Aug 16, 2018, NBC News: (Luther, OK) Boy, 14, silently stabbed girl in Oklahoma school auditorium, police say https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/boy-14-silently-stabbed-girl-oklahoma-school-auditorium-police-say-n901441
A 14-year-old boy stabbed a girl of the same age in front of shocked schoolmates, faculty and staff who had gathered for a back-to-school welcoming event at a campus auditorium in Luther, Oklahoma, Thursday, authorities said. …
The suspect was silent during the attack, and the two children did not appear to know each other, though they were both in the small Luther public school system last year, said Randall, who based his remarks on interviews with witnesses.
Amid a national discourse on toxic masculinity and the #MeToo movement, investigators were desperately trying to find a motive…
"The thing that concerned me most was his nonchalant attitude about what transpired," Randall said. "No remorse whatsoever."…
"They were having an all school assembly inside the performing arts center when, for some reason, the male student allegedly stood up and started stabbing the female student," …
Childhood Lost
Children today are noticeably different from previous generations, and the proof is in the news coverage we see every day. This site shows you what’s happening in schools around the world. Children are increasingly disabled and chronically ill, and the education system has to accommodate them. Things we've long associated with autism, like sensory issues, repetitive behaviors, anxiety and lack of social skills, are now problems affecting mainstream students. Blame is predictably placed on bad parenting (otherwise known as trauma from home).
Addressing mental health needs is as important as academics for modern educators. This is an unrecognized disaster. The stories here are about children who can’t learn or behave like children have always been expected to. What childhood has become is a chilling portent for the future of mankind.