I remember when we learned from our school’s intercom system that President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Someone in our class stuck up their clenched fist and yelled “YES!!” After we watched the classroom TV to get the latest news, the student continued to make comments that voiced his approval. Needless to say, our teacher ushered him out of the classroom and took him to the principal. We did not see him at school for a week afterwards. I am sure his parents got word and, in those days, got a severe ass-kicking by his father.
>>I remember when we learned from our school’s intercom system that President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Someone in our class stuck up their clenched fist and yelled “YES!!” <<
Walked into my HS Civics class just in time to hear my the teacher yell, as he ran into the room, “they killed him! He’s dead!”
I immediately opened my mouth, and said, “good; it’s about time they killed him!”
Teacher went ballistic, and I quickly learned he was talking about President Kennedy, not the CA Death Row prisoner (The teach was anti death penalty.) scheduled for execution that day, after years of delays and stays. Red face, once it was sorted out.
He had gotten the news in the teachers lounge; we didn’t have TVs in our classrooms, unless one was rolled in for something special.