Local Teacher Killed (School Knife Violence)

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A John Tyler High School teacher is reportedly dead and a student is in custody after a stabbing Wednesday morning, according to the Tyler Morning Telegraph.

The name of the deceased is believed to be Todd Henry, according to a report the Tyler paper received from a "reliable source." The incident appears to have stemmed from a fight that escalated inside a classroom. Henry was taken around 9:22 a.m. by ambulance to East Texas Medical Center, where he later died, the Tyler paper stated.

The suspected student's name has not yet been released. High school students were moved to a gym and the school was on lock down. It was expected that the school would allow parents to pick their children up early.


http://www.lufkindailynews.com/hp/content/news/stories/2009/09/24/teacher_stabbing_.html

[shadowknows69]

1. Gods, my greatest fear. My mother and father are teachers

So sad to read anything like this.

[subcomhd]

2. Tragic. The school recently laid off security to save money.

[shadowknows69]

3. Great. They try to save money everywhere they shouldn't.

They tried to make my mom's union take like an 11% pay cut last time they were at the table.

[rurallib]

4. My daughter also. I cringe when I hear these things fearing copycats.

Daughter is pretty small @ 5 foot and 100 pounds.

[Are_grits_groceries]

6. She should take lessons in "Krav Maga."

There are no rules for Krav Maga fighting, and no built-in distinctions in training between men and women.<8> It has no sporting federation, and there are no official uniforms or attire, although some organizations, internally, do recognize progress through training with rank badges, different levels, and belts.

Techniques generally focus on training combatants in conditions approximating real-life scenarios. Krav Maga trains combatants for situations where losing would be potentially fatal. Its attack and defense maneuvers aim to neutralize the threat and facilitate rapid and safe escape. These include a variety of fast and fluid crippling attacks to vulnerable body parts through various efficient and often brutal strikes. The improvised use of any available aids is encouraged - maximizing personal safety in a fight is emphasized.

Krav Maga training programs involve rapid learning, with offensive and defensive techniques introduced from the first lesson and retzev (pronounced ret-zef and meaning "sequencing") playing an important part in both training and maneuvers.<9>

While no limits are placed on techniques to be used in life-threatening situations, during training the legal need to minimize damage is generally stressed (at least in civilian contexts), and instructors are required to demonstrate how to moderate the techniques to suit the seriousness of the circumstances.

Training will also cover situational awareness in order to develop an understanding of one's surroundings and potentially threatening circumstances before an attack is launched. It may also cover "Self Protection": ways to deal with potentially violent situations, and physical and verbal methods to avoid violence whenever possible.

http://books.google.com/books?id=3zY1t2r2wrUC&dq=krav+maga&source=gbs_navlinks_s

It is a highly effective training to learn personal protection.

[shadowknows69]

7. Thanks for the link. In this day and age everyone should learn some.

[Blue_Tires]

8. thanks for this....

[LWolf]

5. .

A moment of silence for my colleague.






And a moment to point out that if the focus were removed from blaming schools for test scores, and focused on the social ills that keep learning from happening, and ways to change those things, our school system would be better off.