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During the forum, Mr. Gilmore stressed the need for safer schools and appealed to parents to Show teachers more support.
Recalling a situation when his -wife, a former public school teacher, saw a fight between two students but couldn't stop it because she feared negative parental feedback, the attorney general said teachers should be able to discipline students, in good faith and he immune to liability insurance," he said. "I think that's essential. We intend to stand with Virginia’s teachers because they are the central cog in our education today."
Mr. Kilgore said he thinks it's important for parents to get involved in every aspect of their children's schools: ^
"[It's important! to develop that trust to let the teachers know that if my kid is out of line you can discipline that kid, and I will back you up at home. I will not come in and make excuses for my child."
The attorney general also discussed. the state's need to tackle the drug problem. The Department of Criminal Justice Services' records show that in 1995 there were 3,000 more arrests for marijuana than in 1994.
"We need to make people aware it's a problem," Mr. Gilmore said. "The time has come to speak out about the marijuana issue and narcotics as well."
Mr. Kilgore sees a major key in fighting the drug problem as education — educating the public on the penalties.
"So often when I was prosecuting," he said, "a young kid would be brought in for drug distribution, and he had no idea of what the penalty was."
By informing young people of the penalties, he said, they might be less likely to make the mistake.
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