I've gotta figure out a way to make more money so we can afford to homeschool our daughter.
Posted on 04/22/2005 12:38:44 PM PDT by kingattax
RACINE - An 8-year-old Julian Thomas Elementary School student attacked and seriously injured the school's principal with a wooden pole Thursday morning.
Principal Angela Ress Apmann was "somewhat responsive" after being struck in the upper body and head several times, according to police. She was taken to St. Mary's Medical Center in Racine where she was treated and released for multiple lacerations.
The incident was reported to the Racine Police Department at about 8:30 a.m., prior to the start of the school day, Sgt. William Macemon said.
Apmann approached the student when she saw him carrying a large pole - about 28 inches long and 1½ inches in diameter - on school grounds, Macemon said. When she went to take away the pole, the boy started swinging it at her. The boy struck Apmann several times before he was subdued by other staff members.
The pole, recovered by police, was broken into three pieces.
The boy was being held Thursday at the Racine County Juvenile Detention Center. He told police he brought the pole from home as protection from other students, but did not explain why he attacked Apmann, Macemon said.
Precautions were taken at the Julian Thomas on Thursday, said Linda Flashinski, Unified's director of communication and public affairs.
Outside doors were locked and students remained in their classrooms, except for specialty classes, Flashinski said. There were no recesses and students ate lunch in classrooms. A crisis counselor was available for students and staff.
"Dr. Ann Laing, assistant superintendent for elementary education, spent the day at Julian Thomas to oversee and assist staff and students through the day," Flashinski said.
A letter was sent home with Julian Thomas students noting Thursday's incident, Flashinski said.
"The cooperation and assistance of the Police Department and the staff in the building was phenomenal and assisted with returning the school to normal in a smooth as fashion as possible," Flashinski said. "The safety of the students was secure at all times."
On Thursday, students in the Racine Unified School District had an early release day, which means dismissal was earlier than usual for districtwide staff
Well the posters in the "handcuffed girl" thread tell me that this kid needs to be put in timeout and that handcuffing them isn't a very good choice of restraint.
Also posted here
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1388722/posts
Kid is probably Bi-Polar, which means he has another pole somewhere.
either this kid was a Ninja or this is one wimpy principal
Teacher brought her mouth to a pole fight - she lost!
Fer cryin' out loud. A 28-inch-long piece of wood is called a "stick" where I come from. It sounds like an axe handle. A "pole" is something you string power and telephone lines on.
More abuse of journalistic license for added drama.
LOL
Outside doors were locked and students remained in their classrooms, except for specialty classes, Flashinski said. There were no recesses and students ate lunch in classrooms. A crisis counselor was available for students and staff.
Good grief! All this because an 8-year-old whacked the principal with a stick? There is no sanity left in the public school system.
ROFL! Wickedly funny.
The school needs a stronger staff. ;)
(but i'm not telling him that)
I've gotta figure out a way to make more money so we can afford to homeschool our daughter.
Were the kids too traumatized by hearing about it at the water fountain?
I hope, I hope, I hope I can talk my wife into homeschooling.
"OK,kid...Drop the stick, NOW !"
Was it a ten-foot pole?
Maybe I'm old-fashioned, but stuff like this didn't happen in grammar schools in the "old" days when kids had to be responsible for their actions, when they feared a spanking by the parents, or in junior high school, a swat from the principal. Parents can't even spank their kids now without fear of going to jail, and swats by the principal are unheard of. The kids have nothing to fear anymore, and they take advantage of that. Just my take.
LOL. The ol' double whammy.
THat's why I could never work in the Public School System because if some kid tried to hit me with anything he would find himself picking himself out of the Dempsey Dumpster.
As many teachers I did not like in School never thought about being dis-respectful because we had parents that had quite a long leather strap that hurt like hell when whacked with it!
Kid said he brought the stick to school to protect himself from other kids. When the teacher tried to take it from him maybe he took it out on her that he had to bring a stick for protection in the first place.He should be taught not bullied.
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