Can I get an Amen Sista? One school, two horrible events!!!!!!!

Posted in Featured education Ok, I'm not trying to get all religious on you guys here and I certainly wouldn't say that to be offensive, however, if your kid is in a public school and either of the following events occurred on campus, what would you do?  What if they both happened on the same dadgum campus?  Then what? 1.  Teen boy is doused with gasoline and set on fire at Deerfield Beach, Florida school. 2.  Teen is in a medically-induced coma following a brutal beating at the hands of a classmate at Deefield Beach, Florida school Let's get real here people.  Both of those events occurred at a Broward County School, more specifically a Deerfield Beach school.  Have we come to this?  Are we in such a place with our education system that the first tragedy had to even happen to get anyone's attention?  And, are we in a place where the first incident wasn't enough to force people to perk up and listen?  Did we need two horrible horrible accidents in one school? What now? You all know I am very much a big proponent of educating your child in the best way possible.  For me, it's public schools, for you?  Maybe it's homeschooling, a private school or any variation of the three. But, tell me please, what in the heck is going on here?  Why?  How?  Who? Something was seriously wrong and no one even noticed.  Turned their heads, snubbed their noses and walked away. I refuse to believe that there were no warning signs in either one of this situations. I do not believe for one minute that no one had a clue that this *might* happen. No, I won't believe that. And, I say to you, it takes a village to raise a child and if there is a child in your village who appears to be in harms way, please, I'm begging you, please please please, step up to the plate and do something about it. Don't just walk away. Do something and do it now!

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