Welcome Chris to our group. I think you make a very good point about the barriers that we face. One of the biggest barriers that I am going to address is our educational system. We are so quick to put a label on a student with out any consideration as to what is going on with that student in their personal lives, we don't ask the question. Through Dr. Feltti's research on the ACE Study, we know that to help a person to become resilient and to trump their ace's, it is through a caring adult relationship. We made the paradigm change two years ago and have seen students make some incredible transformations in their lives. However, at the age that I get my kids, the damage is already done, the scars and the wounds run deep. I see wonderful kids that will self destruct the closer they get to success. My ASB president is sitting in county jail, lost his college scholarship, lost graduation and his diploma, and looks like he will be serving some jail time. My prayer is that being locked up will help him over time get sober and that the addiction to Meth will be gone. The message that I am going to be taking to my peers is; do you want a compassionate approach that holds students more accountable or do you want a punitive approach that adds to the stress and pain that the student is already experiencing? We're not counselors, mental health experts, or medical professionals. However, we can build positive relationships, address the cause of the behavior rather than reacting to the infraction. I appreciate your feedback and I agree that we are up against some difficult challenges, but change may come one person at a time or one school at a time. Morally, I don't see how we can not keep toxic stress out of the conversation. Thanks again Chris, Jim