re: Ethics Question- Teacher

Have to report it.

What if you don't? Well, for one, the kid COULD have ulterior motives that you don't see. Maybe his girlfriend gave someone else a blowjob. Kid's father gets shot. Kid is already enraged. Decides he's going to use a gun to get his way because "frick it, the world sucks as a whole. Why should I play the good guy?" Teenagers especially delve into some fricked up philosophy while trying to figure out their place in the world. While the odds are small that this is what the kid is thinking, it wouldn't shock me in the slightest if that ended up happening.

What if you talk to him about it? Well, you better damn hope it NEVER gets out. And remember who you're dealing with here. A teenaged boy. They don't keep secrets. Ever. He will tell his girlfriend(s), his buddies, and probably eventually his father. Maybe not this week, but in a few months time, I guarantee you're answering questions about the future of your career because you wanted to protect a kid that brought a freaking gun to school.

Keep that in mind. He brought a gun to school. Is a burglar going to come inside the school to shoot a kid after getting away with shooting a home owner? Nope. Not happening. The kid is in the wrong for bringing a gun and should be punished appropriately.