Nature vs Nurture?

Hey! See that punk in the cartoon? Yeah, the one in the middle,..he's about 5 posts below this one.

Wanna know one way of how he got that way?

Here's a start!

Schools under assault from parents

By Susan Snyder
Inquirer Staff Writer

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Lamberton School principal Marla Travis Jones was assaulted on the job this month.

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As of Feb. 28, 57 such assaults by parents or other adults were reported in the 185,000-student Philadelphia School District this school year, about the same number as last year, officials said.

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In addition, there were nearly 200 cases in which adults - mostly family members - were accused of threatening staff and students, verbally abusing them, vandalizing property, or causing other disruptions in and near schools. These events are detailed in a summary of school police reports by the state's Safe Schools Advocate.

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In Philadelphia, family members have entered classes without permission to berate or assault teachers, reports show. Some threatened to "cut up," "kill" or otherwise harm staff. Others incited children to fight and join in. In November, a mother, 39, entered a melee at Benjamin Franklin High School. This month, outside Daroff School in Cobbs Creek, an uncle, 28, was charged with choking a girl, 14, whom he had dared to fight his niece.

Some educators say increases in the numbers of young, inexperienced parents and the spread of drug culture may be fueling combative behavior.

BTW - Lamberton School (formerly a High School) is about 1 mile from my house!

I better quit now,...who knows,..some girl from Toronto might file sexual assault charges against me, too, if I keep pointing out the truth in "urban" society!