Well, that's sort of why I asked the question. The poster may blame the parents for not teaching their children; or may blame the parents for hamstringing the s

Well, that's sort of why I asked the question. The poster may blame the parents for not teaching their children; or may blame the parents for hamstringing the schools' ability to foster a respectful environment. I was successful in raising a respectful child. However, I also pulled him out of two very negative school environments (one public, one private). Regardless of what lessons I taught him, I am sure it would not have been easy to encourage that respect if he had remained in an environment where he was not respected and where he saw adults and children alike treated with disrespect without consequence.