Quote :

"According to UPI: 'A Massachusetts school district superintendent said a memo banning sixth graders from carrying pencils was written without district approval. North Brookfield School District interim Superintendent Gordon Noseworthy said Wendy Scott, one of two sixth-grade teachers at North Brookfield Elementary School, did not get approval from administrators before sending the memo to all sixth-grade parents, the Worcester Telegram & Gazette reported Thursday. The memo said students would no longer be allowed to bring writing implements to school. It said pencils would be provided for students in class and any students caught with pencils or pens after Nov. 15 would face disciplinary action for having materials 'to build weapons.'"

http://newsblaze.com/story/20101119111941reye.nb/topstory.html

Absurd

11/24/2010 9:54:30 AM

build weapons? You don't need to build anything to make a pencil a weapon, you just start stabbing.

These lady needs to be fired for being fucking retarded.

11/24/2010 10:06:10 AM

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11/24/2010 10:10:07 AM

^ QFT

11/24/2010 10:13:29 AM

It was one retarded teacher. Not a district policy or anything. Everyone relax.

11/24/2010 11:14:16 AM

Back in 6th grade I always made my shivs out of a broken toothbrush.

11/24/2010 11:53:31 AM

As mentioned, this appears to be more of a lone teacher with an authority complex rather than a real decision by a school. I mean, it wouldn't be the first time an administration has thrown a flunky under the bus when they let their crazy slip, but I like to think that the school administrators across the country are at least more intelligent than the TSA screeners they produce.

More frightening to me were the school administrators featured in that Food Revolution show ABC was running for a while, where when confronted by the need for simple kitchen knives to serve real food to their students replied "What is the purpose of the knife?"

11/24/2010 2:22:55 PM

Back in elementary school we made spitballshooters out of mechanical pencils and rubber bands. I took it a step further and made a semiautomatic BB shooter with industrial rubber and detachable magazines. It would dent metal siding at 30 feet and fire 20 BBs before having to reload. Sometimes the plastic wasn't up to the task and the entire contraption would explode in your hands. The teacher was not amused.

Amateurs.

11/24/2010 2:58:09 PM

OMG. WEAPON IN SCHOOL??????????


holy fuck stupid.


But I thought to only dangerous and deadly weapons were guns?

11/25/2010 12:39:26 PM

This is crazy. Next thing you know they're going to allow books in the library, or geezers to carry canes into the park. What is the world coming to?

11/25/2010 4:34:09 PM

Rubberband + Pencil = Tons of fun

11/25/2010 8:41:43 PM

When I was in 6th grade, there was a kid in my class who stood up, and then walked to the pencil sharpener. He sharpened his pencil, put it down, and started punching himself.

11/26/2010 1:46:27 AM

2 pencils
1 straw
15" scotch tape
1 push pin
1 rubber band

ARCHERY TIME!

11/26/2010 7:00:49 PM

holy shit


then again i had a 30 minute debate in class one day on how they were weapons.

11/26/2010 7:10:00 PM

a chair can be a weapon too, so can a desk, lets just have padded walls and sit everyone on the floor. There WAS less crime when we had one room schoolhouses.

11/26/2010 7:45:14 PM

in 6th grade i had this wicked old teacher who was pretty much clueless, so me and about 5 other guys would constantly crawl around the floor and shoot paper darts at each other with rubber bands. if you shoot a really tightly folded one at the blackboard, it would make a very satisfying thump

ah, those were the days. of course, now if i found out my kid were pulling such shenanigans, there would be some serious whoopins in store

[Edited on November 26, 2010 at 9:07 PM. Reason : only time i was ever suspended from school]

11/26/2010 9:06:59 PM

Quote :

"Preparation Be prepared both physically and mentally. Try to stay physically fit. You need the physical endurance to fight off an attack. Dress appropriately. Wear things that you would be able to defend yourself in. Stay mentally alert, think about you would do if a certain situation came up. Have your purse ready, you may have to use it or items inside it, so know the items inside and what could possibly be used as a weapon, and how you could best use those items. Comb - use to attack the eyes, face or throat Brush - jab at the eyes, throat and groin area Keys - stab the eyes and throat Pen or pencil - use for jabbing or stabbing the face/back of hands Hair spray (breath spray) - spray into eyes Whistle (not worn around the neck) - to draw attention Pepper Spray is not a common item but is something you may want to invest in. (check local Laws in your area)"

When you disarm the public, criminals will have their way with you.

11/27/2010 8:22:09 PM

Let's just put children in hand-cuffs upon entering the school. That way they can't use any weapons or hit/slap/punch other students. Hell, why stop there? Let's put students in individual rooms so that there's no chance of them negatively interacting with one another. I dub the prototype for this room a Center for Education, Lectures and Learning. Each CELL will feature a single seat, with doubles as a lavatory so that students can't use the "I have to go to the bathroom" excuse to get out of class. They will also have no windows so that students can't stair outside and idly daydream.

11/27/2010 9:07:23 PM

Drinking straw + cocktail toothpicks = flesh piercing dart gun

11/27/2010 9:12:05 PM