Posted on 01/13/2015 1:23:43 PM PST by matt04
A middle school principal in eastern Alabama wants to stockpile cans of food such as corn and peas in classrooms so that students could hurl them as weapons in a last-resort confrontation with a school intruder.
In a letter Friday, W.F. Burns Middle School Principal Priscella Holley asked parents to have each student bring an 8-ounce canned item.
"We realize at first this may seem odd; however, it is a practice that would catch an intruder off guard," she wrote in the letter, published by TV station WHNT in Huntsville.
"The canned food item could stun the intruder or even knock him out until the police arrive," Holley wrote. "The canned food item will give the students a sense of empowerment to protect themselves and will make them feel secure in case an intruder enters their classroom."
The school is in Valley, Alabama, part of the Chambers County school system.
The letter was sent after school employees received training from Auburn University's Department of Public Safety, Chambers County Schools Superintendent Kelli Hodge told The Associated Press in an interview Tuesday.
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At least they are entertaining the idea that perhaps they should consider protecting themselves. It’s a small amount of progress.
In the absence of a defensive firearm, fighting back is better than cowering under a desk waiting to die.
Your “assault can” will likely be chosen, but containing tuna from Samoa, so a Senator’s husband can benefit. :-/
The problem with this line of thinking Mr. SJB, is that once shot in the face, the student would be guilty of being in possession of a bullet while on school grounds. Automatic 10 day suspension with no opportunity of throwing a second can...
Well not anymore.
Or, at the ready to throw at each other whenever the teacher leaves the room.
Idiot.
So basically they want the children to bring canned goods to school to be used as weapons, while maintaining a “zero tolerance” policy against students bring weapons to school.
Just wait until a bunch a kids start throwing cans at each other and the principal gets to write a letter why half a dozen ambulances respond to the school.
If it has not been said, they could just take the box of rocks off his shoulders. Divey them out to the class rooms. I am sure there will be plenty of rocks to throw!
Exactly! Now don’t make fun or I’ll smack you with a can of beets.
But I don’t like Spam!
Exactly. Exactly.
Not now you've told everyone about it.
Hey, c’mon people, don’t be so quick to reject the idea.
Give peas a chance.
I teach, our training was school shooter based, running was recommended for younger kids.
As a former baseball coach I've always had at least 1 bat in my room that I would use in a worse case scenario.
I'd rather be armed and have others in the building armed, but I think that in the stressful confusion of an intruder shooting situation I'd want those armed to have some training beyond ccw training.
Deadly weapon. 90 day suspension.
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