[usadave]

"So many of these children (in the community) are related to each other," said Statesville Middle School Principal Pam Helms

Probably by gang affiliation.

[oyez]

Probably by gang affiliation

Communities must get preemptive about gangs instead of going to denial over the subject. Kids should be told as early as third grade that if they engage in gang related criminal activity they will be dealt with as terrorists.