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		After Texas school shooting where police killed a 15-year-old eighth grader, many questions loom--the first of which is, what is a 15 year old doing in eighth grade? (news.yahoo.com)		192
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oldernell		2012-01-06 10:42:41 AM

what is a 15 year old doing in eighth grade?

Probably skipped a few grades. It's Texas.

ZAZ		2012-01-06 11:02:00 AM

what is a 15 year old doing in eighth grade

13 year old 8th grade girls?

ManateeGag		2012-01-06 11:19:57 AM

I think my brother was 15 in the 8th grade, mostly because he had to start school late due to a heart operation he had when he was 5 or 6. Kind of set you back. He'll be 50 next year.

walkerhound		2012-01-06 11:24:46 AM

Getting shot by the police?

EnviroDude		2012-01-06 11:45:53 AM

planning suicide by cop

/that or some thetan took over his brain and decided to create chaos

Shostie		2012-01-06 11:52:59 AM

oldernell: what is a 15 year old doing in eighth grade?

Probably skipped a few grades. It's Texas.

If he skipped a few grades, wouldn't he be younger?

Aar1012		2012-01-06 12:04:24 PM

Shostie: oldernell: what is a 15 year old doing in eighth grade?

Probably skipped a few grades. It's Texas.

If he skipped a few grades, wouldn't he be younger?

*thatsthejoke.jpg*

hammettman		2012-01-06 12:55:57 PM

ZAZ: what is a 15 year old doing in eighth grade

13 year old 8th grade girls?

lol, why no votey, why?

Bathia_Mapes		2012-01-06 12:59:07 PM

Probably a combination of repeating a grade plus having a birthday past the enrollment cutoff date.

Locally you have to be 5-years old before September 30th in order to enroll in kindergarten. Otherwise, you wait until the following September to start.

Sapper_Topo		2012-01-06 01:32:42 PM

At my sons kindergarten in Florida there was an 8 year old kindergartner so not to far fetched. He got most athletic for his year end award. I whispered to my wife "Its because hes the only kid here who can slam dunk a basketball" His parents were right in front of us an overheard me. The death look I got from the mother was pure evil.

Bathia_Mapes		2012-01-06 01:38:57 PM

Sapper_Topo: At my sons kindergarten in Florida there was an 8 year old kindergartner so not to far fetched. He got most athletic for his year end award. I whispered to my wife "Its because hes the only kid here who can slam dunk a basketball" His parents were right in front of us an overheard me. The death look I got from the mother was pure evil.

Poor kid. There was an 8-year old boy in my son's first grade class. His family was homeless and moved around a lot.

Tell Me How My Blog Tastes		2012-01-06 02:07:19 PM

Bathia_Mapes: Sapper_Topo: At my sons kindergarten in Florida there was an 8 year old kindergartner so not to far fetched. He got most athletic for his year end award. I whispered to my wife "Its because hes the only kid here who can slam dunk a basketball" His parents were right in front of us an overheard me. The death look I got from the mother was pure evil.

Poor kid. There was an 8-year old boy in my son's first grade class. His family was homeless and moved around a lot.

Yea I remember a 15 year old... in 7th or 8th, can't remember. Pretty sure he was homeless, too. I only found out how old he was when I found his driver's license in a desk one day (didn't check to see what the address said).

Bathia_Mapes		2012-01-06 02:15:35 PM

Tell Me How My Blog Tastes: Bathia_Mapes: Sapper_Topo: At my sons kindergarten in Florida there was an 8 year old kindergartner so not to far fetched. He got most athletic for his year end award. I whispered to my wife "Its because hes the only kid here who can slam dunk a basketball" His parents were right in front of us an overheard me. The death look I got from the mother was pure evil.

Poor kid. There was an 8-year old boy in my son's first grade class. His family was homeless and moved around a lot.

Yea I remember a 15 year old... in 7th or 8th, can't remember. Pretty sure he was homeless, too. I only found out how old he was when I found his driver's license in a desk one day (didn't check to see what the address said).

It's double tough on these kids. Not only are they homeless, but they're often ridiculed for being older than the other students in their grade.

We tried to get the parents of the 8-year old boy to go to the Eugene Mission, but when they found out that they would be separated, they refused. I can't say that I blame them, though. They didn't have much in this world, except each other. Nowadays, there's housing for homeless families that allows them to stay together, back then such a thing wasn't available.

