Parents, social media blamed for school violence

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October 18, 2026

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WHAT is the driving force behind school violence?

Angry students from fatherless homes, ineffective consequences, and inconsistency in enforcing discipline.

Those were the three factors one school principal from South Trinidad attributed to the level of violence taking place at the school she heads.

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