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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wonder if the fire was accidentally and they panicked and ran away. It's clear their original intent probably was theft. The young girl brought along probs didn't know what was going on.

In any case, I have seriously been thinking Instagram, Snapchat and other social media should be locked to those only 18 years or older. Social media and and the need for likes in young growing minds produces endorphins similar to drugs.

[b]School funding should be increased to deal with the wholeness of children (mentally, emotionally, socially)[/b]

Lots of these kids don't understand robbery and theft is wrong because they see their peers bragging about such activities online.

Netflix has a really great show called "Adolescence" which shows you the mind of impressionable children and the harms social media is causing. I other every parent to watch...very informative.[/quote]

I'm a teacher. This is not the answer. Schools have tried to fill the parenting gap for the past 20 years, to the point where some schools are now basically daycares with a side of academics. It's not fair to the kids who show up ready and eager to learn, it's not fair to the kids who have a shot but need more focus and attention which is being diverted to the ones who are only there to stay out of juvie, it's not fair to the teachers who aren't trained to be therapists and social workers and teach academic content, and it's not fair to the kids who really need more intensive intervention than what can reasonably be offered in a school setting. Anyone setting things on fire in a store and committing robbery at 12-14 years of age is not going to be well served in a regular school. [/quote]

Yup. 100% agree. Our public schools are declining because we try to use them to solve all of society’s problems [/quote]

Agree, agree, agree. [/quote]

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