Life in our Schools 1948—2008
Posted by John Rensenbrink on 06/19/08Life in our Schools, 1948—2008
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What is Happening to Us?
I. Scenario: Jack goes quail hunting before school, pulls into school parking lot with shotgun in rack.
1948 Vice Principal comes over, looks at Jack’s shotgun, goes to his car and gets his shotgun to show Jack.
2008 School goes into lock down, FBI called, Jack hauled off to jail and never sees his truck or gun again.
II. Scenario: Mark gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school.
1948 Mark shares aspirin with Principal out on the smoking dock.
2008 Police are called, Mark expelled from school for drug violations. Car searched for drugs and weapons.
III. Scenario: Johnny falls while running during recess and scrapes his knee. He is found crying by Mary, his teacher. Mary hugs him to comfort him.
1948 In a short time, Johnny feels better and goes on playing.
2008 Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. She faces 3 years in State Prison. Johnny undergoes 5 years of therapy.
IV. Scenario: David takes apart leftover firecrackers from 4th of July, puts them in a model airplane paint bottle, and blows up a red ant bed.
1948 Ants die.
2008 BATF, Homeland Security, FBI called. David charged with domestic terrorism, FBI investigates parents, siblings removed from home, computers confiscated, David’s Dad is put on a terror watch list and never allowed to fly again.