Who needs world history when you can learn SWAT operator tactics. By the way, how would one reconcile the zero-tolerance policy with courses whose name includes "weapons?"

Personally, I think it's cool, although I would have to question the usefulness of some of these options in a school environment. Consider that training requirements for being firefighter are normally having to get your firefighter one & two, plus an emt certification, and that these take only a couple hundred hours of training. High schools (normally) includes around 4000 classroom hours, and you have to ask how dedicated this school is to the areas of focus. As a point of reference, I'm studying civil engineering at a Big-Ten university, and have managed to take care of these requirements while going to school with an average of 17 credits. It's not that much work. Also, pretty much all fire schools require that you be 18+ to do any live burn exercises.

The only thing I can really think of is that it is more like a school with flavor to it(ala military academy), as opposed to a more vocational like school.