HIGH SCHOOL -- 1957 vs. 2009
Scenario 1:
Jack goes quail hunting before school and then pulls into
the school parking lot with his shotgun in his truck's gun
rack.
1957 - Vice Principal comes over, looks at Jack's shotgun,
goes to his car and gets his shotgun to show Jack.
2009 - School goes into lock down, FBI called, Jack hauled
off to jail and never sees his truck or gun again.
Counsellors called in for traumatized students and teachers.
Scenario 2:
Johnny and Mark get into a fist fight after school.
1957 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins.. Johnny and Mark shake hands
and end up buddies.
2009 - Police called and SWAT team arrives -- they arrest both
Johnny and Mark. They are both charged them with assault and
both expelled even though Johnny started it.
Scenario 3:
Jeffrey will not be still in class, he disrupts other students.
1957 - Jeffrey sent to the Principal's office and given a good
paddling by the Principal. He then returns to class, sits still
and does not disrupt class again.
2009 - Jeffrey is given huge doses of Ritalin. He becomes a
zombie. He is then tested for ADD. The school gets extra money
from the state because Jeffrey has a disability. Jeffrey later
successfully sues the school board, principal, and teacher.
The suit is settled out of court for an undisclosed sum that
is in excess of 6 figures.
Scenario 4:
Billy breaks a window in his neighbour’s car and his Dad gives
him a whipping with his belt..
1957 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes
to college and becomes a successful businessman.
2009 - Billy's dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy is
removed to foster care and joins a gang. The state psychologist
is told by Billy's sister that she remembers being abused her-
self and their dad goes to prison. Billy's mom has an affair
with the psychologist.
Scenario 5:
Mark gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school.
1957 - Mark shares his aspirin with the Principal out on the
smoking dock.
2009 - The police are called and Mark is expelled from
school for drug violations His car is then searched for drugs
and weapons.
Scenario 6:
Pedro fails high school English.
1957 - Pedro goes to summer school, passes English and goes
to college.
2009 - Pedro's cause is taken up by state. Newspaper articles
appear nationally explaining that teaching English as a re-
uirement for graduation is racist. ACLU files class action
lawsuit against the state school system and Pedro's English
teacher. English is then banned from core curriculum. Pedro
is given his diploma anyway but ends up mowing lawns for a
living because he cannot speak English.
Scenario 7:
Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from the Fourth of
July, puts them in a model airplane paint bottle and blows
up a red ant bed.
1957 - Ants die.
2009 - ATF, Homeland Security and the FBI are all called.
Johnny is charged with domestic terrorism. The FBI investi-
gates his parents -- and all siblings are removed from
their home and all computers are confiscated. Johnny's dad
is placed on a terror watch list and is never allowed to
fly again.
Scenario 8:
Wally falls while running during recess and scrapes his knee.
He is found crying by his teacher, Nancy. Nancy hugs him to
comfort him.
1957 - In a short time, Wally feels better and goes on playing.
2009 - Nancy is accused of being a sexual predator and loses
her job. She faces 3 years in State Prison... Wally undergoes
5 years of therapy.
