What's really important here is NOT the increased violence in schools but the fact that Spencer's has adult products on display for teenagers to see. That's our #1 priority here!
(By the way, that's sarcasm.)

dudefromjsvl
These gangs are real gangs, not wannabes. Ignore that if you want, but ignorance isn't the solution.

**has denied any increase of any form of the afformentioned... sorry for the typo...

talk about irony... Janesville School District has any increase in violence/theft/drugs within the walls of Janesville Schools... take the current number and add who knows how many more between now and the end of the school year... this in only in Janesville District alone... look at other districts around the areas, which hold just as much importantance (Milton, Orfordville, Beloit, Whitewater, Edgerton, Evansville)
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if society did have fear of political correctness imbedded in it (a spanking at a young age where discipline should start being viewed now as child abuse) and have the same thing taught to children in as early as elementary school, maybe the parents would be able to do something about this....

Where in heck are the parents? Don't they care about their childs education? Apparently not.

Yes we do have kids in middle scool in gangs, or trying to become gang members like older siblings or friens. We also have a lot of kids that have no gang affiliation being acused of being in gangs just because they sit at lunch with sombody or talk to them in the halls.
The scools are labeling these kids wothout any proof. All that does is make the kids think if I am being accused I might as well be one. Wrong message the scools are trying to send. What ever happened to innocent to proven quilty.

The immediate problem here is that they are only expelling four! As a parent of high school students, I have sadly gotten used to constant reports of disgraceful behavior, filthy language, widesperead sexual harassment and racial epithets. Teachers and staff either placate these rubes or have just become cynical. The JPS ought to be cleaning up the schools far more than this.

Clean up the rancid atmosphere of total disrespect, and the knife carryers, thieves, and drug dealers will dissapear.

Dude,

no, I recognize reality. It is gang violence. These are kids committing real crimes because of their gang involvement. I work with these kids on a daily basis...they believe it is real, it is real to them, I believe we better start seeing it as real.

If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck, it is a f+++++g duck.

whythink- this must be your first time witnessing this kind of stuff, wake up and welcome to the real world, this aint gang violence, its just normal violence that needs to stop, come on lets be real

Dude,

That wasn't a wannabe gun used in the wannabe shooting at the Y last year that ended with a wannabe gunshot wound and a wannabe prison sentence.
Anyone who owns property that has been vandalized is that wannabe vandalism?
How about the neighbors of these gangmembers, is that just wannabe activity?
How about the victims of the gangmembers, was that a wannabe jumping?
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This is all very REAL gang activity. Don't be foolish and dismiss it as "wannabe."

Gangs in Janesville may not carry the same amount of threat as gangs in larger cities, but I feel that Janesville gangs are still something to be concerned about. These gangs still carry weapons, they still have violent tendencies, and they're still willing to kill. Don't say that these gangs are a joke. Sure, I'm sure that there are a group of 5 kids who got together to call themselves a "gang" and aren't a threat to anybody, but those kids aren't who we're talking about.

whythink: there wannabe gangs, but i agree we need to crack down on the violence and wannabe actions, thses kids just act on what they think is cool they wouldnt know a real gang if hit smacked them across the face. but what do you expect, its "janesville's finest"

dude

Multiple gang-related shootings in the area in the past year.
A ton of graffitti around town.
Fights at school involving gang members.
Plenty of kids who identify themselves as gang members, dress like gang members and beat up people who represent rival gangs.

No, it isn't Chicago, Milwaukee, LA, etc... but we better recognize and deal with the gang problem now. Dismissing it and just expelling the kids for their misbehavior and not dealing with the gang issues will lead us down a bad road.

Wake-up Janesville, gangs are a real and legit problem.

there are not gangs in elementary schools. gangs now a days are jokes anyways, just a bunch of kids how talk but dont walk, wow how scary, please. expell the punks indeffinently, they want to act like that, they dont deserve an education.

There are gangs at the elementary level, they just don't want to admit it.

I remember the crap my teachers had to put up with from students back in the 80's. I am glad that things have changed for the teachers and they can get rid of obnoxious, disruptive students.

Punks can start at a very early age........

Middle school students have "gang affiliations"? What gang would that be exactly, maybe "Our Gang"? Give me a break! Parents - please check this out. If school authorities have this information, I sure hope they are sharing it with you!