Commentary
On a recent episode of “Real Time with Bill Maher,” the comedian Bill Maher asked why physical assaults are so prevalent in the country’s public schools.
In recent years, tales of brutal attacks on students and teachers have become more frequent. In fact,  according to a survey carried out last year, 10 percent of K-12 teachers in the United States have been physically attacked by a student. That’s potentially 368,000 teachers. One-third of teachers, meanwhile, have experienced at least one incident of verbal or threatening violence. Maher was quick to point the finger of blame squarely at parents. Although parents must accept some of the responsibility for the actions of their children, there are many other factors at play….