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emad

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Fri Nov-19-04 10:07 AM
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Pupils scared by asteroid spoof

BBC News

Pupils were left in tears after a teacher told them that an asteroid was about to hit Earth and kill them all.

The spoof announcement was designed to teach 14-year-olds the importance of seizing the day but backfired after they became visibly frightened.

Keith Hogan, head teacher at St Matthew's RC High School in Moston, Manchester, said he regretted any distress caused to the 230 pupils.

The head of year behind the assembly "stunt" later moved to reassure them.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/4025293.stm

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phantom power

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Fri Nov-19-04 10:16 AM
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1. Were they supposed to know it wasn't for real?

Otherwise, it's kind of a cruel ruse. How are they supposed to react??

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mosin

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Fri Nov-19-04 10:19 AM
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2. That was mean.

:)

I liked the picture accompanying the BBC story. Very dramatic.

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