Hostage Drill - Mock Terrorists Are Fundy Christians

The drill organizers explained that the supposedly Christian gunmen "went to the school seeking justice because the daughter of one had been expelled for praying before class." School Superintendent Chris Manno praised the drill beforehand explaining that "You perform as you practice. We need to practice under conditions as real as possible in order to evaluate our procedures and plans so that they're as effective as possible." Bob Pawson, National Coordinator of the Scriptures in School Project, denied that the drill portrayed a possible reality and instead asserted that the drill was used as an excuse to denigrate Christians. "So what allegedly real condition was imagineered? A grotesque scenario saturated with Christian-bashing prejudice and bigotry; a scenario which could never possibly occur." Pawson explained that the scenario created by the Burlington school officials could never realistically happen. "Why could it never happen? Because, as all Burlington school officials know full well: It is perfectly legal for any student or staff member to pray in a public school. They know that no student can ever be expelled for praying before class. Hence, the contrived reason for the mock attack is bogus." Prayer in school has been a contentious issue for schools in the past despite a 1969 Supreme Court ruling that stated that students do not "shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate." http://www.rense.com/general76/hostage.htm

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