Lord of the Flies in Georgia

This is horrifically creepy:

A group of third-graders plotted to attack their teacher, bringing a broken steak knife, handcuffs, duct tape and other items for the job and assigning children tasks including covering the windows and cleaning up afterward, police said Tuesday.The plot by as many as nine boys and girls at Center Elementary School in south Georgia was a serious threat, Waycross Police Chief Tony Tanner said.

Then we have the principal sticking her head in the sand:

“This is an isolated incident, an aberration. … We have good kids,” Center Principal Angie Coleman told the newspaper.

Uh, Ms. Coleman, there are only 68 kids in your 3rd grade. 9 of them were in on the conspiracy. That’s 13%. How many does it take before you figure you have a real problem?