Monday, January 21, 2013

Brave school administrators in Pennsylvania thwart shooting

Or rather, not exactly. "Kindergartner Suspended Over Bubble Gun Threat".
A 5-year-old girl was suspended from school earlier this week after she made what the school called a "terrorist threat."

Her weapon of choice? A small, Hello Kitty automatic bubble blower.

The kindergartner, who attends Mount Carmel Area Elementary School in Pennsylvania, caught administrators' attention after suggesting she and a classmate should shoot each other with bubbles.
The wonderful thing about zero-tolerance policies is that they relieve school administrators of the responsibility for exercising any kind of personal judgment at all. Kind of makes you question why you even need these lumpen-bureaucrats.

Welcome to Mt. Carmel Elementary School - and please observe that it's a "wisdom-free zone".

12 comments:

Yojimbo said...


I remember reading that they questioned her for three hours-without her parents being present. At what point does this constitute actual child abuse?

Anonymous said...

Yet another good argument for home schooling. Why put your child in the care of stupid people?

SwampWoman said...

I'm telling y'all, from one of the best school districts in our state, that you do NOT want your children to be there (public schools). Kids with IEPs can do all the violent shit they want, and we are not allowed to touch them to stop them. Regular kids get kicked out for defending themselves.

SwampWoman said...

Not to mention that inclusion classes means that the education that the (non-special-ed) kids get is severely dumbed down so that the special ed kids can keep up. Usually they still can't.

rinardman said...

At what point does this constitute actual child abuse?

Never.

It's a "we're 'professionals'....don't try this at home" kind of thing.

Spiny Norman said...

I remember reading that they questioned her for three hours-without her parents being present. At what point does this constitute actual child abuse?

There must be scores of lawyers out there smelling blood, and for once I'm glad.

RebeccaH said...

This is a child who was punished for wanting to play a game with a toy. How traumatizing was that?

JeffS said...

Not "wisdom free zone", "thought free zone".

Anonymous said...

Deborah said... They "questioned" this little five year old for THREE hours?! What did they ask that took THREE hours? Hope the parents sue for everything. And I hope the little girl gets over this.

Anonymous said...

Deborah said.... Absolutely right JeffS. "Wisdom free zone" indeed. That school should.be renamed for Biden.

Steve at the Pub said...

If a five year old girl of mine was put through a hostile questioning without her parents for three whole hours, the headmaster of that school would currently be undergoing maxillo-facial reconstruction surgery.

Paco said...

Steve: And rightly so, mate!