The intent was for the sandwich to hit the PM, just because the thrower had bad aim doesn't mean they didn't intend it to hit her. She said she didn't see it flying through the air, but saw 1/2 sandwich on the ground.
Yes, the media did focus on that 1 incident instead of the rest of the visit which was a success.
While speaking to students a sandwich was hurled in the direction of Ms Gillard, flying past her and hitting another student.
A teacher declared Kyle was the one who threw it and he was subsequently suspended for 15 days.
But Kyle has denied the allegations, instead claiming he tried to stop another student from throwing the sandwich.
"I hit the sandwich out of the kid's hand because he threw it," he told Channel 9.
"There was another one, so I hit it out of his hand."
Kyle Thomson, 16, has been suspended for 15 days after being blamed for throwing the sandwich as an otherwise friendly group of students mobbed the PM.
The suspension would have been after other incidents...they have a system for it now, it involves repeated violations of what is expected of students.(homework not done, truanting, swearing, smoking etc)
Gosh the news must be quiet at the moment - thank heavens!
A lot of Queensland schools have their own copper or for primary schools a beat police officer who forms a relationship with the school and students, azure. 🙂 It is an excellent program. All the kiddies at our local primary school loved Constable Tommy (so did a few of the mothers :-D) and Constable Rebecca was equally popular at the High School my children attended.
