High School Violence
On Tuesday evening, Wife, Daughter and I were heading home from the Marseilles Chorale concert in Geneva when the 10:30 PM news came on the radio. The reporter announced the arrest earlier in the day of a senior from Daughter’s High School at Daughter’s High School. The young man was pocketing a loaded pistol, along with two extra, full magazines. In his backpack left in his Home Room were extra munitions. Immediately we asked Daughter why she had said nothing. She said that they had known something was up, but that when teachers came by to explain later, they said the student had wanted only to take his own life. They did not mention that he was fully equipped to kill himself many times over. So the thing had slipped her mind.
Daughter said yesterday was a media circus. Barriers were put up to separate students from press. Reporters would interview any student who had anything to say. Rumors flew.
Wife and I could do but one thing: Thank our Lord for the protection of all the students. Praise to him for a brave teacher who kept the student talking. And gratefulness to the Father for the police who got it all right, and fast.
April 10th, 2008 at 2:25 pm
Scary stuff. I thank God for the outcome, as well. Unfortunately, many times, this has not been the case. “It’s very strange world, we live in, Master Jack.” And sometimes a sad one!
April 10th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
Sharing your gratefulness.
I’ve never believed it was right to give these incidents the kind of full court press coverage they get in the media. Clearly it gives people ideas to take similar action.
April 10th, 2008 at 5:56 pm
We had a full lockdown last week that was the result of some phoned-in threats. When it was reported in the paper the next day, my wife asked (rightly) why I hadn’t told her about it. It’s strange…we get in the routine of school (or work) and sometimes forget about these things which should horrify us.
April 11th, 2008 at 4:34 am
In this day and age, that’s just a bit too close for comfort. I thought this only happened on our side of the ocean.
April 12th, 2008 at 12:28 pm
For many years I’ve known that what happened at your Daughter’s school could happen at any school including mine. I’m so thankful that your daughter and all of her fellow students and teachers are safe and yes, kudos to all who were involved in this potentially deadly situation.