1973 Scenario:
Jack pulls into school parking lot with rifle in gun rack. Vice Principal comes over, takes a look at Jack's rifle, goes to his car and gets his rifle to show Jack.
1973 Scenario:
Johnny and Mark get into a fist fight after school. Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up best friends. Nobody goes to jail, nobody arrested, nobody expelled.
1973 Scenario:
Jeffrey won't be quiet in class, disrupts other students. Jeffrey sent to office and given a good paddling by Principal. He returns to class and is quiet.
1973 Scenario:
Billy breaks a window in his father's car and his Dad gives him a whipping. Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college, and becomes a successful businessman.
1973 Scenario:
Mark gets a headache and takes some headache medicine to school. Mark shares headache medicine with Principal out on the smoking dock.
1973 Scenario:
Mary turns up pregnant. 5 High School Boys leave town. Mary does her senior year at a special school for expectant mothers.
1973 Scenario:
Pedro fails high school English. Pedro goes to summer school, passes English, goes to college.
1973 Scenario:
Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from the 4th of July, puts them in a model airplane paint bottle, blows up a red ant bed. Ants die.
1973 Scenario:
Johnny falls while running during recess and scrapes his knee. He is found crying by his teacher, Mary. Mary, hugs him to comfort him.
In a short time Johnny feels better and goes on playing.
2006 Scenario:
School goes into lockdown, FBI called, Jack hauled off to jail and never sees his truck or gun again. Counselors called in for traumatized students and teachers.
2006 Scenario:
Police called, SWAT team arrives, arrests Johnny and Mark. Charge them with assault, both expelled even though Johnny started it.
2006 Scenario:
Jeffrey given huge doses of Ritalin. Becomes a zombie. School gets extra money from state because Jeffrey has a disability.
2006 Scenario:
Billy's Dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy removed to foster care and joins a gang. Billy's sister is told by state psychologist that she remembers being abused herself and their Dad goes to prison. Billy's mom has affair with psychologist.
2006 Scenario:
Police called, Mark expelled from school for drug violations. Car searched for drugs and weapons.
2006 Scenario:
Middle School Counselor calls Planned Parenthood, who notifies the ACLU. Mary is driven to the next state over and gets an abortion without her parent's consent or knowledge. Mary given condoms and told to be more careful next time.
2006 Scenario:
Pedro's cause is taken up by state democratic party. 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 can't speak English.
2006 Scenario:
BATF, Homeland Security, FBI called. Johnny charged with domestic terrorism, FBI investigates parents, siblings removed from home, computers confiscated, Johnny's Dad goes on a terror watch list and is never allowed to fly again.
2006 Scenario:
Johnny's parents sue and win a 3 million dollar law suit against the county for not posting signs warning that running on the playground can be hazardous. Mary is accused of being a sexual predator for hugging Johnny and loses her job. She faces 3 years in State Prison.
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