Jet Moses Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 Cops: 3rd-graders plotted teacher attack By RUSS BYNUM, Associated Press Writer Wed Apr 2, 9:52 AM ET WAYCROSS, Ga. - A group of children ages 8 to 10 apparently were mad at their teacher because she had scolded one of them for standing on a chair, authorities say. That led the third-graders, as many as nine boys and girls, to plot an attack on the teacher at Center Elementary School in south Georgia. Police Chief Tony Tanner said the students apparently planned to knock the teacher unconscious with a glass paperweight, bind her with handcuffs and duct tape and then stab her with a broken steak knife. The scheme involved a division of roles, Tanner said. One child's job was to cover windows so no one could see outside, and another was supposed to clean up after the attack. "We're not sure at this point in the investigation how many of the students actually knew the intent was to hurt the teacher," Tanner said. School officials had alerted police Friday after a pupil tipped off a teacher that a girl had taken a weapon to school. Tanner said the teacher told detectives the children weren't known as troublemakers. "You can't dismiss it," Tanner said. "But because they are kids, they may have thought this was like a cartoon — we do whatever and then she stands up and she's OK. That's a hard call." The purported target teaches third-grade students with learning disabilities, including attention deficit disorder, delayed development and hyperactivity, friends and parents said. Two of the students were arrested on juvenile charges Tuesday and a third arrest was expected. District Attorney Rick Currie said other students told investigators they didn't take the plot seriously or insisted they had decided not to participate. "Some of the kids said, `We thought they were just kidding,'" Currie said. "Another child was supposed to bring a toy pistol, and he told a detective he didn't bring it because he thought he would get in trouble." Currie said the children are too young to be charged as adults, and probably too young to be sentenced to a youth detention center. "We did not hear anybody say they intended to kill her, but could they have accidentally killed her? Absolutely," Tanner said. "We feel like if they weren't interrupted, there would have been an attempt. Would they have been successful? We don't know." Currie said he decided to seek juvenile charges against two girls, ages 9 and 10, who brought the knife and paperweight and an 8-year-old boy who brought tape. He said they face charges of conspiracy to commit aggravated assault, and both girls are being charged with taking weapons to school. Nine children have been given discipline up to and including long-term suspension, said Theresa Martin, spokeswoman for the Ware County school system. She would not be more specific but said none of the children had been back to school since the case came to light. School system policy says any student who brings "anything reasonably considered to be a weapon" is to be expelled for at least the remainder of the school year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rillo Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 I blame the video games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alk Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 I tried to tell dickkotite to take it easy on those kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smizzy Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 Wow. They should beat those little bastards with an extension cord and throw them in jail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetheelz Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 "You can't dismiss it," Tanner said. "But because they are kids, they may have thought this was like a cartoon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
124 Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 I'm sorry, but that is just too funny. 3rd graders? Christ. And people tell me I don't know what I'm talking about when I talk about todays youth. If they're plotting crap like this, don't you think they're getting it on in Middle School? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
green_blood Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Division Marduk Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 Time the teachers got upgraded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 she teaches kids with a.d.d. And they were able to stay focused and put together a very detailed plan of attack. I think these kids are officially cured. Sounds like a good teacher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Jet Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 she teaches kids with a.d.d. And they were able to stay focused and put together a very detailed plan of attack. I think these kids are officially cured. Sounds like a good teacher. Good point. From the article the kids did seem quite organized. Every one had their specific assignments. I'm impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugeater Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 I believe the children are the future. That's why we must stop them now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Jet Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 I believe the children are the future. That's why we must stop them now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Division Marduk Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 He's right you know. It's us or them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet Moses Posted April 3, 2008 Author Share Posted April 3, 2008 There is no doubt in my mind that these kids get a steady diet of cheetos, slim jims, grape soda, and spaghetios. Just imagine some beauracrat telling you they are bussing your kid to that school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Good point. From the article the kids did seem quite organized. Every one had their specific assignments. I'm impressed. Plus she survived the plot against her. They should promote her to principal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet Moses Posted April 3, 2008 Author Share Posted April 3, 2008 ADD is a crock o' BS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alk Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 My son who is in Kindergarten came home talking about it yesterday. I explained to him how severely he would be beaten if I ever so much as got word that he was plotting or involved in a plot to do something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alk Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 I believe the children are the future. That's why we must stop them now. POTW NOM!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dickkotite Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 ADD is a crock o' BS. you are such a stupid individual. and you think you are are deep thinker.....its sad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet Moses Posted April 3, 2008 Author Share Posted April 3, 2008 you are such a stupid individual. and you think you are are deep thinker.....its sad Oh please it's a bunch of BS they invent some disorder because PC won't let society use the real explanations for why the kid can't read and write or follow simple procedures and step by step instructions. Nobody is responsible for their own behavior, they have a "disorder". We'll see who the stupid one is when you get carried out of that school of yours on a stretcher, bleeding from a gash in your skull after some crack baby smashes a glass paperweight on your head for calling his mother up to tell on him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackout Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 stupid southern kids Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ShadowJet35 Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 awww man, my mom would beat meee!!lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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