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Seems a little harsh

8:06 am on Wednesday, January 26, 2005

Two boys were arrested for making pencil-and-crayon stick figure drawings depicting a 10-year-old classmate being stabbed and hung, police said. The children, charged with a felony, were taken from school in handcuffs.

The 9- and 10-year-old boys were arrested Monday and charged with making a written threat to kill or harm another person. They were also suspended from school.

I can see giving these boys a severe talking to perhaps. A felony charge seems a bit much though…

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Comment by cubicle

January 26, 2005 @ 2:10 pm

probably some visits to a counsler also.

remember that peral jam song jeremy.

“Jeremy spoke in class today…..ohhh…..ohhh…ohh”

Comment by Vestigial Fish

January 27, 2005 @ 1:23 pm

Harsh, but sadly necessary. Not necessary to prevent this from happening or to convince the children that it was wrong, but necessary from the school’s point of view. If there is one thing that Columbine and it’s aftermath did, it was to convince school administrators that it is far better to be seen as overreacting (from a protect-me-from-being-sued standpoint) than underreacting.

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