As a teacher and a human being, I am heartsick about the recent killings of innocent children in their schools. Many people are talking about what could have/should have been done to prevent such tragedies, and these kinds of dialogues usually revolve around measures like increased security and metal detectors. However, our superintendent, David Rademacher, forwarded us all an interesting MSNBC article that contains observations and suggestions that ALL schools, great and small, can use.

The article says, in part, "Metal detectors and police officers in schools are not likely to stop school shootings, and are potentially harmful," according to federal researchers who conducted the most thorough study of school shootings across the nation. The study finds that schools should be paying more attention to listening to students.

The entire article can be found here:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15111439/from/ET/