15-yr-old Chennai boy stabs teacher to death in classroom

hi ravisivan Oh my I thought things like this happned only in our American schools. I so often wonder what triggers such violence in a teen ager. Fifteen and already a killer its so shocking and yet it has happened in our schools here too.What is happening to students respecting teachers and teachers not picking on students? when I went to high school we had been taught to respect and obey our teachers. Now teens here come to school disrespecting anything the teachers say. They text each other, they talk about how boring school is.They do not listen to the teachers lectures and seem to think its all a big joke.I am wondering if some of this is because the kids at home are not taught to behave well in school and to pay attention to their teachers. A lot of teens here in the US. have both parents working and I sometimes wonder if the parents ever even try to teach their teens to pay attention in class and have respect for their teachers.I know some teens do not see their parents except at dinner and nobody seems to care how the teens are doing in school. I do not ever remember students hurting teachers or shooting class mates when I was in school .we did have respect for out teachers and our parents were really interested in how we were doing in out school work.If I'was not doing well in a class my mom and dad would talk to me and to my teachers. they cared how I was doing and were really happy when I made good grades. How things have changed now. sad to see.

This is not a good story to tell,but sad .I agree that some kids today are not in good discipline because it is parents fault. They do not teach their kids in the young age,and that is the result of no education for child. Its so bad ,how this boy can do that,maybe that is Satan speak to im so he an stab the teacher and that is because of anger,hatred satan's attitude.

I am not sure who we should blame for this as there are many factors contribute for it to happen. It is normal for teachers to be strict to their students and I agree that youth are less patience and lack of self awareness when it come to controlling their emotions. There are many incidents like this happened here and it mostly because they can't control their anger. I doubt if they even know what is right and wrong to do in their life~

Hello ravisivan, Its really shocking for me. I in my time always treated teachers like my parents and never thought of trouble them anytime. I wonder in country like INDIA where EKLAVYA was born and people do give lots of respect to teachers can have such an incident.Its really shocking!!

This is a sad news. Things like this happened also in my country and I can't help but feel sad and angry over these kids. I don't know what is happening with the youth of today. Most of them don't have respect with their professors and just stab and kill them. That is why I am supporting lowering the age of criminal liability from 15 years old to 9 years old.

This incident shows how India is now !. I will say Movies and televisions are responsible for these kinds of incidents. Violence in movies makes others to attempt the same. Government must tighten rules regarding permitting violent movies and it will reduce these kinds of crimes.

Yes, I think that the problem begins in the home.It is too bad. Many schools are now using metal detectors to prevent students from bringing weapons to school.

hello ravi, I do believed that great foundation of child's behavior start from home. Somehow the environment gives a good contribution with every child's behavior and changes with their attitude. or maybe, the boy is undergoing some pressure at home itself that he doesn't have anyone to confide with. Like what the other students says "the boy is a silent type and do not mingle with other students" that means he is disturbed- but doesn't have any friend to talk with. This is really sad :(

Uncle two second before I also read this news in yahoo and start the discussion and after uploading the discussion I read your discussion. Why new generation students or child has no patience. Yes the students should respect the teachers.

some of the parents are truly trying to educate their children about anger management or the like, but if those children sees the frequent quarrels of their parents, then their children attitude also absorbed

Hi Sivan, you're right; parents should educate their children. In this case it seems that the parents of this child were bad and the child has learned to be angry like his parents. The place where we have been educated is our home and during the first years our life. Also there are exceptions as that a child could become bad although his parents were good persons. In my country we are having too cases of violence made by kids. It's a pity and a big problem.

Although much of the details is not in the news but i hqd understand so far that it was teacher's fault which maker him angy and he did this. Though murder can't be solution to scolding what teacher do but i am in favour of boy. as in the conversation of student it is said that he never used to mingle with others, which means he was so forced by the lady teacher and was treated badly verybadly. A student must respect teacher but it doesn't mean teacher's have right to do do any thing with them. If teacher treat with love each of studen them self respect them. Respect is acqiured not forcly gained. Poor boy..... What more to say of him!!!!

Omg! This is unbelievable news I've heard. I hope parents teach their children with a proper respect to those elder.

This is so horrible, wherein young people committed crime at a very minor age. If this will alleged to all the youth our nation will be hopeless. Parents and teachers must learn how to importance of teachings the moral and spiritual values to their children or student. I suggest that schools should also give some seminars and discussion for parents, students and teachers that will help them be a more responsible citizen and god fearing people. I noticed that many of our institutional education are lacking guidance with their students, and so with the parents never give enough attention to their kids!

This is a world wide problem I believe. There is no longer any discipline in the home. Parents are weak, giving into the whims of the children in all areas. There is no respect taught for themselves or their family or teachers or peers. Many children are unable to control themselves because they have not been taught how to behave. I should say this is not every child in every family but standards have certainly dropped. Children need discipline! They need to have limits set.

No that's not going to help now. See, what matters is what happens to the 15 year old kid. If he gets off easy, the other 15 years olds will see what happens, and know they can get away with it. At that point, nothing your parents are going to say, is going to fix that.

Teachers should also learn how to treat the students and how to have patience in teaching them .I dont say that the kid was not wrong .When an incident takes place it does not happen with only one person being the cause.There are many who get involved in that incident.The parents should love and teach the kids ,this is the first thing.The boy was getting one hundred for his pocket money.Why does a school going kid need that amount.May be we can say that he eats out his breakfast,lunch and evening snacks,and when there is no school transport he gets home with some other vehicle . Whom can we say that they are wrong.The kid is innocent.The people around him teach many things.Why can not it be the movie which can influnce him doing so,if that is the case then the director and the casting of the film are also involved in his wrong doing. The teacher she might having problems also,and they can make her behave in that way. The society,the culture,the system overall can be the reason for such incidents.I dont say the kid is wrong he is still young and do not know the world.He could not control his anger .So he did that.And he did not even know fear or the value of life.So he killed.Its not that easy to kill a person and stand over there without running off.Anyways what ever happened has happened and the boys life is gone forever under a criminal list. We can just discuss on these issues none other we can do.

A sad story indeed. I thinkk most of these children who turns to be violent has to do with the way they are brought up, no family support or no one to advise such a child on the best way to handle such issues.

sadly this is happening more and more, there needs to be tighter regulations in schools so students cant get weapons into class ,discipline also needs to be started at home by the parents.