Teachers feel threatened by orange toy plastic gun.

[Hol]

Jasandjules said:

How odd, I took an air rifle into school - with permission of the teacher, for a "show and tell" type of day. No-one complained..

Doesn't say he pointed it at anyone or said he'd shoot anyone?!?

It doesn't say he didn't??, as that would probably end a good story that appeals to the sort people who want others to take responsibility for their kids..


One look at the mothers impartial face in her living room, and I am totally convinced he is simply a promising DJ.

[julianm]

Perhaps someone will have a look at the Friday afternoon curriculum design/policy of `let`s f*ck about with toys for an hour`.

[Esseesse]

The biggest problem in this whole story is the parent (and possibly lack of father).

Edited by Esseesse on Friday 6th March 14:53

[thismonkeyhere]

Esseesse said:

The biggest problem in this whole story is the parent (and possibly lack of father).

Edited by Esseesse on Friday 6th March 14:53

Also - Frome.

[FurtiveFreddy]

thismonkeyhere said:

Also - Frome.

They've always had a good gun club at Frome...

Probably an over-reaction by the school, but if he'd brought in one of these:



or one of these:



we'd probably be seeing the same story.

Even if it works, it's just a spring powered BB gun. Hardly anything to get worked up about, but a lot of people like to get worked up about nothing these days.

[thismonkeyhere]

FurtiveFreddy said:

They've always had a good gun club at Frome...

Not sure of relevance?

[FurtiveFreddy]

thismonkeyhere said:

Not sure of relevance?

Wasn't really supposed to have been. Just sayin'

Anyway, maybe Jayden should be going to this school, where they positively encourage pupils to bring in toy guns (but not cable ties)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-31...

The mother of Liam Scholes says she has no regrets about sending her son to school dressed as a character from the erotic novel Fifty Shades of Grey, to mark World Book Day.
Liam Scholes, 11, went to Sale High School dressed as Christian Grey from the explicit novel, wearing a grey suit and carrying cable ties and an eye mask.
""Liam was advised to dress as James Bond... but [he] was a promiscuous character who kills people," she said."

I'm starting to think these feckless parents plan these little jaunts in order to get themselves in the papers and on the telly.

Edited by FurtiveFreddy on Friday 6th March 16:05

[Triumph Man]

thismonkeyhere said:

Esseesse said:

The biggest problem in this whole story is the parent (and possibly lack of father).

Edited by Esseesse on Friday 6th March 14:53

Also - Frome.

Definitely. Also the cross eyed look is common in Frome.

[DrDoofenshmirtz]

Jeez...what a gormless looking kid!

[defblade]

Jayden needs some firearms training. He clearly has his finger on or near the trigger in most of those pictures, despite not intending to fire (I assume).

[otolith]

Justayellowbadge said:

This is one we won at the village fair, took about 30 seconds to realise the lad should not be playing with it unaccompanied. Could certainly hurt pets, for instance. Would not want to be shot with it close up.

Looks identical to me;





Looks like somebody is telling massive porkies, and I don't think it's JAYB.

Mind you, our primary school headmaster tried to stop us playing war in the playground without any props at all. I think he'd have been horrified if he's seen my extensive collection of plastic toy guns at home

[Hol]

FurtiveFreddy said:

thismonkeyhere said:

Also - Frome.

They've always had a good gun club at Frome...

Probably an over-reaction by the school, but if he'd brought in one of these:



or one of these:



we'd probably be seeing the same story.

Even if it works, it's just a spring powered BB gun. Hardly anything to get worked up about, but a lot of people like to get worked up about nothing these days.

You mean like his mum?

[Ari]

NoNeed said:

Those teachers and the head should be sacked.

Any actual thought process behind that statement that you might like to share with us..?

[Beati Dogu]

We used to bring cap guns, spud guns and later Black Widow catapults into school all the time. I had one of my guns confiscated in assembly one morning after it went off in my pocket (Oooh Errr Mrs!).

I never did get it back.


I bet there were no male teachers at that school.

[superkartracer]

KrazyIvan said:

Reading between the lines, kid has ADHD, among other learning difficulties.....

ADHD is not a learning disability, but 30-40% of cases often have a learning difficultly ( dyslexia ) for example.. attached. Reckon if he did have actual ADHD he'd be selling them onto his schoolmates ha ha. Mother looks more dangerous than the rubber gun.

Child not Kid , btw

HTH.

Edited by superkartracer on Saturday 7th March 08:30

[cossy400]

Ari said:

NoNeed said:

Those teachers and the head should be sacked.

Any actual thought process behind that statement that you might like to share with us..?

Ok how about some common sense from them then?/


Kid brings "gun" into school, hes a KID take "gun" off him and call parents in for a bking etc.

Not call the police, wasting resources for a kid with a toy gun.

[IanMorewood]

Teachers these days, call the police for that, at most it's a confiscation and return to a responsible adult at the end of term.

[Hol]

When the truth behind these cases finally comes out, the child is never an angel and the parents are usually the sort who get apoloplectic if anyone says no to their little Jonny.


So, I will read between the lines and assume that the little git came into school and started waving a pellet gun in everyone's faces (or worse).

Whatever, it was that he did do - it would have been bad enough to haven justified the schools response.

Pretending he just sat there looking at it whilst taking an extra test for the sake of it is wishful thinking.

[photosnob]

I've shot myself with an air pistol when playing around and drunk. And I've still got the scar. Now admittedly this was a more powerful job designed to kill rats and the like - but I wouldn't be overly happy if someone pointed one at me!

ADHD isn't real. It's just an excuse for poor behaviour and people refusing to accept responsibility for themselves. I could have been labelled adhd when I was younger - but instead learnt to stand on my own feet and no longer behave like that. It's like dyslexia, which is a direct result of Middle class parents who refuse to accept that their kids just arnt that good at reading and writing. It's a cop out.

I'd have given him a slap if he was my kid.

[Randy Winkman]

FurtiveFreddy said:

Anyway, maybe Jayden should be going to this school, where they positively encourage pupils to bring in toy guns (but not cable ties)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-31...

The mother of Liam Scholes says she has no regrets about sending her son to school dressed as a character from the erotic novel Fifty Shades of Grey, to mark World Book Day.
Liam Scholes, 11, went to Sale High School dressed as Christian Grey from the explicit novel, wearing a grey suit and carrying cable ties and an eye mask.
""Liam was advised to dress as James Bond... but [he] was a promiscuous character who kills people," she said."

I'm starting to think these feckless parents plan these little jaunts in order to get themselves in the papers and on the telly.

Edited by FurtiveFreddy on Friday 6th March 16:05

It's a fancy dress day at school .... I now what, I'll go as Christian Grey! Doesn't add up at all does it?