted sleep and headaches.We all have a degree of have it!It gets harder and harder everyday!We handle it different ways.I know I try to make everyday a new day but sometimes it really gets to you and you can't.

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12:04 PM MST on Fri., May. 9, 2008 re: "Overwhelmed teachers mistrust principals"

DMW said:
Students and parents lack respect,manners and and often distrust teachers.Parents often make comments about the teachers or school around the children which the children bring with them. They certainly don�t look up to teachers. There are a lack of quality adult role models in their lives.Teachers and parents are working against each other, and administrators aren�t supporting the teachers(they distrust each other too). We are not holding students responsible for their actions, and they are learning they can get away with it. Principals should enforce the rules we have such as uniform violations,lateness, cutting classes and behavior.Talk to parents and students at monthly meetings about enforcing the rules and policies.Students and parents should no longer be able to enter buildings,come and go as they please. Cell phone bans should be taken seriously.Principals need to stop hiding in their offices-be more visiable,supportive and involved.They need to work as as team members.

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11:57 AM MST on Fri., May. 9, 2008 re: "�Young people are hungry to be heard�"

Examiner Reader said:
Why, if a bar owner can be held liable for the damage a drunken patron causes after leaving his establishment, can't the parent of a school-age thug be held criminally responsible for said thug's misbehavior at school (or anywhere else for that matter?) Bring back the orphanages and let the state do the parenting outright - they are already doing it indirectly anyway.

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10:17 AM MST on Fri., May. 9, 2008 re: "�Young people are hungry to be heard�"

Examiner Reader said:
This is like Jimmy Carter talking to Hamas. Ridiculous and a waste of time.

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10:12 AM MST on Fri., May. 9, 2008 re: "Violence rocks suburban schools"

Examiner Reader said:
To Come On Everybody: You are an uninformed ignoramus. Thank you for reminding us all of the lame stereotypes of teachers. Teachers have Masters degrees, Doctorates, passion for children, and passion for knowledge. We wouldn't be here if we didn't want to share our talents. It's your low-life mentality that makes the problems in this profession continue.

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7:59 AM MST on Fri., May. 9, 2008 re: "�Young people are hungry to be heard�"

Examiner Reader said:
Why is it that in any other profession when someone strikes you it is assault, but if it happens to a teacher it is a "conflict?" We teachers here you, society. We are not real people deserving equal treatment under the law. Thank you for all of your respect.

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7:46 AM MST on Fri., May. 9, 2008 re: "Stay in school or risk getting killed, study says"

Snuffy said:
How dopey. We needed a study to find "a strong correlation between poor attendance, suspensions and expulsions, and the youth who become victims."? What a waste of money. Let me save the City a few bucks -- The correlation between the pursuit of the gangsta lifestyle and homicide & shootings is even stronger. People, we don't need to "study" whether there is a relationship between bad behavior, and bad outcomes. It's a given.

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7:07 AM MST on Fri., May. 9, 2008 re: "�Young people are hungry to be heard�"

Examiner Reader said:
Anecdotal evidence is meaningless. Conflict resolution simply rewards bad behavior, so you get more of it. Hitting a teacher in the head with a book is assault. The child criminal needs to be expelled and sent to reform school.

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7:00 AM MST on Fri., May. 9, 2008 re: "�Young people are hungry to be heard�"

Examiner Reader said:
Another case of taking no action. If they act like this in school, how are they acting at home. The parents if any should take care of the problem before it gets this far in school. Of course you know these parents dont care. Teachers are to teach, they are not being paid to be babysitters like the police who have become social workers. All the money dumped into these schools have not resulted in anything better.

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4:20 PM MST on Thu., May. 8, 2008 re: "Violent attacks leave emotional scars"

Davis said:
The anonymous posters on Baltimore Examiner,the only time you're able to display your racism to others. The race of the people who commit these assaults is the elephant in the room,you know its there but you shouldnt say anything about it.

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4:02 PM MST on Thu., May. 8, 2008 re: "For Baltimore schools police chief, a little love can go a long way"

Examiner Reader said:
Chief Goodwin is full of it. There are involved parents who give L-O-V-E but when a problem is reported to his office, he says it did not happen. So, the question is, "Do you really want parents involved" or only when they agree with you? Chief puts the blame back on the family and I agree that there is responsibility there but tell us what you have done to open the lines of communication and to make our schools safer. You have talked a lot but where is the action-really? Do you hold your officers accountable for what they do wrong or what they don't do? Where is your accountability? Everyone sends the issues back home but the bottom line is that a respectful child can see when a teacher, administrator, officer, mayor, ceo or chief does not care about them. They do a lot of meeting and a lot of talking but their feet are not held to the fire. Keep passing the buck and covering up!

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2:14 PM MST on Thu., May. 8, 2008 re: "Violent attacks leave emotional scars"

Examiner Reader said:
The workplace for Baltimore City School teachers is unsafe. Period! Is it not time for the trial lawyers to step up to the plate and sue the school System and the State for allowing such conditions to exist for teachers and students that want to learn. I feel strongly that financial resources need to be available only to students that want an education. This is Money better spent for the entire community.

