Sakir Everett, who is just 11 years old, sprang into action when he spotted another student with a firearm inside Dwight Rich School of the Arts in Lansing. But rather than flee, the seventh grader safely disarmed the weapon, removed the bullets, and dismantled it in an act of bravery that may have averted a mass shooting.
And was immediatly hailed a hero for doing so, right? No, Reader, sadly not:
However, Sakir was punished by the school for not immediately reporting the incident to staff.
The astonishing decision by the Lansing School District has sparked outrage from parents and community members, who say Sakir is being treated like a criminal instead of a hero.
'He took the gun from the armed student, disassembled it, and removed the bullets, preventing what could have been an unimaginable tragedy.'
But he didn’t comply with ‘school rules’ and for the progressive teachers, that’s worse than any other issue.
He used knowledge from his hunting background (Ed: probably a red flag to 'liberal' teavching staff) to safely disarm the weapon, separate the ammunition, and throw the bullets away. He believed he was doing the right thing. But instead of an award, Sakir was expelled.
Thus learning probably the mose useful lesson he's ever learned at this school; progressives are crazy and should be avoided.
'It's devastating because he's a bright kid and all he wants to do is be a kid,' said McClurkin, who has had to reduce her work hours to educate him at home after he was banned from all school platforms.
If I was you, Mrs McClurkin, I’d make that a permanent choice.
Sakir: "Please Miss, there's a student with a loaded firearm in the school".
ReplyDeleteTeacher: "Now, Sakir, how do you know, er, what's that noise"?
Sakir: It's the sound of that student shooting other students".
Teacher: "Oh my goodness. We must tell someone".
Sakir: "I could have disarmed him, but he's already killed three people, while I was looking for you ".
Teacher: "Never mind, Sakir, you followed school policy, and notified someone, and that's what counts. The board of governors will be really pleased about this".
Words fail me. And these people are in charge of kids education.
Penseivat
A possibly relevant example from earlier in my career: a colleague, seeing a year 10 pupil about to punch a smaller boy in the face, shouted a warning and seized the aggressor’s jacket collar from behind while the younger child fled.
ReplyDeleteShe reported the incident and was immediately suspended on suspicion of having assaulted a pupil. The next day, the Head addressed us all, stating that she should have kept her distance and allowed the blow to land (being prepared to offer first aid to the victim if needed); I wonder what his advice would have been in the event of identifying a potential shooter.
I hope there is an independent school somewhere near Sirkar’s home which could be persuaded to offer a scholarship to a child who has demonstrated such calm initiative and bravery.