Ardsgaine: as a conservative, and a parent of two healthy boys, I tend to agree with you. The author of this article sounds to me like a teacher, or the spouse of a teacher. Granted, I can see how miserable it must be these days to deal with parents, so many of whom have an entitlement mentality. But, they created this PC world with their own unions, that won’t allow them to kick out the bad apples (students and teachers for that matter). In today’s world, with toothless law enforcement and bad judges, we have child molesters lurking in every city and rural area. We HAVE to hover, you don’t dare let your kids out of eye sight. That’s sad. It’s a different world than we grew up in. As for the schools, I keep a close eye on what they are teaching, the security situation, who their friends are, what their parents are like… because it’s a much more dangerous world for kids today than it was when we were kids. So, as a former Marine, I’m not afraid to let my kids learn about hard knocks, failure, and life lessons… but I will HOVER, you bet. And, note to you teachers: grow a spine. When a parent or a student steps out of line, put them in their place… or, doesn’t your PC school system run by your unions allow it?
