5.14.2007

Ten Pounds of Stupid in a Five-Pound Bag

Really. Really. Stupid.

Teachers stage fake gunman attack on sixth graders
MURFREESBORO, Tennessee (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.
Somewhere in Tennessee, a school of lawyers is sharpening their teeth and starting to circle. The parents are justifiably outraged at the teachers scaring the crap out of their kids. A "what would you do?" thought exercise in class is appropriate. This clearly was not.