Make More Hinjews		2012-01-06 02:16:35 PM

Not much, anymore.

_{/ One ticket, please.}

Leeds		2012-01-06 02:17:06 PM

I was 17 when I was a freshman in college. I was therefore 12 in 8th grade.

This kid must have been retarded.

Rapmaster2000		2012-01-06 02:17:47 PM

When I was in middle school there was a kid in 8th grade who had his license. He turned 16 towards the end of 8th grade.

Mirrorz		2012-01-06 02:17:55 PM

I graduated from high school when I was 17.

When I was in 8th grade we did have a kid that was 17 in our P.E. class but he was retarded and the coaches always had to slap him with a ruler to keep him from beating off on the toilet while we were in the locker room.

LarryDan43		2012-01-06 02:18:46 PM

Leeds: I was 17 when I was a freshman in college. I was therefore 12 in 8th grade.

This kid must have been retarded.

No, just Texan.

Emposter		2012-01-06 02:19:34 PM

I was 14 during 8th grade. This guy is only one year off, not so unusual.

Jake Havechek		2012-01-06 02:19:43 PM

Q: Two 8th graders are sitting on a bench in front of the school and one of them has a mustache, why?

A: It's Texas

irishdncr83		2012-01-06 02:21:20 PM

Obviously the one thing that polite precocious child never learned was to drop the mother farking weapon when the mother farking police tell you to.

Mawson of the Antarctic		2012-01-06 02:21:39 PM

Mirrorz: I graduated from high school when I was 17.

When I was in 8th grade we did have a kid that was 17 in our P.E. class but he was retarded and the coaches always had to slap him with a ruler to keep him from beating off on the toilet while we were in the locker room.

What? Shouldn't I have done that?

Ponzholio		2012-01-06 02:22:00 PM

gregscott		2012-01-06 02:23:12 PM

Subby may be a bit slow, too.

Leeds		2012-01-06 02:23:21 PM

LarryDan43: Leeds: I was 17 when I was a freshman in college. I was therefore 12 in 8th grade.

This kid must have been retarded.

No, just Texan.

I just read the article (I know, after my Boobies, yeah yeah).

The article suggests that he wasn't in one but then they mention that a gang showed up at his funeral saying that they'd beat up anyone who spoke ill of him. That's pretty clear that he's in that gang...

So the question remains- When did Texas get taken over by gangs?

CaptainMorgan13		2012-01-06 02:23:30 PM

"and street gangs are now faced with explaining the tragedy to their children." I hate when they have to do that. These kids should already know tragedy by now.

TexanBoy		2012-01-06 02:23:34 PM

Lethal Weapon? We were playing with these in 5th grade. Thank God we didn't take them to school to shoot each other during lunch. I'd be a dead man.

Tell Me How My Blog Tastes		2012-01-06 02:23:38 PM

Bathia_Mapes: It's double tough on these kids. Not only are they homeless, but they're often ridiculed for being older than the other students in their grade.

The kid in my school was massive, well over 200 pounds. No one was going to point out to this kid he didn't have a home and live to tell about it. As I recall, he hung around with some other... toughs.

LarryDan43		2012-01-06 02:23:59 PM

He was a good kid and a great father, he was just about to turn his life around and start taking care of kids. But then some pig decided to be judge, jury and executioner. Where is the justice?

Salmon		2012-01-06 02:24:20 PM

Snobs.

8th grade

thebigtymer		2012-01-06 02:24:37 PM

Tell Me How My Blog Tastes: I only found out how old he was when I found his driver's license in a desk one day (didn't check to see what the address said).

I remember a 15-year-old kid in my 8th grade class (he had gotten held back twice) who got in trouble for driving to school one day. At the time, 15-year-olds got full licenses, so that in of itself wasn't a big deal.

/rtc

MythDragon		2012-01-06 02:24:56 PM

becoming a convoluted plot token?

/how hot is the above picture? This hot:
www.hollywoodreporter.com

//above picture also hot

lack of warmth		2012-01-06 02:25:15 PM

Rapmaster2000: When I was in middle school there was a kid in 8th grade who had his license. He turned 16 towards the end of 8th grade.

An 8th grade classmate drove to school, except when was serving suspension.

