NH teen who zapped nipples during shop class sues

The Chron ^ | 8/31/2010 | ap

[fungoking]

DOVER, N.H. — A New Hampshire high school student shocked so severely in shop class that his heart stopped beating is suing his teacher, the school district and the city of Dover.

Kyle Dubois and his parents claim teacher Thomas Kelley did not warn Dubois and other students of the dangers of the electrical demonstration cords in their electrical trades class.

On March 11, Dubois attached an electrical clamp to one nipple while another student attached another clamp to the other. A third student plugged in the cord.

Dubois was critically injured.

The New Hampshire Union Leader says Dubois' suit contends he suffered permanent brain damage.

Kelley resigned from his teaching position about a month after the incident. He declined to comment on the lawsuit.

[fungoking]

Maybe the brain damage happend before he hooked electrodes to his nipples?

[farlander]

That was my first thought. Pre-existing condition.

[DouglasKC]

You can’t fix stupid.

[jessduntno]

How many kids does it take to hook up a classmates nipples to a generator?

Watt?

[massgopguy]

Did this kid’s parents teach him not to stick tweezers into an electrical outlet? If not, he should sue them too.

[ronnyquest]

Your kids are morons, but it’s the teacher’s and school’s fault?

[Mark was here]

I think he got the example of how to cook a wiener dog confused.

[dead]

Kyle Dubois and his parents claim teacher Thomas Kelley did not warn Dubois and other students of the dangers of the electrical demonstration cords in their electrical trades class.

Fire bad! Arrrgggg.

[albie]

The sad part is they’ll get a settlement. Probably $15,000+/-.

[FourPeas]

This was a high school student? OK. We are in such deep trouble.

[pingman]

Shucks;we missed another Darwin Awards candidate!

[library user]

ROTFL!

[elpadre]

are they still sending problem pupils to shop classes.

[Cheetahcat]

I think this is genetic,one needs to examine the parents.

[Cubs Fan]

I think this is the very same method Obama uses when he needs to think up policy.

[ElayneJ]

This is the end of electrical trades classes.

[Piquaboy]

How did anyone that stupid ever make it to high school?

[Newton]

sounds like the classic “I’m a moron so I’m going to sue you for my stupidity” defense.... must be liberals....so that makes it ok then. /sarcasm

[dead]

How did anyone that stupid ever make it to high school?

Everybody's passed along.

A fern could finish in the top half of the class.

[svcw]

I would be embarrassed to bring the suit. It would be humiliating to have a child as stupid as this boy.