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The cause of school violence

By James Buchanan

An issue that really seems to bother me is where people put the blame for all the student violence in our schools. They want to point the finger at the media, popular music, and video games. These nationwide attacks haven’t been caused by these things. I believe that these attacks have been the aftermath of simple bad parenting.

Think about it. Thousands of children listen every day to “violent” music or watch “violent” movies, but only a handful of kids take guns to school. I’m a prime example. If this were true, I would be the modern day Rambo of school shootings because of all the violent movies I watched when I was younger. However, I had two amazing parents, and that’s what made me what I am today. TV didn’t make me; Mom and Dad did.

The point I’m trying to make is that if parents would just spend time with their children and show them that they care a little more, this would improve next to all the problems we have with our youth today. All I ask is to stop pointing the finger and just show your kids that you care about them. It will make a difference.

James Buchanan is a PJC freshman criminal justice student from Hugo, Okla.

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