Bronx School Evacuated After Teacher’s Threat

NY Times ^ | April 24 | Sewell Chan

[PghBaldy]

after a teacher made a bomb threat, ... The teacher was reported to have been barricaded inside a classroom...

The school, Junior High School 145, the Arturo Toscanini School, is at 1000 Teller Avenue, near East 165th Street, in the Morrisania section of the Bronx.

[concerned about politics]

He just surrendered. God was stood up.

[AppyPappy]

” Francisco Garabitos”

I guess that hit man job didn’t pan out so he became a teacher.

[CitizenM]

The teacher barricaded himself inside the classroom, saying, “I have a date with God,”...

A date with God..you betcha he does - a final judgment date where his threat to the school and children won't be protected by any teachers' union. This will be followed by a date with the devil, and eternity spent in his hot "rubber rooms".

[WOBBLY BOB]

Band teacher-—they’re all nuts.

[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

The best part of being from the Bronx is that the word “from” implies “no longer”.

I lived in the Bronx up till 1947, went to school there in the early 60's. It was pretty nice. Those days are GONE!

[presently no screen name]

I agree. The Bronx was the best!

[presently no screen name]

Wonder if this is him...

http://detower.com/

[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

Remember soldiers marching up the Grand Concourse after WWII, people watching standing 10 deep. Splendid!

[April Lexington]

Teacher threatens to vote Republican if demands aren’t met. >p>

Film at 11!

[BagCamAddict]

When are we going to get stricter bomb control laws?

At least he’s following the gun-free-zone rules, so guns won’t kill people here. Thank goodness for those strict gun control laws! This is proof the gun laws work! /lib hat off

[darkangel82]

Ick, public school.

[editor-surveyor]

"Mr. Garabitos is paid $100,049 a year, according to public records.

Poor underpaid waif! - No wonder he went postal.

[editor-surveyor]

That has to be him!

[lowbridge]

He’ll be back to work on Monday. In New York, the only way a teacher loses his teaching job is if he dies or retires.

[presently no screen name]

No - that was a bit before my time. The Grand Concourse I can’t forget - I worked there, went to the movies there, had friends who lived on the GC. The Bronx was truly a great place to live and then, suddenly.......... :(

[theDentist]

The teacher barricaded himself inside the classroom, saying, “I have a date with God,”

And you're wearing that???

[wastedyears]

Well I think I came out alright, despite 13 years in the NYC public school system.

[Semper911]

He’ll be back to work on Monday

Don't be so sure. You can hear a short radio documentary about The Rubber Room at the link below.

Click "Full Episode" on the left, and It is the second segment of the show. (starts about 4 minutes in.)

http://www.thislife.org/Radio_Episode.aspx?sched=1286

NYC should be ashamed. Some people spend years in this holding tank, with full salary and benefits.

[kcvl]

http://calvininjax.wordpress.com/

[MrB]