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| Students tackle, disarm teacher’s attacker |
| 2003-12-18 |
| Hat tip: InstaPundit. Edited for brevity. Debbie Shultz’s class had just finished a Spanish II final exam Wednesday morning when the door to their trailer burst open with a bang. Shultz’s estranged husband stood wild-eyed in the doorway, teeth gritted, pausing almost for dramatic effect, she recalled. Then he rushed toward her, she said, raising a large knife toward her chest. That’s when Shultz’s students, 16- and 17-year-old kids, went to her rescue. Several of the youngsters tackled the man, pinning him to the floor and wresting the knife from his hand. Nimesh Patel, 17, was taking a nap after finishing his final when he heard screaming and the scampering of fleeing students. He saw his teacher trying to fend off her assailant. "I froze there for a second. Me and a couple of other guys grabbed him and threw him to the ground and basically sat on him until the cops came," he said. Several other students helped Patel subdue the attacker. They included Austin Hutchinson, 16; John Bailey, 16; Andy Anderson, 17; Matt Battaglia, 17; and Scott Wigington, 17. As Hutchinson saw the man pull the knife, "I thought I could run like the rest of the people or I could help," the student said. "It’s just not right leaving her there." Hutchinson and Wigington, son of Rockdale County Sheriff Jeff Wigington, were the first to reach the assailant. Wigington grabbed the hand holding the knife. The others helped push the man to the ground, at which point Wigington took the knife away from him. The six boys then kept him pinned to the ground. Patel said Debbie Shultz, who helped pin the man down, didn’t want to leave the room. "She was scared he would hurt us. We told her to get out," said Patel. "She was more worried about us than herself." From Flight 93 to the high schools, against international terrorists or everyday criminals, it’s time to fight back. |
| Posted by:Dar |
| #14 Thanks for the correction, C.S.. |
| Posted by: Ptah 2003-12-18 7:57:08 PM |
| #13 Correct, CS #9. Shows up in "Battles and Leaders" 25 years after the fact. Hill also notes how quick soldiers on opposite sides were to forgive each other after the war |
| Posted by: Glenn (not Reynolds) 2003-12-18 7:19:48 PM |
| #12 I didn't think they could use minor's names in newspapers. Bill, that's only if it's negative information, such as arrests, accusations, etc. If it's good info, such as the heroic effort of these kids, the activities of student athletes, contributers to civic action, and so forth, it's perfectly permissible. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2003-12-18 7:15:58 PM |
| #11 I didn't think they could use minor's names in newspapers. |
| Posted by: Bill 2003-12-18 5:50:56 PM |
| #10 I hope the kid that was standing on his elbow weighed more than 200 lb's. The adreneline probably would have caused him to move about some and grind the joint into the cold school house floor. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2003-12-18 2:20:43 PM |
| #9 Wasn't a Union man. It was Daniel Harvey Hill, of North Carolina after Malvern Hill. |
| Posted by: Chris Smith 2003-12-18 1:34:27 PM |
| #8 Happened in Conyers Georgia, several counties north of Atlanta. I cannot remember the Union officer who exclaimed, after a fierce engagement with the Confederates, "Give me Northern artillery and Southern Infantry, and I'll conquer the world!" I never had any doubts about the former. Good to hear that the upcoming crop of the latter are up to snuff. |
| Posted by: Ptah 2003-12-18 12:11:05 PM |
| #7 And when Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh was stabbed and killed in an attack in a Stockholm department store, those wonderful, loveable Swedes just stood around and watched and did nothing to help. Where do you feel safer? |
| Posted by: Seymour Paine 2003-12-18 12:00:24 PM |
| #6 A pack, not a herd |
| Posted by: Mike 2003-12-18 11:41:02 AM |
| #5 Nimesh Patel, 17, was taking a nap after finishing his final Ah! Somethings never change. One of my yuts went to a tough inner city magnet school... said he felt safe there because anyone trying to do a Columbine would be shot to pieces after one round by the drug dealers. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2003-12-18 11:38:37 AM |
| #4 I think this sentence was on their final exam: Sujete al idiota abajo y espere a la policÃÂa. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter) 2003-12-18 11:28:52 AM |
| #3 I have a STRONG feeling they are going to pass Spanish with flying colors! ^5 Kids. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter) 2003-12-18 11:26:26 AM |
| #2 good job lads.....A's for all of you. |
| Posted by: Jarhead 2003-12-18 10:27:17 AM |
| #1 "And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for those meddlesome kids!" |
| Posted by: BH 2003-12-18 10:13:30 AM |