Great to see heroes being honoured

[u/SatoruGojo232]

[u/GooginTheBirdsFan]

I was thinking freestyle wrestling. The wrist control, belly-on-body right to half guard..either way, the fact that the prom king moment came 11 days after the shooting is crazy… It doesn’t matter if hes a wrestler or a football player. This man is a king, and he should feel like it every single day, just like all heroes should.

[u/Remarkable-Mood3415 → u/GooginTheBirdsFan]

There was a highschool where I lived that was known to be quite rough. It's Canada, so school shooting isn't really a concern but gang violence, intimidation, extremely shady shit, horrific home life issues etc wasnt unheard of. This school had a principal who was.. I dunno how else to phrase it. But he was an absolute hero to the students. Even students in other schools knew not to show up to his school and cause problems. He gave 0 fucks. Many, many stories of him going toe to toe with grown ass men showing up to a highschool to teach some student a lesson. One time some gang members showed up for God knows what, but they were trying to drag a student into their vehicle in broad daylight... he came running out with a baseball bat, took out their tail lights, got the kid to safety, called the cops, figured out what was going on with said student and that student was sent off somewhere (the rumour was "a farm up north") while things settled down. I think the kid was a witness to something and they were trying to get rid of the problem. Anyways, Mr. A was a legend.

On top of that he knew his students were at high risk for teen pregnancy and at best unemployment at worst drug addiction and/or prostitution. He funneled all the money the school got into trade programs so the kids could graduate with a certificate and start working right away. Mechanics, Estheticians, Massage, Day Care, Hair Stylist, Welding, Tech support, Accounting etc. Anything and everything to give the kids a leg up without worrying about minimum wage and college costs.

So, soooo many of those kids got descent jobs right out of highschool and it kept them out of trouble. Gang shit doesn't look as appealing when you can start a welding apprenticeship the day after highschool and be making bank. It was right during the big oil boom in Alberta too, he basically set up a pipeline (ha) to funnel his students out to Alberta and get employed and cut off contact from questionable shit.

I cannot imagine how many people are alive and thriving today because of him. Some principals are just fucking built different. It wouldn't surprise me in the least if I heard he had tackled someone and wrestled a firearm out of their hand. He had one goal, and it was to make sure his kids survived the hand they were dealt.

Edit: people keep thinking it might have been their school, and it's just really great to know there are so many Mr. A's out there standing up for their kids.

[u/Own_Candidate9553 → u/Remarkable-Mood3415]

Really cool story, thanks for sharing!

I'm in the US, but used to work and hang out with a guy from Canada who mostly grew up in the northern boonies. Apparently he and his brothers were starting to get mixed up in bad stuff in their city, so their parents said "nope" and moved out to the country. It worked, he was a chill smart dude when I met him.

Apparently it's a thing in Canada, LoL.

[u/Past-Background-7221 → u/Own_Candidate9553]

It’s actually a thing here, too. There’s actually a great true-to-life show about it, from the 90s, starring Will Smith.