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Dallas School Held Cage Fights
Principal Donald Moten, and other staff members at South Oak Cliff High School, allegedly sent troubled students into a steel utility cage in an athletic locker room to battle out disputes with bare fists. Documents obtained by The Dallas Morning News say the "cage fights" took place between 2003 and 2005 but don't say how many fights there were. "It was gladiator-style entertainment for the staff," said Frank Hammond, a middle school counselor in Cedar Hill who was fired from South Oak Cliff High School and has filed a whistleblower lawsuit. "They were taking these boys downstairs to fight. And it was sanctioned by the principal and security." Better that our children learn the rules of Thunderdome now before the great pocsaclypse than have to learn them when they visit Barter Town.
Well there is something to be said for fighting in a semi-controlled format. Why do you think boxing and mixed martial arts are so big? They could probably sell tickets to help raise money for the school and help prevent uncontrolled violence.
This is the kind of thing they did in the 60's and 70's when kids couldn't get along. And it worked. Not exactly like this, but it is unfortunate that school faculty can no longer put boxing gloves on students who fight. We would probably have less violence if the schools weren't such pussies.
No, I am not that old. My high school health teacher told us about it when I was a Freshman.
I expect some parents are pretty pissed off about this. The principal is scrambling to cover his ass. Well I've got a great idea. Since the cage was used as a way for the kids to work out their problems, well I'd suggest the following: If any of the parents of the kids who were made to fight in the cage have a problem with either the principal or the football coach involved in this matter, well then they can spend five minutes in the cage with one of those fellows to see if they can't resolve the problem to their satisfaction.
Sounds like a reasonable solution to me, what with sauce for the goose being sauce for the gander.