Hectic Day At School
With school back in session, the ridiculous stories of school violence and zero tolerance are starting back up. Just keep in mind that school board members think violence is of mild concern.
This headline is easily the understatement of the year - Gun sets tone for hectic school day. Two 6th graders get arrested for having a loaded pistol at school. The school superintendent says it was more for show than for violence. His reason? The gun was loaded, but didn't have a round chambered (Gee, I'm sure that makes the students feel safer). At the same school earlier in the day a senior was arrested after getting into a fight and punching a teacher. Later in the day - at the same school a bomb threat was called in and classes were cancelled. Hectic indeed.
14 year old female student gets shoved in a closet and assaulted by two older students [alt-link]. A school janitor on trial for groping a female student. Elsewhere, a 7th grader is suspended for having a a pellet gun on the school bus.
This headline is easily the understatement of the year - Gun sets tone for hectic school day. Two 6th graders get arrested for having a loaded pistol at school. The school superintendent says it was more for show than for violence. His reason? The gun was loaded, but didn't have a round chambered (Gee, I'm sure that makes the students feel safer). At the same school earlier in the day a senior was arrested after getting into a fight and punching a teacher. Later in the day - at the same school a bomb threat was called in and classes were cancelled. Hectic indeed.
14 year old female student gets shoved in a closet and assaulted by two older students [alt-link]. A school janitor on trial for groping a female student. Elsewhere, a 7th grader is suspended for having a a pellet gun on the school bus.
# | September 06, 2002