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Rules of 'junior/senior' prank war that resulted in death of Georgia high school teacher revealed
The rules of engagement for a ‘junior/senior’ prank war that resulted in the death of Georgia high school teacher Jason Hughes have been revealed.
Hughes was hit by a car after kids tried to toilet paper his house, leading to one person being charged with first-degree vehicular homicide.
Jason Hughes was a math teacher at North Hall High School
The case is a shocking one - the 40-year-old teacher, who lives with his wife, also a teacher, in Gainesville, Georgia, was the victim of a school prank that came during a regular prank war between classes at his school.
After the district issued a warning to students not to participate after things went ‘too far’ in previous years, this year spilled over worse than ever when Hughes was hit by a pick-up truck outside his house.
His home had clearly been targeted on purpose as - according to the rules from a previous year - teachers’ houses were worth two points.
That meant that his house was a high-value target with two teachers under the roof.
In fact, since the incident, photos from a previous year during the same ‘war’ period have emerged showing his house covered in toilet paper.
Elsewhere in the rules, students would lose points if they were ‘caught’ by the teacher, something Hughes clearly tried to do.
18-year-old Jayden Wallace was allegedly behind the wheel of the car and has been arrested on vehicular homicide charges, as well as several lesser charges.
Other students have also been arrested on lesser charges.
The rules of the junior/senior prank war revealed
The rules, entitled ‘JR/SR Wars Rules 2025’ outline the start date - Sunday 13th [March] 2025 - and state that pranks are rewarded on a points system.
One point for students, two points for teachers and coaches, three points for admin, and minus three points of caught with people from other schools or those from freshman or sophomore class.
Rules follow, and state that only houses are acceptable, no cars, only paper or plastic products may be used, no mailboxes, food or drink, saran wrap, eggs, or paint is to be used.
Then, the final rule states: “No weapons (airsoft guns, splatball, pepper spray, etc)”.
Hughes’ family have spoken out
In the aftermath of the tragedy, Hughes’ wife Laura Hughes has spoken out publicly to ask that the charges against the students be dropped.
She told AccessWDUN: “Our family wants to thank the Hall County community for the outpouring of prayers and support and the respect for our privacy as we grieve the loss of Jason.
"We ask that you continue to pray for our family and also for the students involved in the accident, along with their families.
“Please join us in extending grace and mercy to them as Christ has done for us.”
She said that her husband and the kids had a positive relationship and that he was ‘excited and waiting to catch them in the act’.
The family said: “This is a terrible tragedy, and our family is determined to prevent a separate tragedy from occurring, ruining the lives of these students.
“This would be counter to Jason’s lifelong dedication of investing in the lives of these children."