You have got to be kidding me!!!

  • Steve Plantz
    SE MN
    Posts: 12240
    May 4, 2012 at 1:37 am #1277133

    I can not belive anyone would even make an issue out of this!

    mossydan
    Cedar Rapids, Iowa
    Posts: 7727
    May 4, 2012 at 1:47 am #1065488

    I know it Steve, just when you think you’ve heard it all. Doesn’t gopher holes do damage to mowing equipment. Shooting a gopher with an arrow and got administrative leave?

    tom_gursky
    Michigan's Upper Peninsula(Iron Mountain)
    Posts: 4751
    May 4, 2012 at 1:47 am #1065489

    I am not surprised in the least…He would have survived a drug or alcohol problem, an extramarital affair with a collegue, etc… But killing a defenseless pocket gopher during PE class???

    Helluva shot though…

    DrewH
    s/w WI.
    Posts: 1404
    May 4, 2012 at 1:54 am #1065492

    Well, this proves to me that the our school system is full of some really ——-wing nuts. Maybe he should be worrying about his pension and healthcare instead of a gopher. I would think that many of the students will be bow hunters so the death of a gopher is hardly worrisome. Now if a person outside the class has a problem with it maybe it should stay away from the practice.

    Mike Klein
    Hastings, MN
    Posts: 1026
    May 4, 2012 at 1:54 am #1065493

    Give him a raise not suspension. He is saving the turf grass cost.

    chirp
    Rochester
    Posts: 1471
    May 4, 2012 at 1:58 am #1065495

    Thats nuts.School district needs to listen to the kids. He is a good teacher.

    wade
    Cottage Grove, MN
    Posts: 1737
    May 4, 2012 at 2:12 am #1065503

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    Give him a raise not suspension. He is saving the turf grass cost.

    Not to mention sprained ankles from stepping in those dang holes….

    drew-evans
    rochester MN
    Posts: 1099
    May 4, 2012 at 2:20 am #1065507

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    Give him a raise not suspension. He is saving the turf grass cost.

    Not to mention sprained ankles from stepping in those dang holes….

    X2 most schools have financial problems start killing and turning in gopher feet, kill enough and they might be able to get a few more bows and arrows for the class!

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    May 4, 2012 at 2:52 am #1065517

    One pansy azz in the class caused this?

    river rat randy
    Hager City WI
    Posts: 1736
    May 4, 2012 at 4:28 am #1065536

    OH! The poor Gopher… ..LOL.!……..rrr

    heavychevy
    prole, iowa (close to martinsdale)
    Posts: 190
    May 4, 2012 at 10:39 am #1065548

    does minnisota have a gopher hunt like some other states do? maybe that would give me my hunting fix for the summer. bet it would be like squirrle

    wiswalleyenut
    Central WI.
    Posts: 343
    May 4, 2012 at 12:01 pm #1065557

    Yet another sign that this world has become to politically correct…….How about we get back to good old common sense.

    Nut

    sgt._rock
    Rochester, MN
    Posts: 2517
    May 4, 2012 at 1:08 pm #1065580

    I say he is a great teacher. Most gym classes treat this type of exercise as a joke and clown around. He demonstrated that archery equipment is not a toy and that proper training and skill levels can result in extreme accuracy. 25 yers from now at the class reunion it will still be talked about. Nobody will remember how to solve the quadratic equation from Math class.

    Fife
    Ramsey, MN
    Posts: 4054
    May 4, 2012 at 1:17 pm #1065582

    Sorry guys, but I’m going to have to disagree on this one. Archery is one of those courses that is being discontinued at many schools. We shot archery in middle school and I know that they don’t do it anymore at that school. The school will hire the teacher back and then just get rid of the archery program all because someone didn’t follow the rules. I don’t agree with that logic, but it will happen. It was a stupid thing to do and it will mean that future kids won’t get to take this course in high school.

    mikehd
    Dousman, WI
    Posts: 965
    May 4, 2012 at 1:54 pm #1065600

    Here’s my thought, the Principal is probably a U of M grad and that teacher killed his mascot.

