Teachers Fake Gun Attack on Students

How did any of the teachers not realize that this was a bad idea? Letting the kids believe it was real? Do they have any idea of the emotional scarring they could have/have caused these kids?

What were they thinking?

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Updated On: 5/18/07 at 12:45 AM

Oh my...

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Very educational...

On the one hand, yes this was stupid. I mean it really could have backfired badly, and yes the students are traumatized.

However, I remember in High School, I wanted to have a CODE RED drill, so that in the event it DID happen, we might actually be able to protect ourselves. When in a crisis situation, people who normally would function fine, might have panic attacks (I for one am terribly prone to this), and as a future teacher, if I have students who know what to do, then should I start having a panic attack, then there is a better chance of them surviving.

I dunno, my 2 cents.

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husk_charmer: It sounds like what you had in mind was a situation wherein students were told beforehand that it was a drill. These kids were taken completely by surprise; in fact, according to the article they were expressly told it was the real thing. I think that's going way too far, especially with kids that age.

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Updated On: 5/18/07 at 01:25 AM

That's just ridiculous...

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So now these kids think that this is "normal" for their teachers and what if, God forbid, a real attack happened and the kids didn't take it seriously. The trust that was destroyed in this "drill" is enormous and could have serious repercussions down the road for these kids.

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that is sick... how would anyone even think it was ok to do that?

What the hell? Didn't those teachers think it was inappropriate to lie to elementary school kids that someone wanted to go after them and SHOOT them?

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This sounds like something my former high school would do. I hope they don't read this article, I don't want it to give them any ideas...