Scenario 1:
Jack goes quail hunting before school and then pulls into the school parking lot with his shotgun in his truck's gun rack.
1959 - Vice Principal comes over, looks at Jack's shotgun, goes to his car and gets his shotgun to show Jack.
2009 - School goes into lock down, FBI called, Jack hauled off to jail and never sees his truck or gun again. Counselors called in for traumatized students and teachers.

Scenario 2:
Johnny and Mark get into a fist fight after school.
1959 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up buddies.
2009 - Police called and SWAT team arrives – they arrest both Johnny and Mark. They are both charged them with assault and both expelled even though Johnny started it.

Scenario 3:
Jeffrey will not be still in class, he disrupts other students.
1959 - Jeffrey sent to the Principal's office and given a good paddling by the Principal. He then returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class again.
2009 - Jeffrey is given huge doses of Ritalin. He becomes a zombie. He is then tested for ADD. The school gets extra money from the state because Jeffrey has a disability.

Scenario 4:
Billy breaks a window in his neighbor's car and his Dad gives him a whipping with his belt.
1959 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college and becomes a successful businessman.
2009 - Billy's dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy is removed to foster care and joins a gang. The state psychologist is told by Billy's sister that she remembers being abused herself and their dad goes to prison. Billy's mom has an affair with the psychologist.

Scenario 5:
Mark gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school.
1959 - Mark shares his aspirin with the Principal out on the smoking dock.
2009 - The police are called and Mark is expelled from school for drug violations. His car is then searched for drugs and weapons.

Scenario 6:
Pedro fails high school English.
1959 - Pedro goes to summer school, passes English and goes to college.
2009 - Pedro's cause is taken up by state. Newspaper articles appear nationally explaining that teaching English as a requirement for graduation is racist. ACLU files class action lawsuit against the state school system and Pedro's English teacher. English is then banned from core curriculum. Pedro is given his diploma anyway but ends up mowing lawns for a living because he cannot speak English.


Scenario 7:
Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from the Fourth of July, puts them in a model airplane paint bottle and blows up a red fire ant mound.
1959 - Ants die.
2009- ATF, Homeland Security and the FBI are all called. Johnny is charged with domestic terrorism. The FBI investigates his parents -- and all siblings are removed from their home and all computers are confiscated. Johnny's dad is placed on a terror watch list and is never allowed to fly again.

Scenario 8:
Johnny falls while running during recess and scrapes his knee. He is found crying by his teacher, Mary. Mary hugs him to comfort him.
1959 - In a short time, Johnny feels better and goes on playing.
2009 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. She faces 3 years in State Prison. Johnny undergoes 5 years of therapy.

This is all true. Why is it in the joke department?

my mistake, reported myself and requested it be moved

thanks

Shows how much things have changed through the years : And not always for the good...............good one

fran glad you posted this,whatever happened to"kids will be kids"

no longer allowed - now all a blame game

I didn't say it was your fault,
I said I was going to blame you.

seems a bit exaggerated to me, glad India is still in 1959 by this test situations .

My word!! The nanny state has taken a much firmer rooting than I feared and as funny as it my appear, all of the above secnarios are happening in countries all over the world. I pray that someone somehere will wake up and see what we are doing to our society, this is nuts!!!!

sad part i find it, its missing scenero #8..

little johnny stands on chair in classroom and jumps.
1959 - teacher sends johnny to the principles office for not sitting still in class
2009 - little johnny is reported to the mental health department and institutionalized for trying to commit suicide.

sad part is, this actually did happen to my son. im really begining to hate the education system in this country.

wow, sorry you are going thru this, what was the outcome? if you don't mind sharing...

interesting comparison Fran..thanks for posting that.

I'm just glad I have only one left in school and he's almost done..

just one of the many things that make me go hmmm in awe

You are sooo right, I was just going to say that this is why no one takes responsibility for their own actions and blames everyone and everything else for their own mistakes and our screwed up system completely allows it. Gee, I wonder why our economy, health care and everything else is such a mess?!

Here's one for you
Johnny is in the cafeteria and sits at a table. He is the 9th person at a table for 8 so he pulls a chair over from another table.
1959-nobody notices or cares
2009-he is told by the lunch moderater that he must move. He stands up but contnues to talk with his friends-he is given an in school suspension for disrespect.

This happened to my son last year. I called the principal and suggested since my son was not doing well in Math send him to tutoring instead of the in school suspension. After some arguing he agreed. My son had nothing on his record and passed Math. Also no more problems at lunch.

I enjoyed reading your scenarios but sadly it's true.

Ya know what gets me?

When did teachers become "friends" to our kids?

I remember when I was in school they were actually authority figures!!