The Normalization and Lack of Accountability for Violence in Public Schools

Walter Rhein Podcast · Aug 8, 2026 · 1h 3m

Thanks for your support: 30% off 💙 40% off 💙 50% off 💙 60% offOnce again, I had the privilege of spending an hour with two absolutely brilliant women. This is the third conversation I’ve had with Karen Elizabeth Park and Deidre Keller about the normalization of violence in US public schools. Now that the primaries are almost over, I expect I’ll have more conversations like this in the future.I had two other conversations with Karen about her experiences in a rural Wisconsin school. I often write about the horrors I endured in my youth, and it has been validating to talk to Karen who has…