In a perfect world, each school would have a school psychologist and troubled kids would get the help they need. I get that. But ….
Would it create even more stigma for the affected student if everyone knew he was regularly seeing the school psychologist? Would all the other kids brand him as a psycho?
Or this scenario….
Kid comes from an abusive/dysfunctional home. Kid shows mental health problems in school. Red flags all over the place. Teacher flags him for session with school psychologist. Kid goes home,tells parents they’re making him see a psychologist in school. Angry macho father storms down to the school and tells them how dare they single out his kid as a psycho and to discontinue counseling sessions this minute. No kid of mine is going to see some wussy shrink who will turn him into a snowflake. School can’t continue sessions if parent vehemently opposes it. Kid probably gets beaten up when father gets home.
My husband is a retired high school teacher and he saw many of these kinds of parents during his career. My kid is never wrong. It’s the teacher’s fault. It’s the school’s fault. I pay your salary so you have to do what I say. I’ll give him something to cry about when I get home. Etc. etc.
And finally, these last two mass shooters had no prior run ins with the law, so they could legally buy automatic weapons upon turning 18. I don’t know why the age to purchase can’t be raised to 21. It’s a start. I know they just tried that in California and a judge ruled it was unconstitutional.
Another reckless ruling that will end lives, for sure.
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