This Should Definitely Work …
After somehow managing to worsen what was already the worst system of public education in the entire nation, S.C. Superintendent of Education Jim Rex has a brilliant idea that we’re sure will fix absolutely everything …
Give ‘em guns …
No, really.
Reviving an old idea that he first championed this summer (when he was still running for reelection), Rex is reportedly bringing his “Shoot ‘em up” concept out for a “test-firing” in the Democratic gubernatorial primary.
Here’s are the details, courtesy of an old Indigo Journal story (one that just so happens to feature a gratuitous “shot” at our founding editor) …
In one optional after-school activity, sixth-graders with parental permission can take a gun safety and hunter education course. Students who score well on a hunter education test can be selected – again, with permission from their parents – to participate in a turkey hunt with DNR staff.
Rex is an avid hunter and sports shooter, but understands that some might take issue with the idea of including shooting sports in public school activities. But he said it’s time that schools recognized shooting sports as legitimate competitive activities.
“Skeet shooting is an Olympic sport,” Rex said. “It’s been a recognized sport at private schools for years, in South Carolina and in other states. There’s no reason we can’t find safe ways to include it in extracurricular activities at public schools if a community wants it.”
“We maintain a zero-tolerance policy for guns used as weapons, and at no point would students have weapons on campus. But we have to acknowledge that they are a fact of life and that we have 200,000 licensed hunters in South Carolina. If parents approve, we can teach young people respect for firearms and how to use them appropriately, should they choose one day to become gun owners.”
Good Lord.
The goal of this nonsense is to obviously to endear Rex to South Carolina’s outdoorsmen, who we have recently been informed are much more liberal than we ever expected.
Guns + Liberals + Failing Schools, people.
What could possibly go wrong?
Comments
By henry on November 11th, 2009 at 10:48 am
My public school in VA taught a gun safety course. We watched mutliple trigger-tape movies which were quite gory.
And very effective.
Ditto for our driver’s education class.
Best courses I took in school.
Besides typing.
By Liberty For Me on November 11th, 2009 at 10:58 am
GEE..how about something really useful like say trade classes???
Do you people realize our schools graduate kids that have NO SKILL AT ALL.
They are illiterate on American history and government and dependant in the long run on government because of lack of skills….sound like a plan for dependency???? wake up people!!
By Give'em All Guns on November 11th, 2009 at 11:28 am
It’s a great idea. I took firearm safety growing up through a school sponsored class. Teaching kids firearm safety and teaching them about hunting is a hell of a lot better than some of the things they are teaching in school.
Fats…figure it out. You’re not as stupid as you look, are you?
By Bobby on November 11th, 2009 at 1:29 pm
I went to a South Carolina public school that already does this. You know how many problems we had as a result of it? Zero.
Just proves that Dr. Rex is a little bit more in tune with what is really going on around the state than FITSNews is.
By Sunni SC on November 12th, 2009 at 7:55 am
This is an excellent idea- and innovative on his part. It gives many students who are not athletes a place to excel in school instead of just being the “other kids”. Check out the DNR Archery in schools program-it is a huge hit and provides yet another avenue for kids to excel.
DNR already does a program called Take One Make One, that one holds youth hunts all over the state (and has been doing so for many years). The program is already in place and staff is trained and available to be sure of a safe hunt. It also provides a place for youth hunters to interact with Game Wardens-not much different is it, than something like D.A.R.E. huh?
I usually agree with you Willie, but this time, you are screaming over something just because they said the words youth and guns in conjunction-which is a bit of a politically correct knee-jerk reaction. Look into some of these other things before you put the whole idea down!
By Statesman on November 12th, 2009 at 11:24 am
Sporting Clays, Trap, Skeet,and Five Stand are great opportunities for young people!
By Toyota Kawaski on November 12th, 2009 at 3:29 pm
its a great idea