Otto Schlessinger: Mr. Price
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[first lines]
Mr. Price : When you're the principal of a high school as I am, you reach a point where nothing astonishes you anymore. Today's teenagers are a sophisticated bunch. They know far more than most adults give them credit for. In fact they know more then many adults. The story you are about to see is a fictitious one, yet it is truth itself. It is a story which not only can happen, it does happen. A school building is like a stack of dynamite waiting for someone to light the fuse. It could be a teacher, it could be a student, it could be... you.
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[last lines]
Mr. Price : You'll remember that I said a school building is like a stack of dynamite waiting for someone to light the fuse. In this case, the fuse was cut before the dynamite went off. If there is a moral to this story it's this: don't play with dynamite unless you're sure the stakes are worthwhile. Young people who get into situations they can't handle are ruining their lives. Playing Russian roulette with life with no stakes whatsoever. It's not smart. Well, I guess that's our lesson for today. After what you've seen, you certainly don't need a lecture from me.
