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Posted by: kwflatbed

SCHOOL 1977 vs 2007
Scenario: Jack goes quail hunting before school, pulls into school parking lot with shotgun in gun rack.
1977 - Vice Principal comes over, looks at Jack's shotgun, goes to his car and gets his shotgun to show Jack.
2007 - School goes into lock down, FBI called, Jack hauled off to jail and never sees his truck or gun again. Counselors called in for traumatized students and teachers.

Scenario: Johnny and Mark get into a fistfight after school.
1977 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up buddies.
2007 - Police called, SWAT team arrives, arrests Johnny and Mark. Charge them with assault, both expelled even though Johnny started it.

Scenario: Jeffrey won't be still in class, disrupts other students.
1977 - Jeffrey sent to office and given a good paddling by the Principal. Returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class again.
2007 - Jeffrey given huge doses of Ritalin. Becomes a zombie. Tested for ADD. School gets extra money from state because Jeffrey has a disability.

Scenario: Billy breaks a window in his neighbor's car and his Dad gives him a whipping with his belt.
1977 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college, and becomes a successful businessman.
2007 - Billy's Dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy removed to foster care and joins a gang. State psychologist tells Billy's sister that she remembers being abused herself and their Dad goes to prison. Billy's mom has affair with psychologist.

Scenario: Mark gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school.
1977 - Mark shares aspirin with Principal out on the smoking dock.
2007 - Police called, Mark expelled from school for drug violations. Car searched for drugs and weapons.

Scenario: Pedro fails high school English.
1977 - Pedro goes to summer school, passes English, goes to college.
2007 - Pedro's cause is taken up by state. Newspaper articles appear nationally explaining that teaching English as a requirement for graduation is racist. ACLU files class action lawsuit against state school system and Pedro's English teacher. English banned from core curriculum. Pedro given diploma anyway but ends up mowing lawns for a living because he cannot speak English.

Scenario: Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from 4th of July, puts them in a model airplane paint bottle, blows up a red ant bed.
1977 - Ants die.
2007 - BATF, Homeland Security, FBI called. Johnny charged with domestic terrorism, FBI investigates parents, siblings removed from home, computers confiscated, Johnny's Dad goes on a terror watch list and is never allowed to fly again.

Scenario: Johnny falls while running during recess and scrapes his knee. He is found crying by his teacher, Mary. Mary hugs him to comfort him.
1977 - In a short time, Johnny feels better and goes on playing.
2007 - 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.

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Posted by: USMCMP5811

So true.....

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Posted by: kttref

Amazing post...so sad how things have changed.

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Posted by: CJIS

Sad but true

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Posted by: screamineagle

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Originally Posted by npd_323 Sad but true

+1

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Posted by: KozmoKramer

All of the above...

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Posted by: tazoez

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Originally Posted by KozmoKramer All of the above...

Agreed 100%

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Posted by: Cinderella

Hugging, Hand Holding Banned




VIENNA, Va -- Hugging is now a punishable offense at one Fairfax County, Va., school.

Kids at Kilmer Middle School in suburban Washington, D.C., are under a zero-tolerance touching policy. They're banned from poking, prodding, hugging -- even high-fiving.

Seventh-grader Hal Beaulieu, 13, almost ended up with detention when he put his arm around his girlfriend's shoulder. He was let off with a warning

But the telling-off was enough to prompt the teen and his parents to write a letter asking the county school board to review the rule.

School officials said that at the overcrowded school, pokes can lead to fights and handshakes can be gang-related.

Kilmer Principal Deborah Hernandez said the no-touching rule is meant to ensure that all students are comfortable and crowded hallways and lunchrooms stay safe. She said school officials are allowed to use their judgment in enforcing the rule. Typically, only repeat offenders are reprimanded.

Hal and his parents want the school board to have the school reconsider the policy. They say there's a wide margin between a hug and touching that is inappropriate.

http://www.local6.com/education/13527930/detail.html

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Posted by: screamineagle

once again, if this shit happened when I was in school it would have saved me an assload of problems!!!!

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Posted by: kttref

Your ass has a load? You should clean that up dude....

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Posted by: MSP75

Many of the events become outrageous when police make the arrest. What do you guys think? Are some of our fellow POs PC brainwashed or do they give in to scared supervisors/politicians?

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