(OT) SCHOOL - 1957 vs. 2007

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SCHOOL - 1957 vs. 2007

Scenario: Jack goes quail hunting before school, pulls into school

parking lot with shotgun in gun rack.

1957 - 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.

Scenario: ny and Mark get into a fistfight after school.

1957 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. ny and Mark shake hands and end up

buddies.

2007 - Police called, SWAT team arrives, arrests ny and Mark. Charge

them with assault, both expelled even though ny started it.

Scenario: won’t be still in class, disrupts other

students.

1957 - sent to office and given a good paddling by the Principal.

Returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class again.

2007 - given huge doses of Ritalin. Becomes a zombie. Tested for

ADD. School gets extra money from state because has a disability.

Scenario: breaks a window in his neighbor’s car and his Dad

gives him a whipping with his belt.

1957 - is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college, and

becomes a successful businessman.

2007 - ’s dad is arrested for child abuse. removed to

foster care and joins a gang. State psychologist tells ’s sister

that she remembers being abused herself and their dad goes to prison.

’s mom has affair with psychologist.

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

1957 - 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.

Scenario: Pedro fails high school English.

1957 - 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.

Scenario: ny takes apart leftover firecrackers from 4th of July,

puts them in a model airplane paint bottle, blows up a red ant bed.

1957 - Ants die.

2007 - BATF, Homeland Security, FBI called. ny charged with domestic

terrorism, FBI investigates parents, siblings removed from home, computers

confiscated, ny’s Dad goes on a terror watch list and is never

allowed to fly again.

Scenario: ny falls while running during recess and scrapes his knee.

He is found crying by his teacher, . hugs him to comfort him.

1957 - In a short time, ny feels better and goes on playing.

2007 - is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. She

faces 3 years in State Prison. ny undergoes 5 years of therapy.