Wednesday, February 24, 2010

School Shooting in Colorado



A shooting happened Tuesday at Deer Creek Middle School in Littleton, CO. A 32 year old Bruco Strongeagle Eastwood. Who has a history of arrests for domestic violence, assault, menacing, driving under the influence and motor vehicle theft. Eastwood's father, described the alleged shooter as "different." "I don't know why he did this, but he's always had problems." Eastwood shot two students one male and one female. They both were initially taken to the hospital where authorities initially said were non life-threatening injuries. It could have been worse if it wasn't for a math teacher who has become a national hero after breaking up what could have been a potentially deadly school shooting.

Also in my school line of news.
88 Teachers fired due to improving the quality of a high school!

So when the school board in Central Falls, R.I., fired all 88 teachers and staff at its high school, the move had little to do with productivity and everything to do with sending a message to teachers unions: The status quo of poor performing schools is unacceptable. Central Falls' high school was one of six schools Rhode Island identified as poor performers. Test scores are low. Just over half of the students drop out. The superintendent and teachers tried to reach agreement on transformation, which would have meant working longer hours, among other things, but failed. Then the superintendent opted for turnaround and at a public meeting Tuesday, the board voted to fire all the staff. This was super dramatic. Do you think this was a good idea or bad? Or will it have a good impression on them or make this school system worse? what do you think? Until then....

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