Ala. boy fakes kidnapping to hide bad grades

[Are_grits_groceries]

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – An 11-year-old boy gets high marks in storytelling after staging a hoax to cover up his bad grades. Police said the boy faked his kidnapping Friday to avoid bringing home a bad report card, saying that a man with a pistol snatched him after he left Ed White Middle School. The boy said the man forced him into a "beat-up car" and threatened to kill him.

The student said he escaped by jumping out of the car but wasn't able to grab his bookbag, which contained the report card.

He ran to his grandparents' house and later confessed to lying. His grandfather called police to apologize.

Sgt. Mark Roberts said police were suspicious that the boy was able to "escape" with his band instrument, but not his bookbag.

Roberts said the boy faces no charges at this time.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_odd_boy_fakes_kidnapping

This is new one.

[Captain Hilts]

1. Damn. Wish I'd a thought of that one. I wouldn't have had to get a phd. nt

[Deja Q]

2. Alaska? Did Palin teach him to do that after she resigned?

:yoiks:

[Are_grits_groceries]

4. Alabama nt

[Auggie]

3. He'll make a fine governor

[Selatius]

13. First, the governorship. Then, the White House. George W. Bush did it that way. nt

[Critters2]

5. Wonder if that would've taken my dad's attention away from my algebra grades. nt

[Chemisse]

6. That's funny (But I'm glad he's not my kid)

What an original excuse for not having the report card!

And, typical for a kid, he is concerned only about that moment in time, not even thinking about how the school will inevitably send home another copy.

[LisaL]

7. He should have just tried "dog ate my report card" instead.

[secondwind]

8. Bad grades? ALREADY? It's only September!!!

[Kaleva]

11. The kids in a deep hole and he keeps on digging.

[GreenPartyVoter]

15. My first thought as well

[seabeyond]

16. lol, it is easiest time to have bad grades. ONE bad test, you are done for. not enough time

to average out grades with better scores. now a days not only are grades on puter, but we are getting grades sent home every three weeks. progress report. 6 week report. progress report. 6 week report. progress report. report card.

get a progress report, gives only the three weeks of grades. could be a c.... chew kid out to found out averaged out and kid has high b, low a

[Mariana]

17. My daughter is bringing home progress reports this week

after only three weeks of school. They're pretty detailed, showing her specific grades for EVERY assignment, quiz and test, and her current average. Maybe he had something like that, and not an actual report card.

[DawgHouse]

9. Poor thing. That was really a desperate act!

I'm sure he's learned his lesson.

[Canuckistanian]

10. Oooo, bad move taking the instrument home

He almost had the perfect crime.

Unfortunately, he neglected the fact that schools keep records.

I see a future mutual fund manager here.

[Kaleva]

12. Gotta give the boy a Super Duper A Triple Plus for this.

[seabeyond]

14. that is so sad. it is ALL on the computer. i checked a sons test before he got home from school

actually i didnt. my hubby is the nag. i knew what the kid had when he got in the car that afternoon.

kids cant get away with a lost report card anymore

[eppur_se_muova]

18. Another young Republican up and coming. nt