Kids Killing Kids

            
             "One in twelve high school students is threatened or injured with a weapon each year" (APA Warning Signs). There are more incidents of children killing children in school then ever before. It is not only happening in high schools, but also in elementary schools. The blame cannot just be put upon the students in schools, but also their parents. Schools were known to be a safe place where parents sent their loved ones, but now schools are no longer safe. I believe that teachers need to be better prepared for situations, such as shootings, in order to improve the safety of schools.
             There is no age limit when it comes to gun violence in schools. It is now affecting elementary schools. "In Flint, Michigan, a six year old boy brought a pistol to school, then shot and killed a six year old girl" (Gray). These children were both attending the first grade. Concern for tougher laws on the purchasing of guns is now being looked at further. We live in a society today where six-year-old children go to school carrying loaded weapons. Where are the parents? They are obviously not being responsible adults, so now is the time for the government to stop the violence amongst minors. How many children have to die before someone will have the good sense to stop all of these innocent deaths.
             High School students, elementary school students and the parents of those students are bringing guns to school? "A father fired a gun in a busy High School parking lot at a student who had a fight with his sixteen year old son over a hat" (When Kids Kill). Irresponsible and unintelligent parents are now being considered the cause of school violence. Parents are not acting as good role models for their children. They are not showing children the correct way to act in school, but are displaying behaviors that give children the idea that guns are a way to settle problems. .
             "Columbine was the first to strike the headlines when Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold stormed into the high school, killing twelve students and a teacher, Dave Sander, before committing suicide.