Posted on 10/15/2015 3:43:23 AM PDT by metmom
KYLE, Texas – Emotions are on a hair trigger in schools these days.
So much so, just hearing the word “gum” can cause a school-wide freak-out, as evidenced by an episode Wednesday.
A student at Lehman High School student reportedly asked for some chewing gum, but another student thought the student said “gun,” KCEN reports.
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, LHS
No gun was ever found. No word on if the student ever got the requested gum.
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The world has gone seriously mad………..
Nothing like an idiotic administration panic to improve the students' test scores. I hope they're eventually sued by the parents of a student who missed the National Merit Scholarship cutoff by one point.
I hope the student who viciously asked for chewing gum has been arrested for micro-aggression and sent to a re-education camp.
Things sure have changed. When I was in school, the word “test” would cause panic.
LOLOLOL! Having lived in TX for 10 years at one period of my life, I can see how this could happen, considering some of the accents. At one point, my CA mother couldn’t understand my oldest son. He pronounced flight as flat and shower as sure.
But, the same thing happened to me as a high school student in CA with a hard of hearing teacher. I was at a girl’s club meeting organized to sponsor giving a school dance. We were discussing refreshments and where we wer going to get them. I offered a punch recipe based on Hawaiian punch and Kool Aid. The teacher/sponsor/chaperone thought I said “wine punch” and threw a hissy fit. She almost had me ejected from the meeting and sent to detention!
Political Correctness out of control!
It’s only going to get worse and the end result is that the “lemmings” of America will all be put in cages in the near future.
Cue Legislative Action to have the word “gum” changed to “flavored chew”.
Yes, they have changed. When I was in school, it was OK to bring guns under some circumstances, but gum? Never.
Did he bring enough for everybody?
Hedley Lamar got upset at gum chewing.
I hope a kid doesn’t say it’s a “bummer” the school panicked.
Were clean panties handed out to all? Sheeesh!
These days, not much would surprise me—LOL!
If he had said the word “come” (but typically spelled differently), the kid would have gotten an award.
So you’re running a school in 2015, and a student comes to you and says he heard someone has a gun on campus. What do you do? I think you have to take the safe route, at the risk of the “why didn’t they do something” result if there turns out to be an actual shooting.
COOL!! Now all a student has to do to get a break from the daily grind is to yell “GUN” during class change periods and the whole school suspends classes for a day!!
Wow! the kids will never have to take tests again!!
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