At a Shreveport LA high school recently, fighting got so bad that arrests were made. Twenty-three students were arrested in just three days. There was violence before the arrests, and before the violence there must have been a lot of offensive behavior.
What tension there must have been, and what a distraction from learning. Who can fix this?
Some fathers stepped up, and stepped right into the school itself to see if they could tamp down the conflicts. Calling themselves "Dads on Duty," they take shifts to greet kids in the morning and do whatever they can to build a positive environment.
Criminal justice experience? No. Counselling degrees? No. How are they qualified to help? They say, "The best people to take care of our kids are . . us!"
Students feel safer, there's "dad jokes," there's a positive feeling, and "the school is, like, happy!" There hasn't been any fighting. These dads know they can do something, and they're there to do it.
We need you, dads, just doing what you can do. Dads and moms, we need you to speak life into your kids.
from CBS
I love this!
ReplyDeleteMe too, Marie, when people step up to try. No magic here, just being who they are - not experts, just dads.
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