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<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nTSO and Bobo send us links to the story <\/a>of 18-year-old Izaha Akins who fooled a school into thinking that he was a newly-selected State Senator and arranged for him to talk to students about being active in politics and political processes. The real senator, David Burke, was scheduled to speak in January, but Izaha Akins called the school and told them that Burke was ill and was planning to resign and Akins would be replacing him as senator. The school also resceduled the talk with students for a month earlier, in December. Of course, when Burke showed up in January, for the scheduled appearance, the school realized it’s mistake.<\/p>\n The Toledo Blade<\/a> provides Akins’ explanation for the ruse;<\/p>\n Mr. Akins told The Blade concerns about school security tend to focus on \u201curban schools,\u201d and that he was concerned about \u201cthe small community effect \u2014 they think that this can never happen to us.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI was duping to prove a point, that these kinds of things can happen. They could easily have Googled me and they didn\u2019t,\u201d Mr. Akins said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The school has involved law enforcement and Akins is now answering charges of impersonating a peace officer and telecommunications fraud, both felonies.<\/p>\n How many times have we seen schools allow phony veterans get into the schools and talk about their wartime and military service to impressionable students when that wartime or military service never happened. recently we discussed Steve Valcke<\/a> who talked to students about his time a POW you know, even though his service had only lasted four weeks at Lackland Air Force Base and he hadn’t completed Basic training. I wonder if that school in Georgia is seeking charges against Valcke.<\/p>\n But, I guess, Atkin’s escapade was more embarrassing to the government teacher who couldn’t verify whether a local government representative was ill and resigning his position. Google can be your friend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"