[ethbr1]

Parents.

[pavel_lishin]

And the PTA + Administrators not willing to back teachers when they needed to be backed.

[itake]

On Sept 11, 2001, I remember parents freaking out and pulling kids out of school. After that, parents were giving kids phones earlier for safety reasons.

[ethbr1]

As a parent, I recognize safety impulses.

But I also recognize the usefulness of my being a first responder, even with some training, is negligible to negative.