SCHOOL 1977 vs. SCHOOL 2007

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SCHOOL 1977 vs. SCHOOL 2007

Scenario: Jack goes quail hunting before school, pulls into school parking lot with shotgun in gun rack.

1977 - Vice principal comes over, looks at Jack’s shotgun, goes to his car and gets his own shotgun to showJack
2007 - School goes into lockdown, the RCMP are called, Jack is hauled off to jail and never sees his truck or gun again. Counselors are called in to assist traumatized students and teachers

Scenario: Johnny and Mark get into a fistfight after school

1977 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up buddies
2007 - Police are called, SWAT team arrives and arrests Johnny and Mark. They are charged with assault and both are expelled even though Johnny started it

Scenario: Jeffrey won’t sit still in class, disrupts other students.

1977 - Jeffrey is sent to the principal’s office and given a good paddling. Returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class again
2007 - Jeffrey is given huge doses of Ritalin. Becomes a zombie. Tested for ADD. School gets extra provincial funding because Jeffrey has a disability

Scenario: Billy breaks a window in his neighbour’s car and his Dad gives him a whipping with his belt.

1977 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college, and becomes a successful businessman
2007 - Billy’s dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy is removed to foster care and joins a gang. State psychologist tells Billy’s sister that she remembers being abused herself and their dad goes to prison. Billy’s mom has an affair with the psychologist

Scenario: Mark gets a headache and takes some Aspirin to school

1977 - Mark shares Aspirin with the school principal out on the smoking dock.
2007 - Police are called and Mark is expelled from school for drug violations. His car is searched for drugs and weapons

Scenario: Pedro fails high-school English.

1977 - Pedro goes to summer school, passes English, goes to college
2007 - Pedro’s cause is taken up by local human rights group. Newspaper articles appear nationally explaining that making English a requirement for graduation is racist. Canadian Civil Liberties Association files class action lawsuit against provincial school system and Pedro’s English teacher. English is banned from core curriculum. Pedro is given his diploma anyway but ends up mowing lawns for a living because he cannot speak English

Scenario: Johnny takes apart leftover Canada Day firecrackers, puts them in a model airplane paint bottle and blows up an anthill

1977 - Ants die
2007 – Canadian Firearms Centre and the RCMP are called and Johnny is charged with domestic terrorism. CSIS investigates parents, siblings are removed from the home, computers are confiscated, and Johnny’s dad goes on a terror watch list and is never allowed to fly again

Scenario: Johnny falls during recess and scrapes his knee. His teacher, Mary, finds him crying, and gives him a hug to comfort him.

1977 - Johnny soon feels better and goes back to playing
2007 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. She faces three years in federal prisonJohnny undergoes five years of therapy

Now how true is this

-Ken

 

Hey, I don't charge

Mitzs, I know what you mean, there was nothing wrong was chalk & chalkboard erasers wizzing passed my head (sometime it was a direct hit) when we mis-behaved.

-ken

 

Hey, what can I say, it kept you alert during certain classes

-Ken