Craig 6703 Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (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. 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." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 (edited) Never has the phrase 'only in America' been more appropriate. Expect Zath on later with the rolly eyes. Edited May 16, 2007 by alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 Sorry but... 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." She's first for the mass graves mock-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 11121 Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 jesus wept doesn't come close tbh... what a moronic incident... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 A definite case of "we'll teach the little fuckers a lesson" though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 31678 Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 I think there should be more of these tbh, just to keep the little fuckers in line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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