Stop, Or I'll...Uh...Throw This Piece Of Bubblicious At You
Somebody in a high school asked for "gum." Somebody heard gun.
Kyle Olson writes at EagNews:
No gun was found and Hays County, Texas school district spokesman Tim Savoy insists the school was never in "lock down," though school administrators did "hold students in their extended class periods to investigate the concern with little to no disruption to their schedule."Principal Michelle Chae sent a letter home to parents after the incident, according to the Hays Free Press, writing:
Dear Lobo Parents,This morning we received a report from a student that there was allegedly a weapon on campus. After investigating the concern, it was determined that a student thought he heard the word "gun," but in fact it was another student asking for some "gum."
The safety of our students is always foremost on our list of priorities, so we take these concerns seriously. We continue to encourage students to report anything they see or hear that causes them concern. Fortunately, in this case, it was a misunderstanding and there was no threat to our school or need to conduct a lockdown.
Because we are conducting the PSAT, we were able to hold students in their extended class periods to investigate the concern with little to no disruption to their schedule.
Sincerely,
Michelle Chae
Principal, LHSNo gun was ever found. No word on if the student ever got the requested gum.
Cross me, and I will bring you down with a Tic Tac.
Speaking of gum my pug loves chewing gum. He'll lay in bed chewing old concrete gum.
I thought it was a him thing but YouTube has shown me other pugs are into gum chewing as well.
Ppen at October 15, 2015 11:21 PM
I guess "better safe than sorry" and it's a good excuse for an exercise as well as showing it's okay to be "wrong".
Just like w/the "it's a clock" at first glance I thought "Geez", but you know that clock did look like a "tv bomb" didn't it.
Bob in Texas at October 16, 2015 5:23 AM
Ok, you can say this sounds dumb, but what really is your problem? A kid thought he heard someone talk about a gun, at school. The school looked into it, found it was false, people went on with their day. No one was arrested, or detained, or searched, or really inconvenienced in any way. And it's not as if assholes aren't shooting up schools with some regularity right now. This is how I would want my kids school to react. Look into it, then get on with life.
momof4 at October 16, 2015 7:18 AM
Yeah, I don't see the problem here. They figured out nothing was wrong, and no one was punished to save face.
ahw at October 16, 2015 7:55 AM
Imagine the damage you could do with a couple of Pez dispensers.
#PezControlNow! Do you really need 12 rounds in your #Pez?
I R A Darth Aggie at October 16, 2015 9:30 AM
Ok, you can say this sounds dumb, but what really is your problem?
Did it really require a memo to be sent home? for a non-event?
Waste. Of. Paper.
I R A Darth Aggie at October 16, 2015 9:33 AM
Another's insight: "Bureaucracies are about procedure, not results". This incident seems crazy, but it meets bureaucratic priorities.
A kid said "gum", but maybe he said "gun". There is always time to broadcast the message that guns are evil, for the slimmest of reasons. Don't let a misinterpretation go to waste.
The school bureaucrats were protecting themselves against the one in 10 million chance that there would be a coincidental shooting in their school that day. That reduction in bureaucratic risk was worth it to them. They didn't care about the loss of production, the education of the children in their care.
Announcement: "Students, We are keeping you within your classrooms while we investigate the possible presence of a gun threat in the school. Continue your normal work." Do you think that they continued normally that day?
People drive cars despite the 8/1000 lifetime risk of being killed in a car accident. They accept this risk because their personal happiness and income is worth it.
These school bureaucrats have shown that the education of these children was of such little effectiveness or value to them that they would trade that production for security theater to protect their jobs from the slightest, most laughable political risk.
Andrew_M_Garland at October 16, 2015 9:46 AM
Imagine the havoc if the lunch lady serves lamb shanks, the chemistry teacher has wicked gas, somebody bombs at the talent show ...
Gog_Magog_Carpet_Reclaimers at October 16, 2015 9:54 AM
"Did it really require a memo to be sent home? for a non-event?"
Yes, it did, because the news on the radio was reporting that the school was on lock-down. (I heard it that day.)
ahw at October 16, 2015 9:59 AM
Good thing he wasn't asking for a piece of Bazooka Joe.
Conan the Grammarian at October 16, 2015 10:05 AM
A 3:12 well-known scene from "Take the Money and Run":
http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/video/224555/Take-the-Money-and-Run-Movie-Clip-Gub.html
lenona at October 16, 2015 10:38 AM
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