Discipline is supposed to begin at home, but doesn't in so many single parent families. If the schools have to resort to taser action, so be it. If little "bratwick" has to take a shock, good, maybe it will shock the parent(s) back to reality.

I concur with the premise that there is a lack of discipline in the home today. School teachers are burdened with so many issues , especially discipline. So, I believe the consensus would be the teachers should concentrate on teaching and parents should discipline their kids. But my question would be, if either parents or teachers aren't doing their job, why punish the child. Correct the source of the problem. I equate this approach to the "Bush Doctrine"; Afghanistan harboured terroist that led to 9/11, so let's attack Iraq. Just my $.02.

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The schools should not be used to replace the parents role in discipline. If the student becomes so disruptive that a taser needs to be used, then light em up. The next move should be to arrest the parents if the offense is that bad. A few times of having to post bail and go through the system should put an end to the problem. One of the worst things we have ever done is created an era where parents are afraid to discipline their children because someone reports them for spanking their kid and the next thing you know there is a police officer or DHS sticking their nose in your business. Parents to a degree are afraid to do any real discipline. Time out doesn't work all that well. It does with the little kids but once kids get to that point that they don't fear anything, there is not much you can do. I never got suspended from school or put in jail because I was afraid of what my father was going to do to me. Alot of kids don't have respect for teachers and are constantly forcing the hands of the shool administrations. Our school ratings would go up greatly nationwide if teachers didn't have to spend a majority of their time doing the things parents should be doing. Need to start holding the parents responsible for the really disruptive kids and if the kid is that disruptive then an electrical jolt shoud be used. Time to start holding kids accountable and quit babying them.

IMHO, I think it is high time to rethink the entire "discipline" process when there is a suggestion for these "resource officers" to carry tasers IN OUR SCHOOLS. Yes, parents should be responsible for their children's actions, but let's face it, they are still children. The decision to place an Uniformed Officer in schools should have been the first clue that things were already way out of hand.

At that time, someone should have asked themselves, "How did we get to this point?" Was it the banning of corporal punishment? Was it worrying that certain students with "discorders" that are labeled with letters that even those diagnosed with them don't even know what they stand for so "we" have to be careful what "we" say and do to (and for) that child because "we" don't want them to become any worse? Don't get me wrong, there are those out there that truly need help and attention, HOWEVER, the number of "special" children is staggering when you really look at it. Makes one wonder what wonders the word, "No," would have worked. In extreme cases, a belt across the behind. (Yes, I grew up when just knowing it was a possibility keep my generation from acting out.)

LIttle Johnny and Little Susie are learning the fine art of manipulation at a very early age. Parents let them get by with it, and parents are so dead set on making sure that they continue to get what they want, that school official's hands are tied when it comes to discipline at school. Corporal Punishment, otherwise known as paddling? No way... it's out like a black and white television with a turn dial and three local channels. But think how simple life was back then. And everyone was held responsible for their actions. No need for an officer on every corner and especially not in schools. Heck, Barney only had one bullet and he carried it in his pocket.

Yes, as a matter of fact, I do miss Mayberry.

tasers in our schools??????? this is so assinine, it doesn't deserve a comment other than what ignorant person even came up with this idea.

Tammy,

I am a retired teacher. I have a friend who was bitten by a student who was HIV positive. My friend's life is forever changed. He was merely trying to break up the fight. This child was tasered because he would not let go of my friend. What would you do if a child was biting you or yourchild, your loved one, that was HIV positive? Think again about the assinine comment. If you are not in the schools, seeing what happens on a daily basis, you are misinformed.

and how many times as this happened? i did not know this was an epidemic. there is NO excuse for using a taser on a child. you need to tase yourself before advocating tasing children. while i feel for your friend, this is not the answer.

and i do have kids in school and i would deal with anyone personally who tased any of my kids..

I see I need to have m sign on changed

my

Ignorance of the unknown is not an excuse to make judgements! Tammy from decatur- but by the grace go I, remember?

Tammy, if you are in control of your child........there should be no tasing of your child. But let me express to you, that if your child bit me, whether HIV or not, I will prosecute your child and you to the fullest extent that the law allows. Although I am retired, I can tell you for certain that there are many other teachers who feel exactly as I do. So be sure that your children are first obedient to you and then they will be obedient to their teachers and any one else that happens to employ them. Self control is a lesson that should be taught to all children when they are small. When mine were at home, my wife and I worked diligently to see to it that we had instilled in them that characteristic. The U.S. Marine Corp finished the job for us. From what I gather, you have never witnessed teenagers attempting to kill each other in the hallways of schools. I have. Something has to be done to protect others and the teens themselves.