"It is not over 'til the fat lady sings". If you think this year will have some fat lady on stage, singing about the end of schools having to deal with these issues, wake up! And do not laugh at the messengers, as did the fat man at the NJEA meeting on April 24, 1999. WTAE is a Pittsburgh area station. The event in the link happened in South Carolina. The lady got her 15 minutes of fame and some charges filed against her.
The husband said it looked like an air gun.https://youtu.be/zP5WYuPp5z0?is=85jGHG6CBtvvXUpI
A student reported it to an adult. How is this different from the Newport News school?
https://youtu.be/GkkvVgzcQqg?is=tnIapR1JelzgqfAx
The gun was loaded. A YouTuber talks about it. The words of my mother are coming out of his mouth, and she was talking about a toy gun.
https://youtu.be/E62afEF8Cag?is=c_58NOrELmFomnTj
This mother and the mother of JT, "the my mother did not secure her gun club" are new members.
Other incidences that went to far:
This student's mother explains why the disarming student's reasoning is common, but flawed. He may be bright, but not smart.
https://youtube.com/shorts/EJRdLi_VqRU?is=Ois0SRPIYqXKySbX
Sometimes the wheels on the bus are not the only things that go round and round.
https://youtube.com/shorts/WbiW3LylvzQ?is=UuPiG_nrjofv2aG7
Marian R. Carlino
August 21, 2026