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Originally posted by LightOrange
Originally posted by resoe26
Good lord, obviously you missed the part where I proclaimed that I was nice to everyone. ALWAYS was.
Oh... wait... here it comes.
But
"Always" can precede the word "but"? Yea, no.
in my case, the guy stepped the boundry when talking about blowing up the school sky high. Like c'mon guy, you need some sense kicked into you.
No you need someone to ask you what's wrong and offer some support... Like someone who is "nice to everyone" would do.
One of my best friends in elementary school threatened another one of my best friends with a knife before I was best friends with either of them. I assure you no #-kicking took place. I was 7 and I was more mature than that. The guy with the knife had just moved from the Philipenes and literally didn't have a single friend and he "hated everything" at the time. He actually ended up to be a really cool guy; very honest, very loyal, very friendly. You, however? Well, in your little anecdote you definitely sound like you were an egocentric little turd burglar. Not that I believe your little story at all, though, tough guy.
Originally posted by Eldensword
Train your 5th grader use in firearms and tactics and hand to hand combat, then send her off the school "packin' heat"? Sounds like a joke, right? You're a joke for not understanding that the world is dangerous place and there is no guarantee of life to anyone at any age. You live in a bubble world, protected by hundreds of billions of dollars in weapons and machinery, used by humans, to prevent loss of freedom, liberty and comfort.
Now that your comfort zone has been affected, at home with this threat - Can't you COMPREHEND the need for every single American to have the right to bear arms, every day and everywhere in order that they might live and contribute to society and BEST, the evil retards that won't?
KIll or be killed. Remove your helpless creature from public school, or prepare her for a fight.
Too young? Who is "Too Young" to start learning the truth about the reality around us?
The bubble world of the Lefty Lunatics is going to POP any day now. Might as well start figuring out where you stand.
Kids will keep threatening, keep mimicing these murders and keep being disconnected from reality on a huge scale.
What's your government's answer?
edit on 1-2-2013 by Eldensword because: Ammended content
Originally posted by xedocodex
You can't just expect the school to deal with it, you have the information, call the police.
I don't understand why you seem so hesitant to call them.
Originally posted by littled16
reply to post by antar
A lot would depend on the age of the boy and if he actually has access to a firearm. If you are getting nowhere with the school I would take it directly to the boy's parents. We had an incident with something similar when my youngest was still in school and I took it straight to the kid's mother. After a few choice words my daughter never had a problem with this boy again, and from what my daughter and other kids from the school bus told me the boy couldn't sit right for about a week.
Originally posted by TKDRL
reply to post by TorqueyThePig
Because a stern warning is all that is needed in a lot of cases........
If you can't understand that, I guess I cannot help you any. Well I will try anyway.
Stern warning, kid talking crap gets scared, realizes it's not a good idea, don't do it again.
Happened plenty to us when we were young, worked like a charm, and without police involvement. The parent gave the stern warnings, not the cops.
Then again I am a country boy, things are different. Kids have been known to beg cops to take them to jail, rather than home when caught doing wrongedit on Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:38:39 -0600 by TKDRL because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by antar
reply to post by XLR8R
I was hoping that I could get the parents # to call them personally. Not sure if I can or not. The school because of privacy issues will not help me get their number. maybe the only way to talk with the childs parents will be to call a meeting at the school. I would rather call them at home first rather than wait until next week to schedule an appointment.
Know the school's responsibilities. Schools have been held liable in the courts for not warning the parents in a timely fashion or adequately supervising the suicidal student.
Encourage students to confide in you. Let students know that you are there to help, that you care. Encourage them to come to you if they or someone they know is considering suicide.
Refer student immediately. Do not “send” a student to the school psychologist or counselor. Escort the child yourself to a member of the school’s crisis team. If a team has not been identified, notify the principal, psychologist, counselor, nurse or social worker. (And as soon as possible, request that your school organize a crisis team!)
Join the crisis team. You have valuable information to contribute so that the school crisis team can make an accurate assessment of risk.
Advocate for the child. Sometimes administrators may minimize risk factors and warning signs in a particular student. Advocate for the child until you are certain the child is safe.
Originally posted by antar
reply to post by Dragoon01
I asked if there were firearms in the child's home ... The reason I asked was not because I perceive a gun or guns in the home as a threat, no, but gauging the response of the principal as to the sanity of the parents if they did have weapons in their home, would the principal feel safe knowing that this child has unhindered access to weapons?
Originally posted by Eldensword
Train your 5th grader use in firearms and tactics and hand to hand combat, then send her off the school "packin' heat"? Sounds like a joke, right? You're a joke for not understanding that the world is dangerous place and there is no guarantee of life to anyone at any age. You live in a bubble world, protected by hundreds of billions of dollars in weapons and machinery, used by humans, to prevent loss of freedom, liberty and comfort.
Now that your comfort zone has been affected, at home with this threat - Can't you COMPREHEND the need for every single American to have the right to bear arms,
KIll or be killed. Remove your helpless creature from public school, or prepare her for a fight.
Too young? Who is "Too Young" to start learning the truth about the reality around us?
The bubble world of the Lefty Lunatics is going to POP any day now. Might as well start figuring out where you stand.