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You're right, however, I would say it's now much more than 70% of ferrel kids who do NOT live in intact families, those where the natural father is married to the mother and they live together, and have not combined children from previous relationships. Closer to 80% at the very least. And of those who do come from these intact families, the kids STILL tend to be delinquents, due to peer pressure and the lowered expectations for the culture in general. I work with these types of kids, and I have to say that one of the WORST offenders in my class this past year came from an intact family with an involved father and mother. The kid ended up, on the last day of school, viscously attacking another kid in my room who he did not get along with. He threw him against a desk, splitting the kid's lip, and proceeded to kick him in the back and would not have stopped if he wasn't physically removed by my male aide.

This kid had been suspended repeatedly for provoking and initiating fights on the playground, in the hallway, and in the classroom. He was involved with two others who, in the midst of a fight, pushed my substitute down, causing her to break her upper arm last fall. Much of my time during and after school hours was spent on the phone and in meetings with his (and other's) parents. Our school was cited for too many suspensions. BTW, this is fifth grade we're talking about. The fourth grade was every bit as out of control, and the third graders were not much better. The second graders were angels compared to the other grades.

,,,, corpral punishment is a crime . I am 67 yrs. old ,,, if I screwed up in school I would be sent to the principals office and he would take a wooden paddle about 3 feet long with 4 rows of 1/2” dia. holes drilled thru it and apply it vigirously to ones back side . Do you think I would go home and complain to my father about that principals actions ??? Hell no ,,, I’d get it all over again . Political correctness has run a muck and parents are forbidden to touch their “out of control children” along with teachers who have to put up with this crap in school as well . Now the govt. has created a breeding ground for feral youths and claim no responsibility as usual . I also was raised as a Christian with Christian values and we all know how big govt. feels about God . Political correctness run a muck . . .