Barna Calls Shooting a 'Dramatic' Wake-Up Call to Parents
By Nathan Black
Christian Post Reporter
Mon, Apr. 23 2007

As classes resume at Virginia Tech, a week after the nation's worst shooting tragedy, researcher George Barna says the event is a dramatic wake-up call to parents.

"The animated conversations about gun control, campus security, counseling standards, campus communications, drug abuse and mental health funding do not address the core issue raised by this event," said Barna in a report. "This situation is not primarily a challenge to politicians, educators or police. It’s a dramatic wake-up call to parents."

Drawing from research on parenting, Barna noted growing numbers of children seek to make their way through an increasingly complex life without the traditional safety net comprised of a loving and supportive family, a stable circle of supportive peers, teachers who know and help nurture a child, and a community of faith that assists in giving meaning to life and a sense of belonging. the rest