Elementary school students charged with marijuana posession in Wilmington

How sad that you choose to represent public school teachers this way. You are SO incredibly ignorant, I feel sorry for the children whose lives you 'touch' every day. I work at Snipes, and I understand FIRST hand the need for resources and opportunities in disadvantaged areas. Most of these children don't have positive role models at home. Most of the young boys look up to older brothers, cousins, and uncles who make a living hustling on the street. Most of the young girls are products of teenage mothers who yearn to be nothing more than the same when they 'grow up'. So giving these children a CHANCE to lead our future-giving them an extra boost in their young lives- allowing them to go to school where they are exposed to a few extra things, like dance and drama- is that REALLY so out of balance?? You have written them off before they're even in their double digits! How sad for YOU and for them. Have you ever heard of institutionalized racism? YOU lead that institution my dear. I hope it's a happy position.

It is no wonder our children have a hard time learnig. This is the most judgmental comment I've read in a ling time. As a parent of a child who attends the inner-city school, it never ceases to amaze me the level of prejudice that our kids are faced w/ from their so-called educators. Not all of these families and children are intrenched in this type of activity and there are MANY of them who "care" about their future and education. It is high time that they are presented w/ the opportunity to succeed, regardless of their zip code. Maybe the reason our schools are constantly failing the necessary requirements of the No Child Left Behind is not the children. Maybe we need to evaluate their educators. If this is indicative of the way the individuals that are supposed to be teaching our children feels, then you're right: our children WILL NEVER succeed. Let's just pray that your child will not grow up to disappoint you on the future, my dear...

for you to an educator that comment wasn't to bright it really doesn't matter where live or go to schoolbecause there are drug dealers and users in all walks of life.and whose to say that one day your precious son will not be a dealer or user.........

Good luck with that one. You, as a "public school teacher"-should realize that there is no way possible to shield your child from things of this nature just because you enroll them in private school. I enrolled my child in private school his first yr of high school and there were more dealings of this nature than at the public school he would have attended. These are CHILDREN and clearly these young students should not be just written off as "miscreants" because their home life may not be as positive as maybe yours. You have NO IDEA (Nor do I) what type of environment these children wake up to every day. Seriously, you think there is just no hope for these kids, even at their obvious young age? If thats the case then I shudder to think that you are actually "teaching" our students. Get a grip, maybe a heart and think about the real root of the problem as opposed to being pissed off that the money gone into this school didnt go into your own.

SMASHING THESE KIDS PARENTS IS WRONG. YOU DONT EVEN KNOW IF THEY GOT IT FROM HOME. COULD BE A NEIGBOR. AND THE PARENTS MIGHT NOT KNOW THAT THE NEIGBOR EVEN SMOKES POT. STOP SMASHING FOLKS BEFORE YOU GET THE FACTS. AND BESIDES. POT IS NOT A DRUG, ITS A PLANT PUT HERE BY GOD. NEXT YOU ARE GOING TO SMASH GOD. HE IS THE ONE THAT GAVE IT TO US. WEED HAS NEVER KILLED ANY ONE. WE ARE STILL RAPPED UP IN THE LIES OF REEFER MADNESS ARNT WE? I AGREE THAT KIDS UNDER 18 SHOULD NOT SMOKE POT. BUT THE REAL DEAL IS. POT HELPS US ALL IN SO MANY WAYS. IT KEEP SUISIDE DOWN, IT KEEPS MURDERS DOWN, IT WILL EZZ YOUR PAIN FOR CANCER, AS WELL AS MINTAL ILLNESS,IT HELPS PEOPLE TO SLOW DOWN A LITTLE TO SMELL THE ROSES.WE PEOPLE HAVE TURNED POT INTO A MONSTER. WHEN IN FACT ITS A ANGEL. PUT HERE BY GOD TO HELP MAN. IT IS GREAD AS WELL AS SATEN THAT HAS TRICKED YOU INTO TO THINKING ITS BAD.