I think that the party in question has had a bad experience in the past--but that's just my guess.
Assuming that is true, he ought to know that making comments like that are going to go over like a lead balloon here. Unhelpful, ill-advised, and plain stupid.
Bingo! I live in the immediate area of Longwood, FL. News reports have indicated that the poor kid was severely emotionally disturbed. Apparently, last year, he got into a scuffle with another kid and threatened to blow up the school bus that the kid was riding on. This (and perhaps other troubles) prompted his removal from the public school and placement in a regional school for troubled kids. Kid was deemed "OK" to return to the general public school population and, according to reports, was only back in school for a couple of weeks before this - his last - troubled incident.