Working with unforgiving power tools and acidic or flammable chemicals can be a job for professionals. We ve had batteries explode, said auto mechanics teacher Mr. Kelly Sears. Sears commented that the incident did leave an individual with battery acid in his eyes. A few people get stitches and a few cuts, Sears said. Since the fall of 1989, there've probably only been three people get stitches, he continued .
Most cuts occur when students are doing bodywork or working with sheet metal.
Sears added that there is usually one incident per semester that requires medical attention. Knock on wood, but it has been relatively injury-free. Physical education is a mandatory class and many students feel as if it should be an option. More students are physically injured during P.E. than any other class. Mrs. Miller, a first year full-time teacher, has already seen her fair share of pain.