Science Teacher Loses It

[Menelaus]

I heard this story late last night on R4 and thought it was odd: perhaps a priest had come into a school and clipped one of the wee feckers around the ear.

Apparently, it's a tiny bit more serious ...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/n...re/8142428.stm

Headline:
"Pupil Murder Bid" Teacher Held

[d000hg]

Threw a blackboard wiper at the pupil?

[Moscow Mule]

"I would say this is very much out of character for the school and there have been no similar incidents before."

What a ridiculous statement. When has it ever been "in-character" for staff to try to murder pupils at any school?

[dang65]

When has it ever been "in-character" for staff to try to murder pupils at any school?

Any time before about 1985?

[Zippy]

Any time before about 1985?

Absolutely. I've had blackboard wipers whistling past my ear (the Latin/RE teacher was a nut but luckily not a good shot)

[BoredBloke]

Absolutely. I've had blackboard wipers whistling past my ear (the Latin/RE teacher was a nut but luckily not a good shot)

Or perhaps he was and aimed to miss!

[Zippy]

Or perhaps he was and aimed to miss!

No. She used to get hysterical when certain pupils started acting up - screaming, tears etc. Obviously Miss Goody Two Shoes here wasn't directly involved ...

[KentPhilip]

Science teacher and attempted murder.
Interesting combination. Particularly if it was a chemistry teacher. What form could the assault have taken?

Poured concentrated sulphuric acid over the pupil
burning with sodium
gassing with bunson burners (unlit)
Bottom heated to 900 degrees with pupil sat on tripod with gauze and bunson burner with blue flame.
Poisoning with Potassium ferrocyanide with concentrated nitric acid.
Hitting picric acid with a hammer.

Must be more...

[Pogle]

I've always had a yen to try pushing someone into a vat of hydrofloric acid and watch as their bones dissolve and they turn to jelly.

I also fancy spraying someone with liquid nitrogen and then tapping with a hammer...

[Zippy]

Science teacher and attempted murder.
Interesting combination. Particularly if it was a chemistry teacher. What form could the assault have taken?

Poured concentrated sulphuric acid over the pupil
burning with sodium
gassing with bunson burners (unlit)
Bottom heated to 900 degrees with pupil sat on tripod with gauze and bunson burner with blue flame.
Poisoning with Potassium ferrocyanide with concentrated nitric acid.
Hitting picric acid with a hammer.

Must be more...

Try caesium - you should get a nice loud bang as well.

Polonium poisoning - oh bugger that's not original is it?