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puckluck · 03-24-2010, 05:42 PM

Global News-

"Forest Lawn high school was put under lockdown this morning after witnesses reported seeing a man walk into the school holding a gun around 11:30am.
The man was confronted by staff and on his way out of the building began waving the gun in the air.
Police arrested the man, who was determined to be a drunk former student.
The gun was fake.
The school is no longer under lockdown."

Read it on Global News: Former Forest Lawn high school student arrested following lock down

Regulator75 · 03-24-2010, 05:59 PM

I'm shocked that it wasn't a real gun.

Methanolic · 03-24-2010, 06:20 PM

If that happened in almost any other community, It'd be Headline News.

Poor Forest Lawn.......

3 Justin 3 · 03-24-2010, 06:22 PM

Of course it was Forest Lawn.

puckluck · 03-24-2010, 06:25 PM

Meh Forest Lawn high school has a bad rep for nothing. I went to FLHS for all 3 years of highschool and never once was there a real serious problem. You'd get the odd fist fight like any other school but for some reason Forest lawn always gets the bad name.

I never once seen a knife or gun being pulled and was around for the creation of the FOB and FOB killer gangs. Maybe I was lucky but it was a real safe school for me to attend anyways.

Raekwon · 03-24-2010, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by puckluck

Meh Forest Lawn high school has a bad rep for nothing. I went to FLHS for all 3 years of highschool and never once was there a real serious problem. You'd get the odd fist fight like any other school but for some reason Forest lawn always gets the bad name.

I never once seen a knife or gun being pulled and was around for the creation of the FOB and FOB killer gangs. Maybe I was lucky but it was a real safe school for me to attend anyways.

Then you missed the shooting in 95, before your time. Still I liked the school, just a few incidents that gave it a bad rep thats forsure.

puckluck · 03-24-2010, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Raekwon

Then you missed the shooting in 95, before your time. Still I liked the school, just a few incidents that gave it a bad rep thats forsure.

Yah my first year was in 2000 but honestly I dont think it's those incidents that gave it a bad name just the area being a crap shoot being the main reason.

jar_e · 03-24-2010, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Regulator75

I'm shocked that it wasn't a real gun.

I'm shocked the guy wasn't shot...by police or students.

ClubFlames · 03-24-2010, 06:44 PM

I went to Forest Lawn as well from 99-02 and there was not a single incident that was newsworthy, just a few fistfights and a lot of empty threats passed around.

steveo · 03-24-2010, 07:28 PM

i guess it depends who you hang around. at the time (same yr as you puckluck) i went 2000-2003, you hang around certain groups and all you get is trouble.

not being racist or whatever but if you were a person of colour you tend to get into trouble haha.
asians vs lebs
lebs vs afghanis
skaters vs lebs

but meh, i grew out of that fighting stuff after you get out of high school. but almost a fight a week in my eyes.

Slava · 03-24-2010, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Raekwon

Then you missed the shooting in 95, before your time. Still I liked the school, just a few incidents that gave it a bad rep thats forsure.

Which shooting was this?

chalms04 · 03-24-2010, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by puckluck

Police arrested the man, who was determined to be a drunk former student.

Wasn't me... grad 2004

Ryan Coke · 03-24-2010, 08:07 PM

Well, it's not as bad as many think, but it has more than it's fair share of problems. The fact is it has a lower income demographic by and large, and that tends to carry it's issues with it.

But I have to say I still get a kick out of the way people are surprised and view me just a little differently after I tell them I went there (grad '90).

Wow, 20 years ago.

Huntingwhale · 03-24-2010, 08:40 PM

I wish l could still get that drunk.

bubbsy · 03-24-2010, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Huntingwhale

I wish l could still get that drunk.

haha, this reallly deserves an anti thanx

jayswin · 03-24-2010, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by puckluck

Meh Forest Lawn high school has a bad rep for nothing. I went to FLHS for all 3 years of highschool and never once was there a real serious problem. You'd get the odd fist fight like any other school but for some reason Forest lawn always gets the bad name.

I never once seen a knife or gun being pulled and was around for the creation of the FOB and FOB killer gangs. Maybe I was lucky but it was a real safe school for me to attend anyways.

Maybe it was a safe school, but at my school they at least taught us that you didn't "seen'' something, you "saw" something.

puckluck · 03-24-2010, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by flameswin

Maybe it was a safe school, but at my school they at least taught us that you didn't "seen'' something, you "saw" something.

Seen is actually a past participle and I used it correctly.

cKy · 03-24-2010, 10:09 PM

I checked the link to see if i knew him. I didnt.

Class of 98.

CaptainCrunch · 03-24-2010, 10:14 PM

I assistant coached football there for 4 season, sure some of the kids were rough around the edges, but they were good kids. I always thought the school got the wrong end of the stick when it came to reputation.

Zevo · 03-24-2010, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by puckluck

Seen is actually a past participle and I used it correctly.

I'm going out on a limb here but