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Old 05-14-2007, 11:27 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Teachers stage fake gun attack on kids

Teachers stage fake gun attack on kids
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) — 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.

The mock attack Thursday night was intended as a learning experience and lasted five minutes during the week-long trip to a state park, said Scales Elementary School Assistant Principal Don Bartch, who led the trip.

"We got together and discussed what we would have done in a real situation," he said.

But parents of the sixth-grade students were outraged.

"The children were in that room in the dark, begging for their lives, because they thought there was someone with a gun after them," said Brandy Cole, whose son went on the trip.

Some parents said they were upset by the staff's poor judgment in light of the April 16 shootings at Virginia Tech that left 33 students and professors dead, including the gunman.

During the last night of the trip, staff members convinced the 69 students that there was a gunman on the loose. They were told to lie on the floor or hide underneath tables and stay quiet. A teacher, disguised in a hooded sweat shirt, even pulled on locked door.

After the lights went out, about 20 kids started to cry, 11-year-old Shay Naylor said.

"I was like, 'Oh My God,' " she said. "At first I thought I was going to die. We flipped out."

Principal Catherine Stephens declined to say whether the staff members involved would face disciplinary action, but said the situation "involved poor judgment."

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Old 05-16-2007, 04:57 AM   #2 (permalink)
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holy crap... how stupid. I understand what they were trying to teach the kids, but they should have thought about it first.
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Old 05-17-2007, 07:49 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Wow, that was brilliant, learning experience, eh?

--Lesson: Never trust anyone, ever.--

So yeah, if that's what you were going for, great job!
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Old 05-20-2007, 09:30 PM   #4 (permalink)
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I think Chemda said it best:

"I hope they were high when they thought of this"
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Old 05-21-2007, 03:56 AM   #5 (permalink)
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What if one of the kids was packing and desided to take some action?

oh... sixth-grade kids, that might be a little less likely
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Old 05-21-2007, 10:58 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Any teachers in Tennessee, there are some openings coming up.
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