Shots fired at Episcopal School of Jacksonville

Started by mtraininjax, March 06, 2012, 02:00:15 PM

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Tacachale

#15
March 06, 2012, 03:16:22 PM
This is terrible.

I was at Episcopal from 1994-2000. Dale Regan was an administrator at that time. She took over as head master shortly after I graduated. She was there when I and all three of my siblings attended.

A very sad day.
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ben says

#16
March 06, 2012, 03:29:01 PM
Terrible news
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aubureck

#17
March 06, 2012, 03:33:41 PM
Horrible news!
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gomias

#18
March 06, 2012, 03:41:52 PM
Channel 4 interviewed a student who said it was the male Spanish teacher at the school.

mtraininjax

#19
March 06, 2012, 03:47:38 PM
Wow, if I were the coach, I'd buy a few lottery tickets. Lucky fellow, very fortunate.
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Tacachale

#20
March 06, 2012, 03:47:57 PM
Wow, that's heavy.

The rumors are flying all over. FTU live blog said the word is that the murderer was a Spanish teacher fired this morning; he came back with the rifle hidden in a guitar case. JSO hasn't officially confirmed yet because they want to notify next of kin.
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CityLife

#21
March 06, 2012, 03:53:35 PM Last Edit: March 06, 2012, 03:57:02 PM by CityLife
Awful, awful story.

There is only one male Spanish teacher listed in the directory, Shane Schumerth. Though they could have potentially removed the guy after he was fired or after the incident.

"Shane Schumerth will be joining the Spanish Department. A graduate of Purdue University with a B.A. in Spanish, Schumerth has taught Spanish to students of all ages, including an immersion program to eighth graders. He has instructed Spanish-speaking international students in English, tutored Spanish and math, and was a grading assistant at Purdue for Spanish courses."

CityLife

#22
March 06, 2012, 03:54:56 PM
beat me to it Dr. K

Tacachale

#23
March 06, 2012, 03:58:25 PM Last Edit: March 06, 2012, 04:04:04 PM by Tacachale
^The teacher was Shane Schumerth.

My brother had him last year and found him to be a very awkward and ineffective teacher, which I guess explains why he was fired.
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JoeBones

#24
March 06, 2012, 03:59:15 PM
Way to use the internet, Stephen!

mtraininjax

#25
March 06, 2012, 04:04:26 PM
Google shows he has a Facebook account, blocked here in my office. Can't find a picture.....
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"This is a game-changer. This is what I mean when I say taking Jacksonville to the next level."
-Mayor Alvin Brown on new video boards at Everbank Field

Doctor_K

#26
March 06, 2012, 04:07:40 PM

Anyway - I've never quite understood the need to go kill someone because they pissed me off, or even irrevocably altered my life in some way.

I will begrudge them, and probably hate them and never forgive them (depending on the severity of the thing that said party did to me), but I just can't wrap my head around the need to end someone else's life.  Especially if it was over something like being fired.

Seriously.

That teacher had to have not been quite right, to have gone and done this.  And he was around kids day in and day out! 

If I were a parent, I think I'd want to have some kind of assurances from the school (since it's private, and all) that the faculty and teachers under their employ are, y'know, fit to be in those roles
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mtraininjax

#27
March 06, 2012, 04:12:28 PM
QuoteThat teacher had to have not been quite right, to have gone and done this.  And he was around kids day in and day out! 

If I were a parent, I think I'd want to have some kind of assurances from the school (since it's private, and all) that the faculty and teachers under their employ are, y'know, fit to be in those roles

When I was at Bolles from 82-87 we had some crazy stuff happen on the campus and I saw friends die in car wrecks and boating accidents, even saw the Space Shuttle disaster from the grounds, but I never saw or heard of anyone who decided to take the life of another on the campus, in front of students and faculty/friends.  I did not know the people involved, but since it happened so close and I know others on the campus, it all hits so very close to home.
And, that $115 will save Jacksonville from financial ruin. - Mayor John Peyton

"This is a game-changer. This is what I mean when I say taking Jacksonville to the next level."
-Mayor Alvin Brown on new video boards at Everbank Field

Timkin

#28
March 06, 2012, 05:37:11 PM
Very sad.  Just no words that can make it better. 

WmNussbaum

#29
March 06, 2012, 06:48:15 PM
I guess we can score another one for the NRA. I hope the local chapter will send flowers to the funeral, even if it sets back its lobbying budget a little.

QuoteThat teacher had to have not been quite right, to have gone and done this.  And he was around kids day in and day out! 

Saying that guy was not quite right is like saying Hitler wasn't very nice.
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