    Denny O
    Central IOWA
    Posts: 5827
    May 4, 2012 at 2:35 pm #1065605

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    Here’s my thought, the Principal is probably a U of M grad and that teacher killed his mascot.


    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    May 4, 2012 at 2:50 pm #1065611

    When I think of the crappy bow and arrows we used in High School gym class, all I can say is holy crap, what a shot.

    big_g
    Isle, MN
    Posts: 22529
    May 4, 2012 at 2:58 pm #1065614

    Bob Dockendorf, the principle, is my brother in law… believe me, he probably would have done the same…(shot the gopher, although maybe not in front of 30 kids) he is not only a deer hunter, he is a bowhunter. His hands are tied…

    chris-tuckner
    Hastings/Isle MN
    Posts: 12318
    May 4, 2012 at 3:10 pm #1065621

    He should have gotten a trophy, and a promotion to librarian.

    walleyebuster5
    Central MN
    Posts: 3916
    May 4, 2012 at 3:24 pm #1065622

    My Brother is a phy ed teacher in Big Lake.

    glenn57
    cold spring mn
    Posts: 12058
    May 4, 2012 at 3:36 pm #1065627

    Quote:

    Bob Dockendorf, the principle, is my brother in law… believe me, he probably would have done the same…(shot the gopher, although maybe not in front of 30 kids) he is not only a deer hunter, he is a bowhunter. His hands are tied…

    not startin nuttin here but, how are his hands tied?????? because some idiot was offended by it??? just curious!!!

    walleyebuster5
    Central MN
    Posts: 3916
    May 4, 2012 at 3:57 pm #1065630

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    how are his hands tied?????? because some idiot was offended by it??? just curious!!!

    Exactly the reason why his hands are tied. It’s how the system works nowadays.

    glenn57
    cold spring mn
    Posts: 12058
    May 4, 2012 at 3:59 pm #1065643

    thats really a shame. them yo-yo’s need to get put in there place!!!!!!!!!!

    bzzsaw
    Hudson, Wi
    Posts: 3484
    May 4, 2012 at 4:06 pm #1065647

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    not startin nuttin here but, how are his hands tied?????? because some idiot was offended by it??? just curious!!!

    I would guess it might have something to do with a Super Intendent or School Board. Finding 1 person (principal) in that crowd that isn’t a bleeding heart would be difficult. Finding 2 or more.. impossible.

    bassmaster
    SE, MN
    Posts: 468
    May 4, 2012 at 4:57 pm #1065670

    They should take the kid that cried and move him and his family to California. Sounds like he would fit in just fine….

    jeff_huberty
    Inactive
    Posts: 4941
    May 4, 2012 at 5:14 pm #1065678

    Why would a teacher not have enough common sense to just continue target practice.

    Nice shot… Yes!!!….And it’s not a Big deal to most!!!

    However it was not a smart move on his part…

    suzuki
    Woodbury, Mn
    Posts: 18706
    May 4, 2012 at 5:54 pm #1065697

    Fly swatters are next on the ban list…

    Steve Plantz
    SE MN
    Posts: 12240
    May 4, 2012 at 5:58 pm #1065701

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    Why would a teacher not have enough common sense to just continue target practice.

    Sounds like that is what he did but some kid in the class complained to another teacher.

    ggoody
    Mpls MN
    Posts: 2603
    May 4, 2012 at 6:03 pm #1065705

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    Why would a teacher not have enough common sense to just continue target practice.

    Nice shot… Yes!!!….And it’s not a Big deal to most!!!
    However it was not smart move on his part…

    Thats what I was thinking too …

    walleyebuster5
    Central MN
    Posts: 3916
    May 4, 2012 at 6:26 pm #1065715

    I wouldnt say it has anything to do with COMMMON SENSE. It has more to do with the natural progression of man over time. If I have a bow n arrow in my hand and a rodent pops up anywhere close to me I’m grippin’ n rippin’ FO SHO! I blame it on evolution.

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