who is responsible?

[Steve Cooke <scooke@uidaho.edu>]

Teresa,
 In a system of interdependence, each group is responsible and no group is 
to blame. Any one group can stop this tragic cycle of violence by accepting 
responsibility for their own contribution to the system. For my part, I am 
speaking out against the availability of hand guns and assault weapons.
Steve Cooke

-----Original Message-----
From:	Teresa Miller [SMTP:teresah@uidaho.edu]
Sent:	Thursday, April 22, 1999 8:49 AM
To:	Lois Melina
Cc:	Vision 2020
Subject:	RE: columbine h.s.

I don't think that anyone is trying to really find the "blame"- but the 
root
of what causes someone to do something so horrific- so we can figure out
what steps to take!

Teresa Miller- Assistant Buyer
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-----Original Message-----
From:	Lois Melina [mailto:lmelina@moscow.com]
Sent:	Wednesday, April 21, 1999 4:05 PM
To:	vision2020@moscow.com
Subject:	RE: columbine h.s.

Can we get beyond blame in this discussion and suggest positive steps?

Lois

At 03:55 PM 4/21/99 -0700, Robert Probasco wrote:
>> "It is our own children who have made the schools unsafe?"
>> This comment makes me wonder about the role of adults in childrens'
lives.
>
>While these wrenching tragedies usually reach fruition in HS or JHS, the
>seeds are sown (and nurtured) during the early elementary years.
>
>Even though the parents have control over the home environment, it is the
>administrators and teachers (and older students) who set the standards in
>the school.  Perhaps the teachers have felt powerless to impose the
>discipline and modeling needed during elementary school (since everything
>must now be politically correct).
>
>I was appalled at the level of behavior tolerated in the Moscow elementary
>and JH schools about five to ten years ago.  Yet the people in charge
>considered it acceptable.  I gather the JHS has improved recently, with
>the new administrator.
>
>How are the elementary schools doing?
>
>	Bob Probasco		rcp@uidaho.edu
>
>
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