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A 14-year-old Buffalo boy could be blind in his right eye after a classmate fired a steel staple at him with a rubber-band sling-shot, tearing a half-inch gash into his eyeball.

http://buffalonews.com/editorial/20061214/1048029.asp
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As a teacher, I have to closely monitor the use of the stapler, scissors, and access to rubber bands. When I hand out those supplies I count them out and count them back in. I also have to do this with everything else I want to get back. Even so, I often take rubber bands that students have brought from home away from them, and I have had some classes in which I can not allow the students to use the stapler, pencil sharpener or hole-punch.
Too bad a few students think so little of education that they intentionally wreak havoc and restrict the quality for everyone. [Mad]

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Not to make light of a horrible event, but am I the only one who thought, "What ironic wording.. 'Pupil... blind'.. who wrote that?!?"

Sorry. [Roll Eyes]

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quote:
Originally posted by Katness:
Not to make light of a horrible event, but am I the only one who thought, "What ironic wording.. 'Pupil... blind'.. who wrote that?!?"

Sorry. [Roll Eyes]
You've never noticed punny or ironic headlines before? It's a staple (I'm so sorry) when it comes to headline writing, particularly in the sports section. It happens far too often to be anything but intentional.

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That's strange. A co-worker over here in Leeds had the same thing happen to his nephew last week. Poor kid lost vision in the eye.
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First kid I kicked out of the classroom fired staples at me.
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You know, I get so irritated with the screwing around that goes on in schools. Kids just don't think!

When I was in high school, some kids used to play around with laser pointers. Those things blind people too! Why anyone thinks that's harmless fun is beyond me.

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