[Torie]

I don't think those inclined to kill will be much helped by sensitivity training. My main problem is that mission creep in the public schools has degraded its core responsibility. Of course schools should not tolerate bad behavior. It is a pity that expulsion is no longer a viable option absent extreme circumstances. That I think is one element leading to the downward spiral.

[mvpel]

There's a vast spectrum of psychological and physical torture leading up to murder. It's that which creates the climate in which murder becomes acceptable, or drives its victims to suicide. I'd lay odds that Matthew Shepherd's murderes would have felt right at home among those taunting and bullying a gay kid (or an efeminete heterosexual) in high school.