Violence at Kea'au High School

[Carey]

We live near the Keaau Schools, and have noticed a wide variety of nice neighborhood kids walking to the schools. We moved from an area where the school districts were even more ble$$ed than those here ($9-$12,000 per student), in a town that had a much higher per capita income, and yet some kids still acted out, beating up others, burning down classrooms, shooting out windows. None of this was racially motivated (this was a more monochromatic area), and most of the kids caught came from some of the higher income homes. The problems that effected these kids ran the gammit, but like here, they were mostly ignored until the kids had acted out in the worst ways. It is too bad that we are all too busy to stop & talk to our neighbor kids, get to know their interests, let them know that other adults care about them. I know that some of my fondest memories from childhood were spent getting to know the older neighbors in my neighborhood. Today, it is often scary to get involved with kids. That is too bad for all of us. But there are many oppurtunities to mentor iin all of our schools. How great it would be if a community of people showed their interest in the safety of these kids.
Aloha, Carey