Re: Off-list observation

[Suby Wallace <swallace@NIC.CRSC.K12.AR.US>]

Whether or not the subject of guns is "on-topic" for LM_Net, the request for
suggestions and comparable policies is not "off-topic".  After all, we are
information specialists.  To provide a school's policy on a similar subject
is definitely within bounds.  And in this day and age, I would certainly
hope we could ask each other for suggestions on how to handle pre-violent
behavior.

Once, my sister had given me a plastic gun for a Christmas gag gift because
I was a single girl who had moved to a large city to work.  It shot little
sparks out, and I loved it.  Imagine my surprise when it was confiscated
from me at the airport.  As you can imagine, none of the baggage checkers
were smiling when I tried to explain the reason I was carrying it on my
person.  The fact was that I could have used it as a weapon in someone's
back, whether or not it was real.

Suby Wallace, LMS          870-919-7809   fax 870-910-7811
Nettleton Intermediate Center         (grades 5-6)
3801 Vera
Jonesboro, AR  72401         swallace@nic.crsc.k12.ar.us

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