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The first "publicity" would have been an email sent to parents last week. Really. At this particular school, perhaps. But furry panic has been going ever since it became the populist outrage-du-jour with the litterbox myth a few years back. That's why I'm kind of dismissive of this curren...

Insufficient data to answer the question. Exactly. Perhaps all the barking and mask wearing was a response to all the publicity. We don't know. But....here's the point of my last comment. The masks, barking, and complaints to teachers and administrators were very real, and the school spokesman said...

We can confirm that there were masks. There was barking. The photos and videos have been corroborated. Kids did complain about the animal behavior. Did the masks and barking start before, or after people started pulling out phones and taking video? What was the very first complaint about ? Was it a...

sparks wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2024 1:48 am

arthwollipot wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2024 11:05 pm Oh look everybody! Sparks has solved the problem of school discipline. Well done.

Boy howdy, you really showed me didn't ya!

I sho' did, pardner.

Oh look everybody! Sparks has solved the problem of school discipline. Well done.

ETA: One possibility I've considered is that this was, or turned into, basically an elaborate troll operation. Wear furry stuff because it really pisses off the right wing, and watch them go bonkers. Hilarity ensues. If it weren't high school kids, I could see it. But IMO teenagers don't generally ...

The idea that kids are engaging in full antho roleplay at school is utterly ludicrous. You would think. I would think, yes. But I've seen some more pictures. Of course, it's the internet, so there's no guarantee they weren't photoshopped, or they might not even be from that school. I'll give odds t...

All schools wear uniform here, from day 1. Not here. Only the private religious schools require uniforms. When I was at school - public school (not the same thing as Public School in the UK which is very much not public) - uniform was recommended, easy to comply with, and comfortable, so I generall...

Is that sort of mass hysteria possible? I started a thread some years ago about the growth of mass hysteria. Why it's become so common I have no idea, but it all started with me when over 100 people "fell ill" from chemical poisoning in a building in the CBD. Turned out to be perfectly no...

If I had a depressed teen the first thing I'd do is put on the new Taylor Swift album.