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1:49 PM MST on Thu., May. 8, 2008 re: "Baltimore City schools see mounting chaos in the classroom"

Examiner Reader said:
This is just sad,what happen to parents teaching kids respect your elders,this is a sign of the times,sad sad world we live in.

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1:09 PM MST on Thu., May. 8, 2008 re: "Violence rocks suburban schools"

STUCK WITH said:
I loved that bad apple teachers statement below. Our kids are stuck with them because of the teacher's unions which negotiates for two things only, money, and time. WHO IS GOING TO NEGOTIATE THE STUDENT OUTCOME? WHO WILL PROTECT OUR STUDENTS FROM BAD APPLE TEACHERS?

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10:34 AM MST on Thu., May. 8, 2008 re: "Violent attacks leave emotional scars"

Worker Bee said:
Step number to taking back our schools is to remove Chief "Toby" Goodwin. The guy does not understand what the problem is. He is quick to blame teachers for instances of violence, and thinks the real problems that these kids have is not enough "love". Toby has to go, we have to reclaim schools from the element that has hijacked them. Then, and only then, can we address how to better educate. In short, you have to get control firstn, and Goodwin is not up to the job, so we need somebody who is.

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10:22 AM MST on Thu., May. 8, 2008 re: "Threats irk area teachers"

yeah, no thanks said:
signed, Canton.

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9:59 AM MST on Thu., May. 8, 2008 re: "Violence rocks suburban schools"

Come On Everybody! said:
There are many parties responsible for what is going on: Families(Not all of them):They do not care what is going on about their child(ren). Give the burger, turn on tv, get them on the school bus, that is it! Teachers/Administrators(not all but most): They are at your child's school because they could not find a better job (maybe even any job). They know nothing about their subject or education. They do not care your child because they think you do not care, either. They are counting the minutes to get out of the building. They are very talented when it comes to run away from responsibilities or get sick leaves to be away from their classrooms. They usually deserve it because they are really sick! Students (not all but most);They have sick parents and sicker teachers. What do you expect from them? They are going to be great parents and teachers of future. BoE Officials:They care about their chairs and votes but nothing.They will give good education if they receive enough money:):

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7:59 AM MST on Thu., May. 8, 2008 re: "Violence rocks suburban schools"

to Kelkyen said:
You have valid points. how about the bad apple teachers. We need to see the complete picture. Bad apple administrators, and bad apple central office administrators, and school boards... Unfortunately all those bad apples cause the bad apple students. It's the entire society going through some issues. Look at the comment below asking to treat student like animals. I am shocked to see a human being was able to make such an uncivilized comment. I don't know what age and what part of the universe she/he thinks living in, but that person does not belong to 21st century and US at all. That person is a shame for human race. I hope we do not have such bad apple individuals as teachers at our schools. I believe that's how this person was treated when she/he was getting raised. and here is the outcome. The rotten apple never falls far from the rotten tree.

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5:33 AM MST on Thu., May. 8, 2008 re: "Violent attacks leave emotional scars"

Examiner Reader said:
Very, very sad in Baltimore.

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5:01 AM MST on Thu., May. 8, 2008 re: "Violent attacks leave emotional scars"

Examiner Reader said:
Here's the bottom line. I run a small business in the area. I employ 37 people. I interview every job applicant. If they say they went to a Baltimore City school, the interview is over. "Thank you for coming in, we'll let you know."

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10:02 PM MST on Wed., May. 7, 2008 re: "Violence rocks suburban schools"

Examiner Reader said:
Baltimore County schools topped the list with nearly 500 suspensions, Anne Arundel reported 209, Howard had 96, Harford had 68 and Carroll had the fewest with 51. What you bet that is in proportion to the number of black students in the schools system.

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9:06 PM MST on Wed., May. 7, 2008 re: "Violence rocks suburban schools"

Examiner Reader said:
Parents don't respect teachers; why should their kids? Any time Johnny doesn't get an A+ for showing up and staying awake, the parents make the teachers out to be evil, vengeful, incompetent fools. What a surprise when Johnny treats them as such.

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6:16 PM MST on Wed., May. 7, 2008 re: "Kids being kids ... or students terrorizing neighbors?"

Examiner Reader said:
The CEO should be fired. If the teachers don't have the backing from the upper echolon then they need to start taking matters in their own hands. Run for a gun shop and by a Glock for your protection teachers.

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5:38 PM MST on Wed., May. 7, 2008 re: "Kids being kids ... or students terrorizing neighbors?"

Examiner Reader said:
the school ceo is such an idiot!! he never calls these thugs in school like it is but i wonder what school his kids go to. could someone at the examiner please find out! just curious

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5:33 PM MST on Wed., May. 7, 2008 re: "Violence rocks suburban schools"

Kelkyen said:
I'll bet, just like when everyone was in school, the problems are from the same bad apples over and over again. Just like always, the schools don't expel the troublemakers. That has to change so the rest of the class can prosper. Put the problem students in a reform school 'til they reform. If parents cant teach the problem kids how to act, maybe drill instructors can teach them some honor an