Posted on 02/01/2012 8:06:14 PM PST by mnehring
An Overton ninth-grade math teacher has been placed on paid administrative leave after a freshman student said the teacher threw a mechanical pencil at him.
Overton Police Department Cpt. Clayton Taylor said a 15-year-old and his parents went to the police station Wednesday to file assault charges against the teacher.
Taylor said the student, who has Tourette syndrome, told police that the teacher threw a mechanical pencil at him Monday afternoon. Clayton said the pencil left a cut on his lip.
Overton ISD Superintendent Alan Umholtz said the ninth-grade teacher, whose name will not be released, was placed on paid administrative leave today pending the outcome of the investigation.
How about putting the student in a different class while they ‘investigate’?
If the teacher really did ‘cut his lip’, then maybe the teacher has some issues that need dealt with.
I wish all the teachers did when I was in school was throw pencils. I had several months when I was in 5th and 6th grade where I had trouble sitting thanks to “Mr. Clark”, and I thank him to this day.
My guess is that the investigation will conclude with the student learning a costly lesson in the consequences of filing false reports.
We could hope.
The kid was probably falling asleep while holding a mechanical pencil and got woke up by the teacher calling his name and startled, cut his own lip.
This is public schools.
My bet this will end with the teacher having to apologize to the student and his family, being suspended, and contract not renewed. The student will snicker and next year, will have another ‘incident’ with whatever teacher is not passing him.
Why do they make a big deal out of Tourette’s? That doesn’t excuse bad behavior. Just because he has TS, he doesn’t have to behave? Not saying the teacher was in the right...if what they say happened..definitely was not, but why bring up Tourettes?
We should ban mechanic pencils in schools.
“student learning a costly lesson in the consequences of filing false reports.”
Hopefully the report was not filled with profanity;)
“Why do they make a big deal out of Tourette’s?”
One of my classmates in HS had epileptic seizures and we simply accompanied him to the nurse’s office when it happens. To be honest, it was also a way for a few to get out of class for a few moments and after dropping him off...smoke and take our time back. He was also a mad genius in math and physics.
In addition, he was a perverted prick and used his illness to get what he wanted, like looking up coeds skirts. But he confessed to us during senior year that he wished he wasn’t sick.
His “social media” posts will likely be very revealing.
I my day Mr. Balbini would whack you with a wooden paddle.
In fourth grade, Mr. Razzman could bean you with chalk or blackboard erasers from the other side of the room. He also checked fingernails every day for cleanliness. He ran a tight ship.
My 4th grade teacher, Sister Cornelius would hurl one of those big blackboard erasers at anyone not paying attention.
We survived. And learned to pay attention.
>>My 4th grade teacher, Sister Cornelius would hurl one of those big blackboard erasers at anyone not paying attention.
Yeah, me too, but not at a Catholic school.
I also recall being frog-marched on tippy-toes to the principal’s office. Very embarrassing as it was during break and all the other kids got to witness it!
When I was a freshman and sophomore in HS we had a teacher who routinely threw chalk and erasers at students he thought were just to damned dense and asked to many questions. He was never disciplined as far as I know but moved to another school when I was a junior. This was in the late 1950s.
For me it was the mid-60’s. My English teacher was very accurate in throwing an eraser at my head, she hit without missing every time. That gets your attention! My science teacher had paddles. Any two kids not paying attention would have to go in front of the class, and take turns swatting each other’s behind. And with enough force, otherwise he would make you repeat until satisfied. The school dean was the worst, as he drilled holes in the paddles to reduce wind resistance. Kids have it easy now.
Tourettes kids should not be in a class with other kids. They epitomize disruptiveness.
Better than getting beaned with an eraser.
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