This article suggests that since school is the only institution in Trinidad and Tobago where attendance is mandated by law for all school-age citizens, it might be the last bastion in the fight against the hopelessness being expressed by many youth who exhibit a fatalistic attitude towards the wanton death that characterizes the rising sub-culture of lawlessness in the society. It is suggested that the school may be the most useful place to begin the infusion of hope through a programme of values education
