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THE CITIZEN THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2006 PAGE 13
Principal says put gun prank perspective • • into •
By Duane Rollins
Wingham Advance-Times
It's business as usual at F.E.
Madill a week after two students
pulled a fake gun in a classroom.
Madill principal Jim Ryan said
that it is important to keep the
incident in perspective.
"You want people to realize that
there are consequences for these
types of actions, but there is a
feeling that we don't want to make
more out of this than it was," Ryan
said. "Modern culture sometimes
needs to sensationalize these types
of things. We want to avoid
that."
On Nov. 9, two Grade 10 students
pointed a fake gun into a classroom.
Apparently they were trying to
pull a prank. The two students were
seen walking through the halls
wearing masks and carrying the gun,
which they made in drama class.
Police responded to the incident,
arriving a the school shortly after 1
p.m.
They quickly apprehended the
students, who were compliant when
approached.
The boys were charged with
mischief and will appear in
Goderich court Jan. 11, 2007.
They were also suspended from
school for an undisclosed amount of
time.
According to Avon Maitland
District School Board representative
Steve Howe, details about the boys'
school discipline will not be
released for legal reasons.
However, he said that the situation
is being handled appropriately at
Madill.
"It's fair to say that everything
possible is being done to ensure that
the staff and students at Madill are
safe," Howe said.
Ryan too is careful not to reveal
much about the boys involved in the
incident. However, he is quick to
point out that he is confident that
they do not pose a risk to themselves
or others.
"It's safe to say," Ryan said, "that
the boys involved had no ill intent,
no intent to cause harm."
"They did not envision at all the
consequences of their actions. We
aren't dealing with young people
who are unwell."
Ryan said that the Madill
community is unlikely to hold any
ill-feelings towards the boys once
they return from their suspension.
"They will be welcomed back,"
Ryan said.
Ryan is trying to look at the
positive aspects of the situation. It
allowed the school to practise its
emergency procedures in a real
situation, which turned out not to be
threatening.
Additionally, teachers at the
school have used the incident as a
learning experience for the students.
"A number of teachers have had
discussions in their classrooms with
the students," Ryan said. "We are
getting a lot of feedback about the
• level of awareness among students
about the seriousness of the
situation."
Ryan has invited local police to
speak to the student body about the
incident in an attempt to ensure that
everyone understands that a similar
incident can't happen again.
Police have yet to respond to the
'school's request.
Ultimately, the incident hasn't
been a hot topic on campus
according to Ryan. He said that he
was unaware of any student
requesting counseling — on a formal
or informal level — about- the
incident.
"I talked to the students on Friday,
but after it hasn't been something
that they have been talking about,"
he said. "Right away, the students
seemed to put the incident in
perspective. They realized that it
was a prank."
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the scariest thing he deals with as
principal.
"These types of things are really
intense for a short period of time,"
Ryan said. "It's quite scary at the
time, but it quickly becomes
apparent that things are under
control.
"Things become normal again
quickly."
It's things that he has less control
over that Ryan worries about most.
"It's the daily stuff, however, that
makes you worry most of all. Every
winter when I see the kids show up
in their snowmobiles and I see them
whipping around the fields.
"I have to go down and have a chat
with them.
"Each spring when you know that
every weekend students are going to
a party in some field, on someone's
property. You just hope that they all
return back safely to school on
Monday."
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