Posted on 09/19/2005 7:48:11 PM PDT by Jalapeno
UNION SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — Some may have called it monkeying around, but school officials didn't find the stunt amusing.
A 17-year-old student was arrested Monday after streaking through his high school wearing only a gorilla mask and outrunning the school principal.
Union Springs High School Principal Kimberle Ward -- who said she runs three to five miles a day -- couldn't catch the fleeing student, but she was able to help police identify the teen after watching a hallway surveillance camera video and interviewing students.
"There's no way anyone in the district would consider this a prank," said District Superintendent Linda Rice. "We're here to teach children, and we do have high standards."
The student, whose name was withheld by police and school officials, was charged with exposure, a violation punishable by up to 15 days in jail and a $250 fine. He also faces up to five days' suspension and possibly more severe punishment if the case goes to a hearing before the superintendent.
The student said he had been dared by friends to streak through the school, according to police.
Mrs. Ballbricker we're going to need some help.
Could you discribe the talliwacker?
Did it have any distictive marks?
We could bring in a police artist?
Screw this zero-tolerance, nanny-state, wellness-loving BS.
It's retro-or-die, baby!
Do not attempt to apprehend. Suspect is armed and dangerous.
Of course it's a prank. It's just not acceptable.
can we PLEASE not say ...talliwhacker?.......
LOL!
a kid does a kid-sized prank! here's hoping it comes back in style, to banish forever the trend of demented psychopaths taking arsenals into school and wasting their innocent classmates and teachers.
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Wonder what part of his anatomy she could identify?
It's campy quotes like these that make us love those Enzyte commercials.
CLICK!
17 years old????? never mind he's to old for michael jackson........
I think its hilarious. Im guessing the school will ask for more tax money because they need to give the students who witness this an opportunity to talk to a counselor. Well the principal will need a paid leave because she will be scard from seeing such a herendous act.
How could you consider it anything but a prank...? He was wearing a gorilla mask for crying out loud. Sorry but I think it is funny.
Happens in every HS and probably always did. Suspend him for a week and move on. It happened every year when I went to school.
Women have been whinning about equality for some time now. Isn't it about time they stepped up to the plate (or starting line)?
Good run, RED!!!!
Does anyome else see the fun in the image of Ms Kimberle pursuing a naked 17 year old wearing a gotilla mask?
I think it's hilarious myself.
....Or watching the surveillance video afterward, over and over again.
What, no pictures?
Just kidding.
Funny, but I wouldn't encourage this behavior.
This is one of those times that once it was over, and he was "dealt with" the adults went behind closed door to Laugh Their A$$es Off.
Oh sure you do. Why I am shocked at your lack of tolerance of naked Gorillas! This could be this young man's religious expression!
ROTFL! At last, some good news for a change! :-)
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