BB reader Chris says,
Teachers (including the assistant principal) of an elementary school in Murfreesboro, Tenn. staged a fake attack on a class trip, convincing 69 students on the trip that a gunman was on the loose, even dressing up a teacher as a would-be assailant (and having them pull on the locked handle of the door in order to be even more convincing).
The teachers apparently made very clear that this was not a drill, and the students (understandably) believed them, many of them crying while hiding under desks.
This could easily be as disturbing as an actual attack, especially for an elementary school student. At any rate, it's more of a 'hoax' than a freakin' LiteBright is.
Reader comment: Alvin says,
Looks like this might have gotten a little sensationalized.
According to this (link here), the kids were staying in a dorm on a visit to a state park, and were expecting a traditional prank from the teachers. The kids were not told that anyone was after them, just that some idiots were randomly firing in the forest.
The most important thing to consider here is exactly how lame this prank really was.
