What are we teaching children with the viral #PutYourShoesOn challenge?

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What are we teaching children with the viral #PutYourShoesOn challenge?

OPINION: This social media challenge is especially concerning because it both reflects and potentially contributes to the epidemic of violence that is so core to American culture.

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