Teachers Fake Gunman Attack

Anti_Climax writes "Staff members of an elementary school staged a fictitious gun attack on students during a class trip, telling them it was not a drill as the children cried and hid under tables. It'll be interesting to see what happens to these teachers after the charges brought against students in recent months."

Comments

I love the internet ...

[Anonymous Coward]

If you feel so inclined, go ahead and let the school know what you think about this ...

http://www.cityschools.net/schoolsites/se/index.ht ml
Scales Elementary Telephone (615) 895-5279

Zero tolerance

[faloi]

If all those pesky zero tolerance rules get used, there should be a lot of fired teachers. Even without the zero tolerance rules, there should be a lot of fired teachers. I'm old enough to remember the nuclear "hide under the desk" drills, but they were always clear it was a drill.

NOT a drill

[bartyen]

Here's a statement from the school administrators from the elementary school's homepage:

http://cityschools.net/schoolsites/se/index.html

While I agree that the administrators on the field trip might have been a bit boneheaded in pulling this particular prank in light of recent events, it doesn't sound like this was any kind of "drill" at all. They also seem to have done some kind of follow-up with the students' parents after the trip.

The other side of the story

[mangu]

Thanks to the internet, we can get the school management's side of the story.

Unfortunately for them, even their own version seems crazy, insane, evil, outrageous, and inexplicable. According to them, it was customary for the teachers to perform what they call "typical campfire pranks" on the children. That's no way to treat pre-teen children. So-called "pranks" from adults are absolutely unacceptable, because children do not have enough experience to judge when a situation is absurd.

Re:Poor judgement

[bhsurfer]

I think that the two following posts are correct (and I was incorrect). Here's my cousin's reply:

I hope I know the laws, I took the course and scored 100% on the test. An establishment does have the right to not allow concealed weapons even if you have a permit. To do this they must post a sign that is easily observable. If an establishment posts a NO FIREARMS sign it is illegal to carry a firearm at that location. It is always illegal to carry a firearm in a bar or restaurant that serves alcoholic beverages.

I guess the right of the property owner trumps the right of the individual in Ohio. Makes sense in a way, I guess. Learn something new every day.

Re:Under the PATRIOT Act...

[Fujisawa Sensei]

Or you may not hit him hard enough and he kills you next.

This happened at restaurant I used to frequent: Some guy went in to rob it. One or the workers hit him in the head with a 2x4, but didn't hit him hard enough. The guy shot and killed the would be hero.

There are probably several dozen people who would say: "That wouldn't have happened if I'd hit him." Go ahead keep believing that, but until you actually do it, you have no idea what you're talking about.