Student suspended for stopping another student from shooting classmate

[mrveggieman]

In today's news of the stupid:

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nati...icle-1.1278648

[pwaldo]

Kid should be praised for being a hero and not treated like he did something wrong. Another school that is messed up and we wonder why kids are screwed up now.

[Wickabee]

What role did he play right before the gun was presented.

Just because he did good doesn't mean he's innocent.

[Clemson2012]

I have to disagree with him getting suspended.

[duane1969]

What role did he play right before the gun was presented.

Just because he did good doesn't mean he's innocent.

This was my first thought too. Did he know about the gun prior to the incident and just not say anything about it un til it became an issue?

From what I read, policy is to suspend all involved until a hearing on the matter when a gun is involved. There were actually two other students who helped disarm the gun holder who were suspended as well.

[mrveggieman]

So if he is found innocent of all charges how is he going to get the time back that he missed?

[Wickabee]

So if he is found innocent of all charges how is he going to get the time back that he missed?

Probably whine, moan and complain until he gets his way. With the general attitude of society there's no way he'll take "missed a couple days of school but saved lives and got hero treatment" as a win.

[duane1969]

So if he is found innocent of all charges how is he going to get the time back that he missed?

In the grand scheme of things, missing a few days until the hearing won't kill him. I am a high school teacher and kids miss all the time. No big deal. What he is mostly missing is the accolades from his peers and teachers for being a hero. My guess is he would have gotten little to no actual learning done anyway due to the distraction of being the hero of the day.

[duwal]

I do kind of see where the school is coming from as even though it had a positive ending his actions still could have made a very serious situation much worse and possibly put more students/faculty in danger

[mrveggieman]

I do kind of see where the school is coming from as even though it had a positive ending his actions still could have made a very serious situation much worse and possibly put more students/faculty in danger

So what should the alternative be? Just sit back and let his classmate, himself and others possibly be killed because he did nothing?