Reply #100: One would think

[TornadoTN]

Yet, it didnt happen. This kid was taken to the principals office for a day. The kids in that class were taken to the gym, debriefed by the "guidance counselor" that "he really didnt mean it".

His parents were called, they dismissed it as "teenage angst". The teachers were told not to make a big deal out of it. I was seeing red. I called the news media, trying to enlist their help. They refused to get involved, saying it was an "internal issue". Some parents called the school, yet never got the full story. The superintendent basically blew it off and was never held accountable. The issue then disappeared.

I believe that the kids parents ended up taking him out of school so they could "homeschool" him, saying that the Public Schools were evil, liberal, etc. Truth be known, every kid in that grade was terrified of him afterwards, because they all knew he would do it. Since the kid didnt have anyone to pal around with, he whined and cried until his parents decided to bring him home for school.

I'm glad he's not there, but I felt he should have been kicked out, sent to a juvenille facility and recieved some counseling/treatment. He had serious psychological and emotional problems. The bottom line is: this sets a dangerous precedent for the next kid that "doesnt really mean it".