The AP reports that experts are skeptical about the 3rd graders determination to really follow through with the plot to harm their teacher. Although it was clear that they brought a glass paperweight in order to knock the teacher out, in addition to a steak knife, handcuffs, and duct tape, experts said children that age are certainly imaginative and capable of creating elaborate games. But Dr. Louis Kraus, a child psychiatry expert at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, said he doubts they would have actually attacked.
"The reality is it is highly unlikely they would have been successful at this," Kraus said. "Even if it had begun, it's unclear whether they actually would have followed through with it."
Okay. If a 12 year old is capable of dancing at a strip club and making good tips, then I believe these 3rd graders fully planned to go through with this - Ocean's Eleven style.
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THE PLOT: A group of 3rd graders (8 and 9 year olds) at Center Elementary School in Waycross, Georgia brought a broken steak knife, handcuffs, duct tape and other items for the job and assigned children tasks including covering the windows and cleaning up afterward, police said Tuesday.
THE MOTIVE: They were mad at the teacher because she scolded one of them for standing on a chair.
THE TARGET: A veteran teacher who teaches students with learning disabilities (ADD, ADHD, etc).
THE PUNISHMENT: The students have been suspended, but the school system is trying to see how far they can go with the discipline since they are all under 13.
THE SAD PART: The principal seems to be in denial. "This is an isolated incident, an aberration. ... We have good kids," Center Principal Angie Coleman told the newspaper.
Yep, good kids who compiled duct tape, a steak knife, and handcuffs in a duffel bag and brought it to school. Unless they were bringing props for the school play "Extreme Home Makeover featuring Cops and Chefs", something is horribly wrong Principal Coleman. I hope this is an April Fools joke.
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