Classroom III

Two students accused of attacking a teacher in a hallway of Germantown High School on Friday morning are now behind bars. The attack happened after 60-year-old Frank Burd confiscated an iPod from one of the students who was using it in class. The 14-year-old returned later with an 11th grader.

Technology in schools can get you killed. This makes me sick. I think this is about as bad as it gets. My heart goes out to the family of Frank Burd and hope justice is swift. This is not unlike what happens on a daily basis on the streets of large cities. It reminds me that it could happen to me.

Let’s get metal detectors at all school house doors. Who cares if they have x-ray machines at airports– this kind of junk must be stopped. Talk about “homeland security” how about school house security. I just wonder what kind of out burst these two “students” had on their school/court records. I bet it was not their first offense.

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