School Daze

[Orrin]

Scenario 1:

Jack goes quail hunting before school and then pulls into the
school parking lot with his shotgun in his truck's gun rack.

1955 - Vice Principal comes over, looks at Jack's shotgun, goes to
his car and gets his shotgun to show Jack.

2009 - School goes into lock down, FBI called, Jack hauled off to
jail and never sees his truck or gun again. Counselors called in
for traumatized students and teachers.


Scenario 2:

Johnny and Mark get into a fist fight after school.

1955 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and
end up buddies.

2009 - Police called and SWAT team arrives -- they arrest both
Johnny and Mark.. They are both charged with assault and both
expelled even though Johnny started it.


Scenario 3:

Jeffrey will not be still in class, he disrupts other students.

1955 - Jeffrey sent to the Principal's office and given a good
paddling by the Principal. He then returns to class, sits still
and does not disrupt class again.

2009 - Jeffrey is given huge doses of Ritalin. He becomes a
zombie. He is then tested for ADD. The school gets extra money
from the state because Jeffrey has a disability.


Scenario 4:

Billy breaks a window in his neighbor's car and his Dad gives him
a whipping with his belt.

1955 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to
college and becomes a successful businessman.

2009 - Billy's dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy is removed
to foster care and joins a gang. The state psychologist is told
by Billy's sister that she remembers being abused herself and
their dad goes to prison. Billy's mom has an affair with the
psychologist.


Scenario 5:

Mark gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school.

1955 - Mark shares his aspirin with the Principal out on the
smoking dock.

2009 - The police are called and Mark is expelled from school for
drug violations. His car is then searched for drugs and weapons.


Scenario 6:

Pedro fails high school English.

1955 - Pedro goes to summer school, passes English and goes to
college.

2009 - Pedro's cause is taken up by state. Newspaper articles
appear nationally explaining that teaching English as a
requirement for graduation is racist. ACLU files class action
lawsuit against the state school system and Pedro's English
teacher. English is then banned from core curriculum. Pedro is
given his diploma anyway but ends up mowing lawns for a living
because he cannot speak English.


Scenario 7:

Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from the Fourth of July,
puts them in a model airplane paint bottle and blows up a red ant
bed.

1955 - Ants die.

2009- ATF, Homeland Security and the FBI are all called.. Johnny
is charged with domestic terrorism. The FBI investigates his
parents -- and all siblings are removed from their home and all
computers are confiscated. Johnny's dad is placed on a terror
watch list and is never allowed to fly again.


Scenario 8:

Johnny falls while running during recess and scrapes his knee. He
is found crying by his teacher, Mary. Mary hugs him to comfort
him.

1955 - In a short time, Johnny feels better and goes on playing.

2009 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her
job. She faces 3 years in Prison.

[arubamark]

Why is is "Mark" always manages to get into trouble?