Violence in Our Schools

After the tragedy at Northern Illinois University this week, Governor Rod Blagojevich said, "If there is a way where this tragedy could have been anticipated, or stopped beforehand, we will find it."

Charles Steger, President of the University of Virginia, where a similar tragedy occurred less than a year ago, wrote in a letter to Northern's President Peters, "We would like to think that institutions of learning and of rational thought would be spared such madness. Sadly, this is not the case in today's world."

This is our reality as educators. What can we do about it? Please post your thoughts.