school bashing !!!!!!!!!

[fish]

is there any reason why this hasn't been discussed on here ?

I think it was discussed previously under a "name them and shame them" topic.

[Media Park]

As ordinary as I consider school violence, and as much as I think these guys are pathetic and cowardly, when I went to high school, one kid was set on fire.

That tops a punch, sorry.

[The Apostle]

I went to Craigmore High School from 1992 to 1996 and that sort of thing was happening back then so i'm not surprised. It's what happens when you put the dropkick children of dropkick parents of the northern part of the Elizabeth area into a High School...

[Darth Vader]

I went to Craigmore High School from 1992 to 1996 and that sort of thing was happening back then so i'm not surprised. It's what happens when you put the dropkick children of dropkick parents of the northern part of the Elizabeth area into a High School...

Excellent comment. So true. I went to Findon High School and we had three distinct groups there. Those who barracked for West Torrens, those who barracked for West Adelaide and those who barracked for Port Adelaide. Guess which group contained the biggest persentage of bullies and headliced snotty nosed dickheads?

[The Sleeping Giant]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh2sWSVRrmo

[dedja]

As ordinary as I consider school violence, and as much as I think these guys are pathetic and cowardly, when I went to high school, one kid was set on fire.

That tops a punch, sorry.

Which school in Beirut was it?

[Psyber]

As ordinary as I consider school violence, and as much as I think these guys are pathetic and cowardly, when I went to high school, one kid was set on fire.
That tops a punch, sorry.

Which school in Beirut was it?

At least at Woodville high our fire bug only set fire to the St Clair Reserve.
And all I did was chip a wall in the Physics lab with my attempt to fire a steel ruler through a makeshift electromagnetic cannon.
[Oh and once clear a class room with a little vial of mercaptans knocked up at home in my mother's laundry which doubled as my chem lab.]

[Darth Vader]

As ordinary as I consider school violence, and as much as I think these guys are pathetic and cowardly, when I went to high school, one kid was set on fire.
That tops a punch, sorry.

Which school in Beirut was it?

At least at Woodville high our fire bug only set fire to the St Clair Reserve.
And all I did was chip a wall in the Physics lab with my attempt to fire a steel ruler through a makeshift electromagnetic cannon.
[Oh and once clear a class room with a little vial of mercaptans knocked up at home in my mother's laundry which doubled as my chem lab.]

Classic!

[Barto]

Must be serious. There's nine exclamation marks in the thread title.

[mickey]

I know a current coach in the SANFL system was stabbed at high school in the mid 90's...

[The Sleeping Giant]

Must be serious. There's nine exclamation marks in the thread title.

There are nine exclamation marks because it's http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h05YfP_8UsU

[fish]

Must be serious. There's nine exclamation marks in the thread title.

Don't tell Centurion.

[Booney]

I went to Craigmore High School from 1992 to 1996 and that sort of thing was happening back then so i'm not surprised. It's what happens when you put the dropkick children of dropkick parents of the northern part of the Elizabeth area into a High School...

Excellent comment. So true.
I went to Findon High School and we had three distinct groups there. Those who barracked for West Torrens, those who barracked for West Adelaide and those who barracked for Port Adelaide. Guess which group contained the biggest persentage of bullies and headliced snotty nosed dickheads?

You praise someone for an excellent comment and then post a comment that could not possibly have anything to do with the subject matter.

FWIW, deplorable behaviour from the kids involved, sadly the punishment will be unsatisfactory in the extreme.

[White Line Fever]

This incident wasn't a bashing or a king hit, just a old fashioned sucker punch.

No, it was a king hit. The recipient was rendered unconscious i.e a knockout. So it was a king hit.

I'm probably incorrect but my personal interpretation is:

Sucker punch - when you hit someone that is looking but not expecting it or can't defend them selves, eg. hands in pockets, wearing a backpack, unprovoked etc

King hit - when you punch someone from behind or the side when they are not aware they are about to be hit

[Booney]

This incident wasn't a bashing or a king hit, just a old fashioned sucker punch.

No, it was a king hit. The recipient was rendered unconscious i.e a knockout. So it was a king hit.

I'm probably incorrect but my personal inetrpretation is:

Sucker punch - when you hit someone that is looking but not expecting it or can't defend them selves, eg. hands in pockets, wearing a backpack, unprovoked etc

King hit - when you punch someone from behind or the side when they are not aware they are about to be hit

No need for anyone to enter into this debate, Wedgie and I will sort it out. Wont we mate?

[Dogwatcher]

[Sojourner]

The problem is that the School have little options available to them to actually deal with the problems. They can suspend but its fairly difficult to expel. The State Government have a very good facility at Bowden Brompton where kids that have issues can actually be helped and returned to the school system, yet it is opt in by parents. What needs to happen is that it needs to be compulsory and if neccessary more campuses created, then those that cause problems in the public school system can be removed and given the help they need and other students can get an education.

The cynic in me wonders if its not just ignored on purpose to encourage people to put their children in Private Schools and save the Govt a stack of $$$ in the process and that they have no real interest in actually dealing with anything at all?

[Footy Smart]

The problem is that the School have little options available to them to actually deal with the problems. They can suspend but its fairly difficult to expel. The State Government have a very good facility at Bowden Brompton where kids that have issues can actually be helped and returned to the school system, yet it is opt in by parents. What needs to happen is that it needs to be compulsory and if neccessary more campuses created, then those that cause problems in the public school system can be removed and given the help they need and other students can get an education.

The cynic in me wonders if its not just ignored on purpose to encourage people to put their children in Private Schools and save the Govt a stack of $$$ in the process and that they have no real interest in actually dealing with anything at all?

I went to a private school and there was only 1 fight on school grounds (2 willing participants) and one involving students from my school at the Village shopping centre (once again willing participants). Sure there was bullying and some standover tactics here and there, but the students knew that it was not acceptable and they would be suspended/expelled for physical violance. You were expected to represent the school and its Christian values. The teachers were vigilant and pulled students up at the first sign of something and/or thought there was an issue between 2 students.

This is purely a case of scum parents with scum kids. No respect for anything, and no respect for themselves let alone another human being.

I have witnessed first hand the Bowden Brompton children on a school excursion at my former place of work. These kids you could tell were dying to do something naughty and or destructive. Yet the teachers had a great understanding with the chcildren and the respect was there. You could see in the eyes of the children what they wanted to do yet didnt, because they knew they would get pulled up by the teacher.

[mick]

As ordinary as I consider school violence, and as much as I think these guys are pathetic and cowardly, when I went to high school, one kid was set on fire.
That tops a punch, sorry.

Which school in Beirut was it?

At least at Woodville high our fire bug only set fire to the St Clair Reserve.
And all I did was chip a wall in the Physics lab with my attempt to fire a steel ruler through a makeshift electromagnetic cannon.
[Oh and once clear a class room with a little vial of mercaptans knocked up at home in my mother's laundry which doubled as my chem lab.]

Do you remember in more enlightened times, when fireworks were legal and Selby's on North Terrace would sell you any chemical you wanted? A bloke I went to school with had purchased red phosporus from Selbys he had it in his shirt pocket, it spontaneously combusted in class. Poor bugger set himself on fire, bloody school(private) expelled him Needless to say as this was the 1960s there were no social workers involved, no counselling and no one sued anyone. Don't know whether he needed skin grafts or not because I never saw him again.

[Sam_goUUUdogs]

Not sure what the big deal about this particular incident is, happens everyday, its just not filmed and shown in the media.