Sunday Morning Rant

NEWS.com.au reports this morning: "Students told friends dead in hoax". What the hell?!

Just incase you're too lazy to go read the article, I'll quote the important bit here:
"To make it seem real, highway patrol officers visited the school on a Monday morning to deliver the grim news explaining why 26 students were missing from class. The Associated Press reports some students wept, some felt physically ill and others were completely overcome."

One student stated to the media that she "...felt betrayed by people she is supposed to be able to trust." Exactly. Couldn't have said it better myself.

Teachers work long and hard to gain the respect and trust of their students, and it's even harder for the Police to earn respect, especially from teenagers.

It's extremely important for students to feel that they can trust and confide in their teachers: for many students, teachers are the only adults in their lives that they can feel safe to talk to. Good on you for destroying these teens trust in authority figures. Bravo.