Ducks Make Big Headlines in Bristol
So, my alma mater high school (Go Lancers!) have had ducks in our courtyard for most of the time I’ve been around. They were fun to see as you were hanging out, eating lunch, but they were always off limits to students. Man, the administration and teachers treated those ducks like a criminal offense some times, you harass those ducks, and your ass is expelled.
I’m exaggerating, but still, we all respected the ducks. Found this story from a friend’s away message and just had to post on it. It’s funny on a few levels, being a BEHS alumni:
1) Of course students would totally accuse the teachers and administration for murdering the dead ducklings. Because, while it may not be true, the BEHS administration would totally be capable of it. Can anyone recall the day they stopped serving daily french fries because students stole too much Gatorade bottles? I mean, how cruel.
2) Of course it would make state-wide news. We’re a blue ribbon school! A school of such noteriety shouldn’t be killing ducks. But in actuality, even during my reign in BEHS, a duckling or two died every year. I remember looking at their corpes during biology class.
3) A parent got involved and quoted. Haha. Parents in BEHS barely make it to parent-teacher conferences, but you kill a duck, and they’re all up in arms.
4) This is probably the biggest scandal to hit Bristol this year.
Here’s a gem of a quote
“The school just went in and killed the ducks,” says [student Sean] Santopietro, “A teacher told me.” WFSB