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Getting parents involved in school

Parents' involvement can prevent school violence

Ever since the Columbine school massacre in 1999, teachers, scientists, behaviorists and psychologists have scrutinized the media and attempted to figure out the reasons students "go bad." So far the results have been varied, but one element always seems to stand out: getting parents involved in school may be the number one preventative device a community can employ to halt or put an end to violence in their school systems. Getting parents involved in school may seem like a simple solution at first, but in this day and age where over half the parents in the United States are divorced, and both usually hold down full time jobs, it can be more difficult than it first appears.

Still, simply staying on top of current events at your child's school and asking them what's going on in their lives -- and listening to the responses intently for hidden meaning or subtle phrasing -- can go a long way to cluing you in. Often teenagers are reluctant to connect with their folks, but sometimes awkward communication now can mean the difference between a painful encounter later on. If your teen seems unusally withdrawn, try to find out what the source of their pain is. A teacher? A particular classmate or groups of classmates? How are their grades? Each area contains tell-tale information. Even if their is no immediate or future danger lingering within your child's grasp, becoming involved with the community and the school in particular makes every hometown a safer and better place to live.

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