School pretends to shoot science teacher in front of students, aged 10-13. Parents: WTF? - Polidicks

[url]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/7519836/School-condemned-after-pupils-left-in-tears-by-mock-shooting.html[/url] [quote]Blackminster Middle School in Evesham, Worcs, faced condemnation from parents after their children were left traumatised by the mock shooting. The youngsters, aged between 10 and 13, thought they were taking part in a fire drill when an alarm bell rang and they were ushered out into the playground. But they were left in terror as a man appeared brandishing a gun and appeared to shoot dead Richard Kent, their science teacher, as he ran across a field. Following a loud bang simulating a gunshot, other staff involved in the act rushed to the teacher's aid and appeared to try to resuscitate him. There was a delay of 10 minutes before weeping pupils were taken back to the assembly hall where teachers explained that the pretend shooting had been laid on as part of a science lesson. But some of the children were left in shock with some being sick and one girl suffering a panic attack, parents claim. The school was forced to apologise to parents, admitting that the stunt on Tuesday afternoon had gone “too far” and that pupils should have had their fears allayed sooner. Vikki Woosey, whose son is in Year 6 at the school, said: "They were standing in the playground, and then a man appeared in the distance holding a gun. "Then their teacher dropped to the ground and the teaching assistants ran over. "They start doing CPR on the teacher and then the man ran into the school and supposedly trashed the science lab. It left some of the pupils terrified." Another parent, who has a 11-year-old daughter at the school, added: "There were kids in tears – they thought their teacher had been shot. "It was 10 minutes later that they told the children that it wasn't real, and that it was all a joke. I think its absolutely disgusting." Another 33-year-old, who has a stepdaughter at the school, added: “It is beyond belief and totally inappropriate. “Pupils were missing the bus home because they were consoling each other and being sick in the lavatories. Another girl had a panic attack." The school said it had learned lessons from the incident and apologised to pupils left upset. It said the role-playing exercise had been intended to teach Year 8 pupils how to investigate, collect facts and analyse evidence. Head teacher Terry Holland said: "The role play was part of a science lesson where a selection of students and teachers acted out this scenario. "The problem with a small minority of the pupils was that there was a slight delay in getting them back into the hall to explain what had just happened. "Most of them already knew it was a spoof but a couple of them were upset and we have since spoken to them and their parents and apologised to them. "It was one of the more popular teachers who played the victim, I don't think there would have been as much concern if it was one or two of the others." In a letter to parents, the school said: "We have reflected on the matter and now feel that the time delay was too long and pupils should have been reassured instantly to allay their concern. "I wish to apologise for any upset the role play may have caused. It was an original idea but one that went too far.”[/quote] :wtc:

How the shit is that a science lesson?

How is he supposed to do it in real life if he doesn't practice? You people need to think about these things.

What were they thinking?

:doh: Who the hell would even remotely think that this would be a good idea?

[QUOTE]"It was one of the more popular teachers who played the victim, I don't think there would have been as much concern if it was one or two of the others."[/QUOTE] hahahaha

That's super badass, kids need to grow some balls.

Because this is totally gonna stop kids going on shooting rampages around school

What the hell where they smoking when they though "Hey, lets fake out a shooting infront of our (10 - 13 year old) students!" ...? By christ and all that is holy, The world is getting more and more weirder... @_@

They were consoling each other and puking in the toilets, so they missed the bus home? What the fuck.

Sounds like fun

[QUOTE=BackOnCrack;20992912]How is he supposed to do it in real life if he doesn't practice? You people need to think about these things.[/QUOTE] The teachers need their practice too, you know. I guess you could say the gimmick gunman will actually shoot up the school now out of embarrassment.

Maybe it was supposed to be part of a science lesson relating to forensics? I agree they had gone too far, considering most of the kids probably weren't even teenagers yet.

A science lesson is a horrible excuse. I actually think this could be a REAL drill, but not for elementary school kids or middle school kids. With high schools being the way they are today, shootings are real events that occur, and people should know what to do in cases such as this one.

teaching forensics in a 5th grade class? that's different. [editline]04:34PM[/editline] [QUOTE=Funcoot;20993049]A science lesson is a horrible excuse. I actually think this could be a REAL drill, but not for elementary school kids or middle school kids. With high schools being the way they are today, shootings are real events that occur, and people should know what to do in cases such as this one.[/QUOTE] If this happened in a highschool, everyone would scatter like ants, some of them might even run home, I know I would.

