DID IT EVER OCCUR TO YOU THAT A BIG REASON OFSUCH A HIGH DROP OUT RATE IN THE TN VALLEY MIGHT BE A SIDE EFFECT OF THE INSECURITY AND NOT-SO-SAFE ENVIRONMENT OUR KIDS DEAL WITH ON A DAILY BASIS IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM? GET ON THE BALL WITH THE ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS FOR THE DISRUPTIVE/DANGEROUS STUDENTS AND THE RATE OF GRADUATES ARE BOUND TO INCREASE. OR PUT K-9 COPS ON PATROL AT ALL SCHOOLS TO KEEP CONTROL BY FEAR.. IT WOULD ALSO GIVE TEACHERS A BACK UP PLAN. OBVIOUSLY YOUR CURRENT PLAN ISN'T WORKING.

OH... AND BY THE WAY... IN RESPONSE TO WHAT HAPPENED AT HOWARD AND BRAINERD...

I TOLD YOU SO. YOU STOOD BEHIND THE STUDENTS INSTEAD OF THE TEACHERS AT HIXSON AND BRAINERD. NOW THEY THINK YOU WILL SIDE WITH THEM ALL WITH THIS INCIDENT. WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO MAKE YOU SEE YOU WILL HAVE TO BE HARD ON STUDENTS WHO ARE BOUND AND DETERMINED NOT TO OBEY RULES AND STANDARDS? YES, THEY ARE KIDS... BUT SOME NEED TO BE DEALT WITH ALOT HARSHER THAN "I'M TELLING YOUR PARENTS". KINDA LIKE GROUP THERAPY FOR PRISON INMATES... IT JUST WON'T WORK...