Jack: What you gonna do about it?

Something needs to be done. By someone. And soon. Am just praying that someone else will step up and that it doesn’t come down to me.

What is up with the kids these days. With figures identified below there is a serious problem with the youth of today. I sound like grandfather, but it appears to be true.
Remember as you read these figures we’re talking about 10 to 13 year olds:

• Number of suspensions grown from 4800 in 2000 to 6595 in 2007.
• From 1998-2008, the number of police apprehensions for grievous/serious assaults increased by more than 70%.
• there had been almost 1,000 apprehensions for all violent offences, which include aggravated robbery, sexual violation, indecent assault, and serious assaults.

Its no good us all wringing our hands and tut-tutting. There is a major problem here that needs to be addressed. To say that it is the schools’ fault and they need to deal with it is short sighted and naive.
Does anyone know of groups or organisations that are doing a good job at engaging these youths?

"There are many factors that may be contributing to these statistics including the levels of violence in the media and games, the undermining of parental and school authority, the 'rights' culture being fed to young people, and family breakdown and fatherlessness," says Mr McCoskrie.

There may be some truth to that. But what are going to DO!!!

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