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Guys, its all over the news by now...the high school I graduated from 2 1/2 years ago has been the scene of another school shooting. 3 of my former teachers have been shot, and the town is flipping out. I have friends there, and its within walking distance of my house. Please pray for my friends and my community. I'll try to keep you all posted.
-Mike
I'm checking the News channels, I can't find it . In any case, really sorry to hear that, and best wishes and prayers for those there.
Prayers for you and the people involved. Do you have any more info?? I have tryed to search various news pages and turned up nothing.
All 3 wounds are critical...all 3 men are in critical condition....
-Mike
http://www.wate.com/Global/story.asp?S=4090301
I've heard Mr. Bruce has died, but I've heard he is ok....I don't know at this point....all 3 are in surgery right now.
-Mike
Wow, that is really scary....Our thoughts are with you. Thanks for the additional info.
I'm hearing different things right now. My girlfriend was there when it happened. She says that 1 has head wounds.
-Mike
Assistant Principle Ken Bruce has died....
-Mike
They just showed the kid that did it on TV he was covered in blood. The kid was 14 years old...14!!! What the hell are kids thinking these days?!
-Mike
Unbelievable.... My prayers are with the families and victim's... Sorry to hear about this, Mike...
I am so sorry to see something like this happen again, and my prayers are with everyone involved. I attended the Jr. High school that was attached to the HS when a shooting like this happened in Taber, Alberta just after Columbine. I just don't get how people can do this.
Prayers sent for all involved.
It is a twisted world. We recently had a riot at one of our local high schools in the early morning. It took nearly every unit my department had plus local PD units and every State Trooper in a three county radius to get it under control. High Schools seem to have their share of disturbed kids.
I have recieved training on how handle school shooting incidents. Tactics have changed since Columbine. Hope I never have to use my training.
Prayers sent to your community.
That's a horrible tragedy to read about, and I'm sure it's got to be even worse when it hits close to home. Sorry to hear about this Mike. This will be in my prayers as well.
Its just crazy. Apparently the kid had the gun at school, and was going to trade it off for oxycontin. One of his friends told the principles, and when they called the kid to the office, he unloaded on the 3 principles. Just a bad bad deal.
-Mike
Oxys are some strong shit. If he had a habit, it's the same as heroin, exactly. Desparate? Probably. Excused? Never.Quote:
Originally Posted by reaganyouth84
Prayers out for these folks - it took a lot of guts for those men to go for that gun - a lot to sacrifice for something so sensless.
http://www.wate.com/Global/story.asp...01&nav=menu7_2
There is the newest link I could find. There are videos, pictures, and the updated story. It really makes me think twice about being a teacher.
-Mike
Am I the only one whose caught this? Mike when was the first?Quote:
Originally Posted by reaganyouth84
My mother (who lives in Kingston, outside Knoxville) was just shocked and was so happy me and my sister are out of high school now.
I think that he was referring to the previous school shootings across the nation.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kayakinboy
very sad.
Wow, that's seriously messed up. I hope the other two pull through. And that the 14yo monster gets the death penalty, or pitched in a well and fed rotting food and putrid water till he expires.
I am going to try to go visit the 2 men that were shot Tuesday. They are at the University of Tennessee Hospital, which is on the same campus as I am. The last I heard is that they are both still in the ICU, so I doubt I will get to see either of them. One has a bullet lodged behind his bladder, the other man has a bullet lodged behind his heart. They are both going under a very tricky operation.
-Mike
If you do get to see them, send them the best from everyone!
Hey guys, not a lot of updated information, but I have a few things to say. One of my former vice principals who served with the 3 men shot was in my mom's office today having her teeth cleaned. She retired at the end of my Senior year and was not at the school Tuesday. She told my mom that she was on the phone with a guidance counciler who was in the office, and she heard the shots fired over the phone. The former VP went to the UT Hospital to vist Mr. Seale and Mr. Pierce. Mr. Pierce was still in the ICU, but she was able to visit with Seale. Seale told her that Mr. Bruce was standing right next to the kid when he began shooting. Seale began to cry, and told her that it should've been him and not Bruce who died. Seale said Bruce didn't have a chance, the kid fired from point blank range and hit him in the chest. It has obviously been a very emotional past few days. Mr. Bruce's funeral is Friday.
I found out a few new things though which have led me to believe this was possibly premeditated. I found out today that the kid arrived at school late, he arrived at the begining of his lunch period, which would have been around 1:20ish, the shooting happened after the lunch period at 2:11. I believe he showed the gun to fellow students in hopes that they would tell school officials in order to be alone with the to carry out what he had planned. After this he sat back and waited to be confronted. Once the principals found out the student had a weapon, the obviously called him to the office in a confined room with just the 3 principals, and the 1 student. Once alone and within a few feet of each target, he began to unload.
-Mike
I found out last night at the funeral from another school administrator that the head principal, Mr. Seale, did not want to readmit the kid into the school system. He raised hell over it, but the school superintendant over rid his authority and forced him to take the kid.
The teacher also told me that they would have had an officer frisk the kid in the hall. Administrators aren't allowed to touch students legally, so a school police officer has to. Well, the only officer on hand was female, and females can't frisk males, males can't frisk females. So where was the male officer? The superindendant cut him out of the budget just a few weeks before.
I think once parents begin to get over their shock/grief, that they will be out for this superintendant's blood.
-Mike
In my department you can frisk anyone male or female...Especially when safety is concerned. It is good to have a witness though. Whoever polices your schools needs to review their policy.
When I frisk females I use my flashlight instead of my hand. It makes a clanking sound when it rubs against metal.