Study Hall -- Friday, September 30th

[principalconnor.livejournal.com]

Welcome to Friday's study hall. Sorry I didn't open the doors sooner. I was off venting some frustrations at the firing range.

In any event, a few announcements:

-- drgrissom, if you're still up for detention, it is all yours, and yes, you're free to experiment on the students within reason. (For example, "Does this student weigh as much as a duck?" is within reason, while "Can this student catch an anvil on the tip of their tongue like a snowflake?" is not within reason.) Teachers, I will post a sign-up sheet in this study hall for you to report which students will have detention this weekend.

-- If you haven't met him yet, please meet our new dean of students, dean_bristow.

Comments

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

"Really? What kind of background do you have?"

[phases-of-kitty.livejournal.com]

"My old school had a really strong self-defense program," she says. "There's some moves that are easy to learn. I mean, I can't turn people into zombie-killing machines or anything, but...," she hesitates, looks around for a moment, then lowers her voice. "It seems to me that one of the big problems right now is that people are scared. There are students here with amazing powers and the one who don't have any 'special' abilities are feeling threatened. Maybe if we can teach people some defense moves, they won't be as afraid."

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

Marty nods in agreement. "I think we also need to promote the idea of individual responsibility when it comes to the use of weapons, magical powers or whatever abilities people may have. I think that's the real reason a weapons ban was put into place... too many people abused that responsibility."

[phases-of-kitty.livejournal.com]

Kitty nods. "I think the underlying issue with the weapons controversy is one of trust. We can't get them to remove the weapons ban until we can establish trust between the students and the administration, and among the students themselves."

[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

Marty smiles.

"I think we're on the same page here. Listen, if by some miracle should occur and I win this election, I'd like to take you up on that offer of training."