Student crisis?

This afternoon a truant officer with the school came into the flower shop to buy a bouquet for his wife She teaches 4th grade and has some difficult students. He hoped the flowers would cheer her up. I asked why the students were struggling. He answered that some parents do not want to be parents. He also said that students are upset with arguments on the national level. He attributed some of the causes to a death in the family, drug addiction and mental illness. This is a serious and concerning problem. Our youth are our treasures. We need to fix this situation.