I cant believe not one other person who has posted to this thread thought it was a pretty good idea. We were discussing this on another message board I chat on, and the large majority of us thought it was a good idea.
High school kids need to be scared, so that way, they think twice before making the decision to get in a car drunk. I think the uproar in all this just proves that kids today are being coddled too much. Shame on those teachers and administrators for doing such an afwul thing
PUH-LEASE....It was supposed to cause emotional distress. It did exactly what it was supposed to do.
I think about what I would have felt like if I had been one of those students in the classroom. I probably would have been outraged, as a teenager too. But the truth of the matter is - they are DAMN LUCKY that this was a hoax. I fully believe it served it's purpose. If I was in a classroom and heard that a friend of mine died in a car accident related to drunk driving, it'd probably make me physically ill. And then when I found out it was a hoax, I would be thankful it was a hoax. Because 99% of the time - you cant bring that person back. So the next time an officer goes into the room to deliver the news, it's not going to be a hoax. What kind of reaction will there be then? That person wont be coming back, and the students will remember this hoax and think "if only "Suzy" had listened...and hadn't drank and drove..
I applaud the school for doing this. Reality check.
I think the act would have been more successful, and not cause so much of a scene if they had chosen less students. 26...is alot. no wonder it didnt seem realistic. Of course, I dont know how large the school is. Maybe 1 or 2 students per grade level would have been more realistic, and rumors wouldnt have started to fly before the truth could have been exposed.