the buzz log

Third graders feeling miffed with a strict teacher—that's not surprising. Third graders ganging together, concocting a plan to attack their instructor, and carting handcuffs and a weapon to school? Now we're creeped out.

This week, a band of eight and nine year olds in southern Georgia were caught planning to knock their teacher out with a paperweight, bind her hands, tape her mouth, and stab her with a broken steak knife.

News of the attempted assault quickly kindled interest—or horror—online. In Buzz, an article from Yahoo! News on the children's plan racked up hundreds of votes throughout the morning. Other articles, from sources as diverse as Time.com and PhillyBurbs.com, drew high Buzz scores. In Search, we logged sharp spikes in "third graders," "georgia third graders," and, ugh, "third graders attack teacher."