What a difference 50 years can make!

SCHOOL  --  1957 vs 2007

Scenario:  Jack  goes quail hunting before school, pulls into
school parking lot with shotgun in  gun rack.

1957  - Vice Principal  comes over, looks at Jack's shotgun, goes
to his car and gets his shotgun to  show Jack.
2007 - School goes  into lock down, FBI called, Jack hauled off
to jail and never sees his truck or  gun again. Counsellors
called in for traumatized students and teachers.

Scenario:  Johnny and Mark get into a fistfight after school.

1957  - Crowd gathers. Mark  wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands
and end up buddies.
2007 - Police called, SWAT team arrives,  arrests Johnny and
Mark. Charge them with assault, both expelled even though  Johnny
started it.

Scenario:  Jeffrey won't be still in class, disrupts other 
students.

1957  - Jeffrey sent to  office and given a good paddling by the
Principal. Returns to class, sits still  and does not disrupt
class again.
2007  - Jeffrey given huge doses of Ritalin. Becomes a zombie.
Tested for  ADD. School gets extra money from state because
Jeffrey has a disability.

Scenario:  Billy breaks a window in his neighbour's car and his
Dad gives him a whipping  with his belt.
1957  - Billy is more  careful next time, grows up normal, goes
to college, and becomes a successful  businessman.
2007 - B illy's  dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy removed
to foster care and joins a gang.  State psychologist tells
Billy's sister that she remembers being abused herself  and their
dad goes to prison. Billy's mom has affair with psychologist.

Scenario:  Mark gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school.
1957  - Mark shares aspirin  with Principal out on the smoking
dock.
2007 - Police called, Mark expelled from  school for drug
violations. Car searched for drugs and weapons.

Scenario:  Pedro fails high school English.
1957  - Pedro goes to  summer school, passes English, goes to
college.
2007 - Pedro's cause is taken up by state.  Newspaper articles
appear nationally explaining that teaching English as a 
requirement for graduation is racist. ACLU files class action
lawsuit against  state school system and Pedro's English teacher.
English banned from core  curriculum. Pedro given diploma anyway
but ends up mowing lawns for a living  because he cannot speak
English.

Scenario:  Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from 4th of
July, puts them in a model  airplane pain t bottle, blows up a
red ant bed.
1957  - Ants  die.
2007 - ATF, Homeland  Security, FBI called. Johnny charged with
domestic terrorism, FBI investigates  parents, siblings removed
from home, computers confiscated, Johnny's Dad goes on  a terror
watch list and is never allowed to fly  again.

Scenario:  Johnny falls while running during recess and scrapes
his knee. He is found  crying by his teacher, Mary. Mary hugs him
to comfort  him.
1957  - In a short time,  Johnny feels better and goes on
playing.
2007 - Mary is accused of being a sexual  predator and loses her
job. She faces 3 years in State Prison. Johnny undergoes  5 years
of therapy.