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Submitted by lovin-life on Thu, 10/26/2006 - 5:21am

Just a quick post...there was a thread here somewhere (I'm rushed and will look later) about Texas teaching kids to fight back against gunmen in their schools....

Well tht happened in my community on Tuesday.
A 15 yr old was rumoured to be carrying a sawed-of shotgun in his back pack at school. Two 18 years olds jumped him..wrestled the back pack from him and turned it and him over the the RCMP.

....The sentiment with kis around here seems to be I'm not going down without a fight...

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Submitted by SympatheticBioDad on Thu, 10/26/2006 - 7:51am

Here's my original forum post on this subject: Students taught to attack if gunman appears

Was there a news story on what happened in your community? If there was, how did the media portray it? I wonder if the media would stay neutral on this subject. I wouldn't expect them to.

I would like to think that if this happened in our schools at least the teachers would be trained to defend the students. I can see Highschool kids being able to defend themselves against a gunman if need be. I'm not so sure I would encourage grade school children to do anything though. I certainly wouldn't expect my eleven year old son to be able to subdue an adult. Even if a group of kids his age would try, I think the odds are against them.

There's been some discussion in the news about arming teachers in schools. Anyone want to comment on that?

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Submitted by lovin-life on Thu, 10/26/2006 - 8:22am

The follow-up on the news story...says that the 15 yr old just brought it to show it off... The media stated the incident matter of factly but there was an underlying tone/sentiment of "Way to Go!"

I question how far you should train or encourage civilians to play cops, swat or military roles..... Trained professional are the best to judge a situation and act accordingly..

Having said that....if your a gonner anyway ...you have nothing to loose.. 8 yrs old or 18 yrs old... it may save your life. But can a child make that determination? Depends somewhat on the individual child, his/her age and the how desperate the situation...

I have taught my kids some self preservation strategies...to avoid abduction... and to empower them to have options to prevent or escape harm if they ever find themselves in that situation.

I think many teens, because of the world they now live..have thought about this issue..discussed with with their peers..and would act.