Once again we have a school shooting with 16 students and one teacher killed. All are quick to offer thoughts, prayers and condolences to those who have lost a loved one. I suggest that it would be far better to provide counselors to our schools (one for every 300 students) and psychologists (one for every 1,000 students). Secondly, no student should ever be expelled from school. If one’s behavior is so out of the ordinary that it is the basis for expulsion, it is far more important as an indication that help is needed. Providing assistance to a student with behavior problems is far more effective than condolences provided after a school shooting. Prevention is costly, but far less costly than picking up bodies in a school hallway.
M. Donald Thomas, Millcreek