| Author | Message | ||
     marie Citizen Username: Marie Post Number: 1228 Registered: 6-2001 |
I was told by a teacher (who will remain nameless) that a loaded gun was confiscated from a student at CHS on Tues, and that a faculty meeting was called Wednesday morning to inform the teachers of the incident. Has anyone heard anything about this alleged incident? | ||
| lah Citizen Username: Lah Post Number: 308 Registered: 5-2001 |
There was no Wednesday morning faculty meeting. I doubt that there was a loaded gun either. | ||
| optimyst Citizen Username: Optimyst Post Number: 100 Registered: 6-2001 |
Marie, why do you always throw out rumors without any backup ? I love this town and resent tactics that seem made to scare the readers here. | ||
| Soda Citizen Username: Soda Post Number: 2147 Registered: 5-2001  |
Marie has countless (nameless) contacts on various faculties, public safety organizations, and grassroots nutjob groups. She gets around. And she's HOT! Don't mess with Marie. -s. BTW: She's against gun control, too. | ||
| sbenois Citizen Username: Sbenois Post Number: 12788 Registered: 10-2001  |
Marie, are you against gun control? | ||
| Soda Citizen Username: Soda Post Number: 2149 Registered: 5-2001 |
I completely take back my entire last post. -s. ...Except the part about her being HOT.  | ||
| Brian O'Leary Citizen Username: Brianoleary Post Number: 2597 Registered: 3-2002 |
I called the Superintendent to confirm that no such incident occurred. | ||
| ReallyTrying Citizen Username: Reallytrying Post Number: 568 Registered: 1-2003  |
Dave, can't you just delete this entire thread? The initial message was thoughtless, inconsiderate and inflammatory, and now we find it's a lie. Can't you just make it go away? | ||
| Albatross Citizen Username: Albatross Post Number: 414 Registered: 9-2004  |
No, hold on a second ReallyTrying, there are now a couple more interesting questions: Did a teacher really claim that a gun was confiscated? Who, and why? If not, was this a miscommunication or was it made up? | ||
| Brian O'Leary Citizen Username: Brianoleary Post Number: 2599 Registered: 3-2002 |
Actually, it might make more sense to leave the thread in place. I'd encourage anyone who hears stories like this to chase them down before posting, but in this case, it's a question asked and answered. | ||
| Dave Moderator Username: Dave Post Number: 4777 Registered: 4-1998  |
If we deleted it, people who read it and didn't get a chance to read the subsequent correction would assume it's true. | ||
| Soda Citizen Username: Soda Post Number: 2154 Registered: 5-2001 |
I now take back the part about Marie being HOT, too. How about hot-headed? Half-baked? Incendiary? Full of hot air? -s. BTW: She's lawyered-up, folks, so expect a hot time... | ||
| ReallyTrying Citizen Username: Reallytrying Post Number: 569 Registered: 1-2003 |
Thanks, all - you made some very good points in response to my whining plea. Dave, I appreciate your amending the thread's name. I'd really like to know the answers to the questions posed by Albatross. Since Marie's sources never seem to have names, perhaps her source this time could post here anonymously and explain exactly what happened. ...IF anything did happen. | ||
| eliz Supporter Username: Eliz Post Number: 916 Registered: 5-2001 |
Marie's source is that little voice in her head that tells her things like "Call right wing lawsuit-happy group and sue my neighbors" | ||
| shestheone Citizen Username: Shestheone Post Number: 101 Registered: 5-2003 |
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| marie Citizen Username: Marie Post Number: 1230 Registered: 6-2001 |
A teacher gave me this information on Friday. The teacher's name will remain anonymous for obvious reasons of retribution against her by the adminstration. Saturday morning a CHS student also told me about the ALLEGED incident involving a loaded gun. Was this scenario made up by a teacher and then spread through the school via students for fun? Maybe, but I highly doubt it and until I hear it from CHS that no such incident or similar kind of incident did or did not occur I don't think we have a definative answer yet. I have a child at CHS whose safety is my utmost concern and if there had been any other conversation going on about the ALLEGED incident, I wanted that information before I sent him back to school on Monday morning. I have spoken with Detective Lahey at the MPD and he told me that he was on duty last week and hadn't heard anything about said ALLEGED incident. I have a call into Mr Bailey at CHS and expect a return call on the subject sometime tomorrow. In the meantime,could Brian please confirm that no incidents involving any kind of weapons confiscated by security guards, police or teachers have occured at CHS last week, or at any other time since the beginning of the academic year both in the school and on school grounds? | ||
| Tom Reingold Supporter Username: Noglider Post Number: 4815 Registered: 1-2003  |
If you want to protect the innocent, then please don't spread rumors or ask if rumors are true. There is a cost to fear, you know. | ||
| StringsTeacher99 Citizen Username: Blue_eyes Post Number: 239 Registered: 4-2004  |
An ALLEGED teacher lied about an ALLEGED faculty meeting concerning an ALLEGED incident? I can understand someone saying they heard a rumor about a gun, but making up a story about a facutly meeting? Something's truly not right here. | ||
| Soda Citizen Username: Soda Post Number: 2158 Registered: 5-2001 |
Here's our moral for today, kiddies: "Don't bother to check your facts before you start a thread on MOL. If your allegations prove to be even remotely correct, you can claim victory and depart the field. If anyone calls you to task for so doing, object strenuously, and impugn their motives, credibility, or associations... Oh, yes... and always be sure to sue with other people's money!" -s. BTW: I'm wondering (A) if Marie's son was in school today, and (2) how grateful he must be for her eternal vigilance and proactive legal action. | ||
| Albatross Citizen Username: Albatross Post Number: 416 Registered: 9-2004 |
This teacher, if she gave you such information, acted irresponsibly, and should fear retribution. To be honest, it would be her own fault for starting this story. If this turns out to be untrue (as it appears to be), then there is a serious problem. I like how one isolated story has turned into a demand for disciplinary information from the high school. Why don't you call Renee Pollack, the HS principal, who would more likely have such information? Mr. O'Leary is very intelligent, but not omniscient. I have contact with some teachers at Columbia. I will ask them about any such occurrences. |