Knara		2012-01-06 02:25:15 PM

And, for that matter, what does God need with a starship?

karnal		2012-01-06 02:25:32 PM

Some would call this Population Control.

WarehouseMouse		2012-01-06 02:26:42 PM

We had a nineteen-year-old in our class briefly when I was in eighth grade. He was in the foster-care program and had behavioral issues.

JanusofZeal		2012-01-06 02:27:02 PM

TexanBoy: Lethal Weapon? We were playing with these in 5th grade. Thank God we didn't take them to school to shoot each other during lunch. I'd be a dead man.

Not all pellet guns have the safety orange tip. Some kids even like to paint over the ones that do. Also, it wasn't just having one that got the kid killed, it was having one and refusing to put it down when a bunch of cops had guns pointed at him. If you're that dumb, I don't think the world is a whole lot worse off without you.

poot_rootbeer		2012-01-06 02:27:03 PM

I was one of the younger kids in my 8th grade class, and I turned 14 around the end of the school year. So the older kids in the class had turned 14 around the beginning of 8th grade,

This kid probably only had to be held back once to be a 15-year-old 8th grader.

unicron702		2012-01-06 02:27:03 PM

I Havent Killed Anybody Since 1984		2012-01-06 02:27:30 PM

I (also a Texan) was 15 in eight grade, thanks to having to repeat the first grade (long story). I also graduated cum laude with a BSEE degree.

I'd say 15 in eigth grade doesn't automatically make you a 'tard, but (if the police account is accurate), brandishing a pistol while cops are pointing guns at you does move a little more into 'tard territory.

John Napkintosh		2012-01-06 02:27:33 PM

If you're 18 when you graduate (12th grade) that would mean you're 17 in 11th, 16 in 10th, and 15 in 9th.

So big whoop. Not the first kid ever to be held back a single grade.

TexanBoy		2012-01-06 02:27:42 PM

Also, Jesus subby! You ever heard of cut off dates? I was 15 in 8th grade without failing a year. It's not that uncommon. People like you that make that make fun of people for being different are the kind of intolerant bullies that make otherwise good folk snap. I bet you're fun to hang out with...

Douche.

booger42		2012-01-06 02:28:11 PM

Hmm...if he's repeating a grade, he was doing poorly.

Now he's doing more poorly than before.

Degenerate Monkey		2012-01-06 02:28:37 PM

My first thought was also, "a 15 year old in 8th grade?"

But really, that's not terrible. Could have started one year late or been held back one grade somewhere along the line. 8th graders are typically 13 or 14 years old.

Minarets		2012-01-06 02:29:26 PM

TexanBoy: [www.solware.co.uk image 450x300]
Lethal Weapon? We were playing with these in 5th grade. Thank God we didn't take them to school to shoot each other during lunch. I'd be a dead man.

Yeah, that gun is clear plastic with an orange cap. The gun the kid had was black (not sure of the material), was detailed like a real handgun, and had no orange cap. From a distance it looked like a real weapon.

That said, there had to be some way for the cops to diffuse the situation without shooting the kid.

PsyLord		2012-01-06 02:29:57 PM

If only this happened more often... I mean holding back students and not passing their unedumacated minds to the next grade.

/see too many of these morans in college...

sillydragon		2012-01-06 02:30:42 PM

When I was in Junior High, we played Killer. Even got the principal in on one of the games. But yeah, that sort of thing would probably get kids killed for real these days. You just can't have fun pretending to assassinate your friends anymore! What's this world coming to?

TexanBoy		2012-01-06 02:31:02 PM

NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND!!

skullkrusher		2012-01-06 02:31:18 PM

I was young for my class due to the cutoff and I turned 14 at the start of my freshmen year of college... this isn't that weird, subby.

PsyLord		2012-01-06 02:31:41 PM

Minarets: TexanBoy: [www.solware.co.uk image 450x300]
Lethal Weapon? We were playing with these in 5th grade. Thank God we didn't take them to school to shoot each other during lunch. I'd be a dead man.

Yeah, that gun is clear plastic with an orange cap. The gun the kid had was black (not sure of the material), was detailed like a real handgun, and had no orange cap. From a distance it looked like a real weapon.

That said, there had to be some way for the cops to diffuse the situation without shooting the kid.

How about bean bag shots? Less than lethal force compared to lead bullets (if used properly).

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