School rules
(from Ottowa Citizen - 14 February 2001)
creative writing creates chaos
A 16-year-old boy from North Stormont, Ont., Canada, had an assignment in his favorite class, drama, to read a dramatic text aloud.
"I wanted to prove to my teacher that he was wrong," the boy said. "He said my stuff was crap, unrealistic, worthless."
So he recited a story he wrote about a student tormented by bullies who takes revenge by planting bombs at school. His grade was two out of four marks. The principal didn't like the story either: the boy had to deny that he was the story's lead character, and make it clear he had no plans for committing any violence.
Police searched the school and his home but found no weapons or explosives. Still, the unidentified boy was permanently expelled from school and jailed for a month while his family arranged for C$10,000 bail. He still faces felony charges, and a lawyer has offered to represent him for free.
"I just hope I don't have to go through this kind of hassle every time I write a good story," the boy said. (The Ottawa Citizen)
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Comments
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hairyhead: Stupid principal. It's a story for creative writing, duh!(10/07/2011)
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Phil: How old are you people on here? You all have terrible, one sided opinions...Stop looking at the scene with blinders on...(02/01/2008)
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Chloe: That happened to me once! It's tragic...(04/12/2007)
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Dan: The principle's a retard, poor kid. But they can't jail him for that?!(25/10/2007)
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BIgmouth: THe pricible is so stupid! Someone writes agood story and he arrests him!(06/11/2006)
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kaylen : the priciple is a dumb ass he wouldnt know a good story if it bit him in the ass(14/06/2006)
- shelley: country of free speech eh?(26/10/2005)
- lloyd: what a dumbass principle!!! how can you jail a kid for a month and make his parents pay C$10,000 to bail him out when all he did was write a story!!! what a jackass(02/09/2005)
- Elle: Wow, and i thoughy my teacher hated me :P(05/06/2005)
- Yoshi: A big bunch of Bull S*** - Really dumb principal (10/05/2005)
- Liza: That is one WEIRD thing. I mean, it must have been a good story and they try and do that lol(26/04/2004)
