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Parent Responsibility in Spotlight after Plaza Shooting

By Susan B. Wilson

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Fewer kids have gathered on the Plaza the past two weekends. It's probably because of the new curfew, or perhaps school starting. Mayor Sly James said he was disappointed with local parents who dropped off their kids unattended at the Plaza. So Susan Wilson asked Amy Gragg, a social worker at the Family Conservancy in Kansas City, Kansas, "Is this fair criticism of KC parents?"

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A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Susan admits that her “first love” was radio, being an avid listener since childhood. However, she spent much of her career in mental health, healthcare administration, and sports psychology (Susan holds a PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and an MBA from the Bloch School of Business at UMKC.) In the meantime, Wilson satisfied her journalistic cravings by doing public speaking, providing “expert” interviews for local television, and being a guest commentator/contributor to KPRS’s morning drive time show and the teen talk show “Generation Rap.”
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