Carolyn McCarthy: “I'm not concerned. I'm mad. We have had a number of drills since August. This is a system that is supposed to be…”

It is a parent's worst nightmare to send a child to school only to learn that the child has become a victim of a crime or other incident * * * [w]e see acts of bullying that quickly escalate into outbreaks of violence.

I believe a constructive way to help combat this two-pronged nutritional crisis is to provide regular healthy meals in our nation's schools.

We have been working, and we did work, on legislation to have transparency and clarity on what caused the economical crisis.

Violence and bullying prevention is necessary to a successful academic career. We need to take these threats seriously and we must act on them to prevent further tragedies.