School 1967 v. 2007

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

1967 - Vice Principal comes over, looks at Jack's shotgun, goes to his car and gets his shotgun to show Jack.
2007 - School goes into lock down, FBI called, Jack hauled off to jail and never sees his truck or gun again. Counselors called in for traumatized students and teachers.
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Scenario: Johnny and Mark get into a fist fight after school.

1967 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up buddies.
2007 - Police called, SWAT team arrives, arrests Johnny and Mark. Charge them with assault, both expelled even though Johnny started it.

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Scenario: Jeffrey won't be still in class, disrupts other students.

1967 - Jeffrey sent to office and given a good paddling by the Principal. Returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class again.
2007 - Jeffrey given huge doses of Ritalin. Becomes a zombie. Tested d for ADD. School gets extra money from state because Jeffrey has a disability.
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Scenario: Billy breaks a window in his neighbor's car and his Dad gives him a whipping with his belt.

1967 - 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 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.

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Scenario: Mark gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school .

1967 - Mark shares aspirin with Principal out on the smoking dock.
2007 - Police called, Mark expelled from school for drug violations. Car searched for drugs and weapons.
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Scenario: Pedro fails high school English.

1967 - Pedro goes to summer school, passes English, goes to college.
2007 - Pedro's cause is taken up by state. Newspaper articles appear nationally explaining that teaching English as a requirement for graduation is racist. ACLU files class action lawsuit against state school system and Pedro's English teacher. English banned from core curriculum. Pedro given diploma anyway but ends up mowing lawns for a living because he cannot speak English.

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Scenario: Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from 4th of July, puts them in a model airplane paint bottle, blows up a red ant bed.

1967 - Ants die.
2007 - BATF, Homeland Security, FBI called. Johnny charged with domestic terrorism, FBI investigates parents, siblings removed from home, computers confiscated, Johnny's Dad goes on a terror watch list and is never allowed to fly again.

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Scenario: Johnny falls while running during recess and scrapes his knee. He is found crying by his teacher, Mary. Mary hugs him to comfort him.

1967 - In a short time, Johnny feels better and goes on playing.
2007 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job.
She faces 3 years in State Prison. Johnny undergoes 5 years of therapy.

Re: School 1967 v. 2007

so true......

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Having been 14 in 1967, I can tell you that is exactly what happened (except for the gun part). We all managed to make it through. How things are handled in this day and age seems to create more problems than they solve.

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THAT IS AWESOME....BUT TRUE

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this had me in tears

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Very true.

Sad the world has come to this.

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Very sad but true.

Can I add one?

Scenario: Johnny calls teacher a curse word in class.

1967 - Teacher sends Johnny to principal for a paddling, then when he gets home his father gives him another paddling. Johnny learns to be respectful to authority figures.

2007 - Teacher writes up Johnny for a suspension, Johnny goes home and tells his dad that the teacher is "out to get him." Parents call up principal, who, to prevent a lawsuit, reprimands the teacher and take away the suspension. Johnny learns he can curse out authority figures; years later when he is pulled over for speeding and tells the cop to f* off, he wonders why he is arrested.

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