[QUOTE=CoolCorky;20992951]Because this is totally gonna stop kids going on shooting rampages around school[/QUOTE] Yeah, it will? God fuck you guys are idiots, this will make them treat fire drills/intruder alerts SERIOUSLY.

[QUOTE=Funcoot;20993049]A science lesson is a horrible excuse. I actually think this could be a REAL drill, but not for elementary school kids or middle school kids. With high schools being the way they are today, shootings are real events that occur, and people should know what to do in cases such as this one.[/QUOTE] I think seeing a teacher shot before their eyes could be traumatizing for anyone.

[QUOTE=Gummylamb;20993128]Yeah, it will? God fuck you guys are idiots, this will make them treat fire drills/intruder alerts SERIOUSLY.[/QUOTE] Not a good way to do it really. Someone could have shot the person with the gun. What if police responded?

Looks like most of them failed the science experiment. ahaha

Would you fuck around during a fire/intruder drill if you thought that someone you cared about could die? Fuck [editline]09:37AM[/editline] [QUOTE=JDK721v2;20993151]Not a good way to do it really. Someone could have shot the person with the gun. What if police responded?[/QUOTE] Who the fuck would have done that, the staff was in on it...right?

[QUOTE=Gummylamb;20993128]Yeah, it will? God fuck you guys are idiots, this will make them treat fire drills/intruder alerts SERIOUSLY.[/QUOTE] How would this make them treat it seriously? They just saw a teacher getting shot but found out it wasn't serious. If anything, they'll take things less seriously.

[QUOTE=Gummylamb;20993128]Yeah, it will? God fuck you guys are idiots, this will make them treat fire drills/intruder alerts SERIOUSLY.[/QUOTE] stay calm we dont need another flamewar goin on...goosfrabba

[QUOTE=PrismatexV8;20993141]I think seeing a teacher shot before their eyes could be traumatizing for anyone.[/QUOTE] Yeah, but what do you do when it really happens? There has been an increase in school shootings. I'm not saying they should do it the same way they did at that school. [b]The kids should know it is a drill.[/b] People think that the best option would be to do is run home, but some schools are closed campus' that are enclosed by gates and fences, in which case would probably be locked and blocked by any smart shooter. Just saying, it is a real scenario that high school and college students should be prepared for.

[QUOTE=Gummylamb;20993172]Who the fuck would have done that, the staff was in on it...right?[/QUOTE] What if someone saw it that DIDN'T know about it? They would have called the police and then the police would've responded thinking there's a gunman.

[QUOTE=PrismatexV8;20993192]How would this make them treat it seriously? They just saw a teacher getting shot but found out it wasn't serious. If anything, they'll take things less seriously.[/QUOTE] How would it make them treat it seriously? It fucking scared them to death, it made them realize they could die, and presumably this would teach them not to fuck around during drills. why would they take a REAL intruder less seriously, that's dumb. [editline]09:41AM[/editline] [QUOTE=JDK721v2;20993225]What if someone saw it that DIDN'T know about it? They would have called the police and then the police would've responded thinking there's a gunman.[/QUOTE] It was on campus, who would have seen it? The cops were most likely told what was going to happen.

[QUOTE=Gummylamb;20993239]How would it make them treat it seriously? It fucking scared them to death, it made them realize they could die, and presumably this would teach them not to fuck around during drills. why would they take a REAL intruder less seriously, that's dumb.[/QUOTE] Drill = practice = fake. drill: exercise: systematic training by multiple repetitions; "practice makes perfect" [editline]04:42PM[/editline] Fire drill = PRACTICE for getting out during a fire. Tornado drill = PRACTICE for surviving a tornado. etc

What if a real shooter comes into the school, but all the students and teachers think it's another pretend thing..

[QUOTE=lilcheeselad;20993280]What if a real shooter comes into the school, but all the students and teachers think it's another pretend thing..[/QUOTE] Exactly what I was trying to say.

[QUOTE=PrismatexV8;20993269]Drill = practice = fake. drill: exercise: systematic training by multiple repetitions; "practice makes perfect"[/QUOTE] Students never know if its a drill or not, and because of that some people fuck around and make it hard for them to contain the students, this would have them stay organized. [editline]09:44AM[/editline] [QUOTE=lilcheeselad;20993280]What if a real shooter comes into the school, but all the students and teachers think it's another pretend thing..[/QUOTE] First of all, the teachers were informed what was going to happen, second of all, students would still be scared shitless.

great another flamewar....IM ON THE BLUE TEAM!!