Third Graders Plot Against Teacher... (punishing, teenagers, parents, girls)

[tkdmom]

I'm hearing these type of stories more and more. What is going on with kids nowadays !

Cops: 3rd-graders aimed to hurt teacher - Yahoo! News (broken link)

[momof2dfw]

I saw this story earlier. I have a THIRD GRADER!!!!!!!! And lately we have been dealing w/ the mean girls problem. Parents need to talk to their kids A LOT MORE and in a GOOD WAY!!!

[Inthesierras]

I have an 8 year old and cannot imagine any of her classmates doing anything like this. How very sad. What will those kids be like in 10 years when they can cause some serious damage?

[IBadget]

That horrible incident is one reason why parents can't be their kids' friends. Parents must be their kids' parents. Parents have the authority to teach their kids right from wrong by rewarding and punishing accordingly. In this day and age, it is already necessary for parents to ask their kids, especially teenagers, who, what, when, and where to make sure the kids aren't doing drugs or getting into other mischief. Parental involvement surely would have prevented those naughty kids from bringing a knife or duct tape to school.

[regarese]

My mother would have killed me. LOL. I couldn't believe this when I read it in the paper this morning. Unbelievable.

[dynimagelv]

when I was in the third grade...mannnnnnnnnnny years ago.....9 of us wouldn't have been enough against Mildred Schmalsreid......[that woman could have pulled a plow.]

[sean98125]

Maybe it wasn't a good idea for them to watch "Lord of the Flies" as part of a class project.

[Brooklyn_QueenBee]

This is very scary, hope they all get lots of counseling. Something is very terrible when they are able to plot their actions as such a young age. That's the most startling part.