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posted by amanda on Feb 18

I realize that this is far from being a reality… it is just a training program for bus drivers, but it makes me sick to my stomach. I am not a believer in homeschooling due to fear, but I’d be lying if I didn’t say that these kinds of things make me more sure of my decision to homeschool.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,185274,00.html

Financed by the Homeland Security Department, school bus drivers are being trained to watch for potential terrorists, people who may be casing their routes or plotting to blow up their buses.

This quote is describing a possible scenario that they are training for

…terrorists monitor a punctual driver for weeks, then hijack a bus and load the friendly yellow vehicle with enough explosives to take down a building.

Schools are the kind of target that terrorists want, Beatty said: a place where an attack could have huge symbolic impact and lead to mass casualties and spectacular images.

It really makes me sick to my stomach. Why would anyone want “spectacular images”? It is so screwed up and so disgusting. How would that achieve any goals? Its revolting.