-Caveat Lector- http://news.excite.com/news/r/991112/07/oh-life-superintendent Ohio school chief resigns after gun suggestionUpdated 7:24 AM ET November 12, 1999CINCINNATI (Reuters) - A suburban Ohio school superintendent who suggested that teachers be armed resigned under pressure late Thursday. John Varis, superintendent of Reading Community Schools for the past 13 years, had provoked a firestorm of criticism when he said at a public meeting Oct. 15 that arming teachers might improve school security. Many parents in the working-class community were alarmed by the suggestion and circulated petitions calling for his removal. No action was taken by the Reading school board until after the Nov. 3 election, when two new members were elected. Seeking to ease concerns, Varis said the suggestion had been one of many ideas tossed about at a brainstorming session and would never have been applied without community approval. He said he envisioned keeping guns for possible use by teachers in a tightly secured central location. School board members declined to elaborate on an agreement under which Varis stepped down immediately and received a $165,000 buyout on the remaining three years of his contract with the 1,400-student district. In another incident involving classroom safety, six public schools reopened Thursday in Mason, Ohio, after shutting down for two days following a mailed bomb threat traced to prison inmate. The inmate, Christopher Kerr, 28, signed his name to a letter threatening that a bomb would be detonated in the Mason High School cafeteria Wednesday. Intensive searches of all schools turned up no evidence of an explosive. Kerr, who has been in solitary confinement at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility, admitted to prison authorities that he sent the letter. They said he was still upset because he had been expelled from the high school several years ago. "The supposed quietude of a good man allures the ruffian; while on the other hand, arms like laws discourage and keep the invader and the plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property. The same balance would be preserved were all the world destitute of arms, for all would be alike; but since some will not, others dare not lay them aside . Horrid mischief would ensue were one half the world deprived of the use of them." --Thomas Paine, The Writings of Thomas Paine at 56 (1894) "The world is filled with violence. Because criminals carry guns, we decent law-abiding citizens should also have guns. Otherwise they will win and the decent people will lose." --James Earl Jones, Actor DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance�not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
