Topic : 10/12 Homecoming Shooting

   As I watched the Dr. Phil show today, there was alot of talk about school shootings and can we predict it and prevent it.  I believe we can but not with the answers from the so-called experts on today's show.  Counselors and teachers in schools today don't really care about the students.  The teachers and counselors are usually out the school doors before the students have a chance to get on the bus at the end of the school day.  They are not there to assist and help the students.

   There needs to be full time counselors, but not counseling about academics, but on how students are doing and things the school can do to assist them.  As a retired Army veteran, we could do both, counsel on professional and personal.  That can not be done by the counselors in school today.  They spend too much time watching the clock and not enough time trying to know their students and how to help them.

   I raised two children alone as I served in the Army.  I tried to work with my children's school on such issues as homework and how to prevent them from falling academically before it was too late.  Year after year, it was the same story, my child would fall behind even though I was be in constant communication with the teacher and counselor. 

   Dr Phil, those so-called experts on your show had some ideas, but nothing that will be institutionalized anytime soon, probably never.  Put real counselors in the school, not clock watchers and you will see real results.  Parents need to be involved and quit whinning about stupid things like dodge ball in school.  I will have a teaching degree soon and I plan to make a difference.

Robert

Im a canadian citizen, sadly we have shootings as well. If someone really wants to get a gun, they know how to get one. Our gun laws are not stict enough and the punishments for threatening/attempting murder/committing murder are not severe enough. Our murder rates from a gun maybe be lower than some countries, guns other methods are used to commit crimes/attacks.

http://www.guncontrol.ca/Content/Cda-US.htm

I watched your program covering the recent shootings that have taken place and on your program you had a "profiler" who I could not have agreed with more.  She hit the nail on the head (several times I might add) and I believe you know this, however, I watched you so casually glide by what she had to say when you should have shouted from the top of your voice....you got that right!!  I agree with her that we live in a society that promotes violence at every turn, on television, radio, movies and video games.  Tho you shifted over this point so quickly and did not elaborate on these facts more, I found that you did stylize your questions and comments for more drama and entertainment value, or maybe time was an issue.  Terrible!  How could you? Time is not what we have!  And when you asked the question "should we give the schools the rights to medical records" I about fell out of my chair!  As if that would come close to being a remedy.  Like she said, the behavior of children is so bad in our schools and the bar is so low, no one can tell anymore who is worse than another.  Have you been to a school lately? If not, come on down to Conroe, Texas and visit our high school!  Teachers and administrators are there to teach curriculum not be psychologists!  Why would you even suggest to place more burden on them when they are having enough troubles as it is!  Do you know what you are suggesting!!  No!  Give parents the right to train up their children properly without having to fight that which circumvents their instruction. Bandaids are not what is needed.  To find a cure you must go to the source of the injury and your profiler said it not once but several times.  In order to change the way our children think, society (and the FCC I will add) have got to be held to the fire for what is allowed that should not be allowed.   Parents are at war daily fighting for the minds of their own children.  Dad says "thou shalt not kill" and then his son is bombarded with nothing but...kill on tv, radio, movies and games.  It's everywhere.  Why can't you say that?  Are you afraid it might offend someone in the minority of the masses.  I for one would not be offended nor do  I believe the majority of the masses would disagree with me, or you if you said it!  What we are trying to do here is save our children, not ratings!  I am 47 years old and I recall the mean things said to me all througout my school years, I was treated cruelly by my peers and I did not have parents that encouraged me in any way yet I never, ever had a thought of killing anyone.  But I can tell you this much, if I had had to grow up NOW AS OPPOSED TO THEN, it might have been different. My father used to beat me, as did my mother, and you know what, when I turned on the TV I saw "Father Knows Best" and "Leave it to Beaver" and I knew that the messages conveyed in those shows were right and that my parents had the problem and even at that young age and without a whole lot of love and caring, I still knew what was right!  Dr. Phil, you have been given a great blessing.  A medium with which to touch the masses with the TRUTH.  God honors truth always...don't hesitate, nor disregard...time is running out and we are fighting a losing cause otherwise.  Use what God has provided you to further what is right and true and good for the sake of our children.  Speak out against that which is killing our children...I will not be offended!

These children that have been accused of doing the unthinkable are being victimized.

Thikn of the drugs that being prescribed to them from the Dr's that say this drug will help alleviate their psychotic notions.

Look at the side effects of these drugs.

Are they really helping to alleviate the problem?

I don't think so.