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In fact in middle school, classmates say his killing and torturing of animals became a source of pride. nicholas cruz was suspended from middle school multiple times a week and expelling him was against school policy. a middle school teacher gave this assessment, quoting i feel nicholas is a danger to the students and faculty at the school. i do not feel he understands the difference between his violent video games and reality. in the middle school vice principal wants email teachers to inform them that if he "needs to leave the class to use the restroom, go to the clinic or any other reason, ...

Contribute to scarce resources. >> half or more of the entire education profession is noninstructional individuals. >> burnout and stress is another factor as teachers find instruction time interrupted by behavioral problems. >> it's unfair for us to expect teachers to be parents. >> districts are turning away from traditional certification. >> somebody who is a welding could become welding teacher. >> one virginia district's live streaming classes while another and alabama is offering $10,000 bonuses to teachers who specialize in math and science. administrators acknowledge they need to do a ...

American society and consciousness. >> yeah, well, i think, look, this is a complex problem, chris. and it requires a lot of different policy ideas towards a solution. and i think the good news here is that there are policy ideas and tools that can be used effectively to try to prevent these attacks. there's a field called behavioral threat assessment that's growing and getting more attention now that combines mental health and law enforcement expertise to, you know, deal with the warning signs that often proceed these cases. but i think for these tools to work, we have to look at them serious...

There's research documenting this, the vast majority of these cases do not involve people with clinically diagnosable mental illness. they have serious mental health issues, behavioral problems, but these cases are coming from people with personal grievances and anger and rage who are acting on that rage. and they know what they're doing. and there are ways to deal with this, i think, in terms of legal policy, that can be looked at much more seriously now. and fortunately, people are starting to look at that more seriously. >> i want to get your sense of what those are in just a second. but i ...

Three hours of screen time a day. tv still seems to dominate what the young kids are watching. >> it's not a case of the phones are the downfall of civilization. it's the tv which has been there and is still there and getting bigger. what's the long-term impact? >> i have three kids. it's something that we have allowed in our houses. there's been concern if you do association studies, do the children -- are they more likely to have cognitive problems, attention problems, behavioral problems? the increased risk of obesity, impaired sleep. when it comes to the top line, one thing that comes up i...