Teachers stage fake gun attack on kids

[Ban Hammer 14,297]

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - 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 weeklong 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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ding ding ding - we have a winner for the poor judgement award!

[JODO 2]

Extremely poor judgment!

[GaryC 7]

What a bunch of dumbazz's!

[Sinergy 3]

I dare the teachers of my daughters school to pull that kind of BS!! i will sue the school system for everything it has if it did nothing about it and i will personally fictitiously attack each of the teachers when they are least expecting it.

[Yaads 1]

Just think...it is people with this sense of judgement/wisdom teaching america's children

Lucky I am not a parent of one of those children!

[Peikko 1,575]

Wasn't this the kind of thing someone was advocating on the 'Americans are woosies' thread?

It could all have gone horribly, horribly wrong!

[Scott & Lai 12]

Wasn't this the kind of thing someone was advocating on the 'Americans are woosies' thread?

It could all have gone horribly, horribly wrong!

Uh....I must have missed that post...

[Alex+R 0]

I think this is what Slim wanted us to do to train our children for these situations... hm, guess it's not such a good idea, eh?

[Scott & Lai 12]

I think this is what Slim wanted us to do to train our children for these situations... hm, guess it's not such a good idea, eh?

I didn't see the post where he said we should stage an attack with a gun on sixth graders...you are familiar with the concept of a "straw man," aren't you?

[Ban Hammer 14,297]

I think this is what Slim wanted us to do to train our children for these situations... hm, guess it's not such a good idea, eh?

I didn't see the post where he said we should stage an attack with a gun on sixth graders...you are familiar with the concept of a "straw man," aren't you?

hey you gotta watch out for all them 6th graders with cch

[Ban Hammer 14,297]

follow up to this:

School workers suspended in fake attack

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - Two school employees who staged a fake gun attack on a group of students during a field trip have been suspended, school officials said Monday.

During the last night of a weeklong trip to a state park, staff members convinced 69 sixth-grade students from Scales Elementary School that there was a gunman on the loose. One official has said the exercise was intended as a teaching tool.

The students were told to lie on the floor or hide underneath tables and stay quiet. After the lights went out, some of the children began to cry. A teacher, disguised in a hooded sweat shirt, pulled on locked doors.

Teacher Quentin Mastin and assistant principal Don Bartch were suspended for unprofessional conduct and neglect of duty because of the staged attack, schools director Marilyn Mathis said Monday.

Calls to the district offices were not answered after hours Monday. A call to Bartch's home went unanswered Monday night, and a listing for Mastin could not be found.

The suspension is without pay and lasts until the end of the school year on June 1, The Daily News Journal of Murfreesboro reported.

"This was not a good experience," said Alisha Graves, whose son went on the trip. "Those kids were crying, and they were terrified."

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 people dead, including the gunman.

Bartch, who was present, has said the scenario was intended as a learning experience and lasted only five minutes.

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

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[almaty 19]

####### is wrong with people?

[Sinergy 3]

They were in wisconsin eating animal balls and went crazy

[JODO 2]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070515/ap_on_re_us/faked_attack

School workers suspended in fake attack

Mon May 14, 11:14 PM ET

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - Two school employees who staged a fake gun attack on a group of students during a field trip have been suspended, school officials said Monday.

During the last night of a weeklong trip to a state park, staff members convinced 69 sixth-grade students from Scales Elementary School that there was a gunman on the loose. One official has said the exercise was intended as a teaching tool.

The students were told to lie on the floor or hide underneath tables and stay quiet. After the lights went out, some of the children began to cry. A teacher, disguised in a hooded sweat shirt, pulled on locked doors.

Teacher Quentin Mastin and assistant principal Don Bartch were suspended for unprofessional conduct and neglect of duty because of the staged attack, schools director Marilyn Mathis said Monday.

Calls to the district offices were not answered after hours Monday. A call to Bartch's home went unanswered Monday night, and a listing for Mastin could not be found.

The suspension is without pay and lasts until the end of the school year on June 1, The Daily News Journal of Murfreesboro reported.

[KarenCee 3]

It's teachers like this that make it hard for the rest of us. Gawd, where the h3ll did they get their degree and certification? Out of the Cracker Jack box? What a bunch of idiots!