Bernice:There are many factors that can contribute to the kind of violence the school in the documentary experienced.  And unfortunately, for many parents it's also a situation where they are trapped in the school system.  For many, it's either go to that school or it's no school at all.  Not a good choice. 

I have faith in good administrators and good teachers to meet this challenge.  I have no faith in any government to fix the problem.  The government is far too often incompetent in these kinds of things.  Case in point is the No Child Left Behind legislation that Bush signed.  The failure of this legislation serves to illustrate just how stupid political can be.  Often the solutions they find are nothing more than attempts to score political points at the expense of innocent people.