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Students tackle, disarm teacherâs attacker
Hat tip: InstaPundit. Edited for brevity.Debbie Shultzâs class had just finished a Spanish II final exam Wednesday morning when the door to their trailer burst open with a bang. Shultzâs estranged husband stood wild-eyed in the doorway, teeth gritted, pausing almost for dramatic effect, she recalled. Then he rushed toward her, she said, raising a large knife toward her chest. Thatâs when Shultzâs students, 16- and 17-year-old kids, went to her rescue. Several of the youngsters tackled the man, pinning him to the floor and wresting the knife from his hand. Nimesh Patel, 17, was taking a nap after finishing his final when he heard screaming and the scampering of fleeing students. He saw his teacher trying to fend off her assailant. "I froze there for a second. Me and a couple of other guys grabbed him and threw him to the ground and basically sat on him until the cops came," he said. Several other students helped Patel subdue the attacker. They included Austin Hutchinson, 16; John Bailey, 16; Andy Anderson, 17; Matt Battaglia, 17; and Scott Wigington, 17. As Hutchinson saw the man pull the knife, "I thought I could run like the rest of the people or I could help," the student said. "Itâs just not right leaving her there." Hutchinson and Wigington, son of Rockdale County Sheriff Jeff Wigington, were the first to reach the assailant. Wigington grabbed the hand holding the knife. The others helped push the man to the ground, at which point Wigington took the knife away from him. The six boys then kept him pinned to the ground. Patel said Debbie Shultz, who helped pin the man down, didnât want to leave the room. "She was scared he would hurt us. We told her to get out," said Patel. "She was more worried about us than herself." From Flight 93 to the high schools, against international terrorists or everyday criminals, itâs time to fight back. Posted by: Dar 2003-12-18 |
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