Teacher strangles 6 yr old boy, only gets 10 day suspension

[Oldgamer]

According to the parents the little boy is scared to death to go to school now. They even asked if he could be transferred to a different classroom and they said no. He went to the bathroom and as you can see on the video he comes out and this woman throws him up against the wall then chokes him, literally lifting him by his neck. You see him grab his neck. This woman only got a 10 day suspension.

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Video of teacher strangling 6 yr old

 

[Oldgamer]

Sorry forgot to add this link to the news article http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/14/teacher-lifts-kindergartn_n_5325418.html

 

[mrjminer]

Insanity. Firing, at the least.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Well, she has tenure... /sarcasm

I would think intentionally choking a student would be a fireable offense, but I was thrown into a hammerlock by a teacher when I was in elementary school and she didn't get so much as a warning. Granted, I was in the process of choking another student, so I suppose there were some mitigating factors to consider.

 

[Londo_Jowo]

Gotta love those teacher unions that protect teachers such as this.

 

[Sonikku]

If only she smacked him with a paddle instead. We could have defended her.

 

[Oldgamer]

Gotta love those teacher unions that protect teachers such as this.

Is she in a union?

 

[Londo_Jowo]

Is she in a union?

Never heard of a public school teacher that wasn't in the union. She teaches at Riverdale School in Hancock County, Ohio.

http://www.riverdale.k12.oh.us/

 

[Oldgamer]

Never heard of a public school teacher that wasn't in the union. She teaches at Riverdale School in Hancock County, Ohio.

http://www.riverdale.k12.oh.us/

Ahhh I see, I honestly didn't know that all teachers were in Unions. Anyway, I still can't believe this woman wasn't fired from her job. I thought teachers were not allowed to touch their students?

Can you imagine that little boy, needing to go to the bathroom, then coming out of the bathroom while zipping up his pants and some big hippo like this woman just comes out of the blue and does this to him? No wonder the kid is afraid to go to school now.

 

[werepossum]

Insanity. Firing, at the least.

Firing and prosecution. She picked up a small child by his neck.

 

[waggy]

Firing and prosecution. She picked up a small child by his neck.

/this. she should be fired and prosecuted.

only a suspension? and they won't move him from that class?

 

[fskimospy]

If only she smacked him with a paddle instead. We could have defended her.

It is interesting that people love corporal punishment until they see it.

I think any teacher that chokes a child should be fired. Then again I feel the same way about any teacher that strikes a child.

Hmm.

 

[MasterOfUsers]

According to the parents the little boy is scared to death to go to school now. They even asked if he could be transferred to a different classroom and they said no. He went to the bathroom and as you can see on the video he comes out and this woman throws him up against the wall then chokes him, literally lifting him by his neck. You see him grab his neck. This woman only got a 10 day suspension.

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Video of teacher strangling 6 yr old

Legally that is assault and battery, if reported to the police (or the police sees that video) it should result in her arrest pending trial.

There is no excuse for this no matter what.

 

[shabby]

Never heard of a public school teacher that wasn't in the union. She teaches at Riverdale School in Hancock County, Ohio.

http://www.riverdale.k12.oh.us/

http://www.riverdale.k12.oh.us/protected/staffView.aspx?iid=50UIAB
Barb Williams bwilliams@riverdale.k12.oh.us

 

[mrjminer]

Never heard of a public school teacher that wasn't in the union. She teaches at Riverdale School in Hancock County, Ohio.

http://www.riverdale.k12.oh.us/

Teachers have the option of whether or not to join the union. However, they still have to pay union fees either way. Pretty big load of bullshit to have to pay the fees, still IMO, but actually being a member of the union was optional. At least, from my brief experience.

 

[waggy]

Teachers have the option of whether or not to join the union. However, they still have to pay union fees either way. Pretty big load of bullshit to have to pay the fees, still IMO, but actually being a member of the union was optional. At least, from my brief experience.

"optional" lol

 

[norseamd]

Well, she has tenure... /sarcasm I would think intentionally choking a student would be a fireable offense, but I was thrown into a hammerlock by a teacher when I was in elementary school and she didn't get so much as a warning. Granted, I was in the process of choking another student, so I suppose there were some mitigating factors to consider.

no where near the same

 

[Wreckem]

Teachers have the option of whether or not to join the union. However, they still have to pay union fees either way. Pretty big load of bullshit to have to pay the fees, still IMO, but actually being a member of the union was optional. At least, from my brief experience.

In most states that is incorrect. That is only correct for traditional pro-union states. For example in Texas, where teachers unions are weak, you can opt out and not pay a dime. Well technically you have to opt in to one of the ~4 unions. The default is no union and plenty of teachers in Texas are not in unions.

 

[Wreckem]

Whats going to happen is she will be prosecuted, convicted of an aggravated felony and will lose teacher certification all together. In this specific case, by time the the school suspended her the suspension was basically for the remainder of the year. Just because they suspended her doesn't mean she's in the clear. She will likely be given notice of non renewal and then her contract non-renewed by the district Board of Trustees.

People in this thread have a severe misunderstanding of the process. IE: It takes Board of Trustee actions to non renew someone, but the process to suspend someone is pretty simple. In any event it is highly unlikely she will ever be teaching again.

 

[HeXen]

I don't see the kid being choked. She lifted him up grabbing his shoulders then pulled upward on the collar of his shirt.

 

[mrjminer]

In most states that is incorrect. That is only correct for traditional pro-union states. For example in Texas, where teachers unions are weak, you can opt out and not pay a dime. Well technically you have to opt in to one of the ~4 unions. The default is no union and plenty of teachers in Texas are not in unions.

I got jilted out of something like $20 a month (might have been more, though, been a while)! Fuck this state!

 

[davmat787]

Gotta love those teacher unions that protect teachers such as this.

First thing that came to mind, whether it applies in this case or not. Kind of like the Police Officers Unions who protect their own even though the officer may be a danger to the public.

 

[PokerGuy]

People in this thread have a severe misunderstanding of the process. IE: It takes Board of Trustee actions to non renew someone, but the process to suspend someone is pretty simple. In any event it is highly unlikely she will ever be teaching again.

From the article it looks like not only did they not do anything to the teacher, but they even refused to have the kid transferred to another class next year so he wouldn't be with the same teacher again. That's plain absurd. If I'm the parents, I'd be dialing up my lawyer, surely that would make the school board reconsider its choices.

 

[DrPizza]

From the article it looks like not only did they not do anything to the teacher, but they even refused to have the kid transferred to another class next year so he wouldn't be with the same teacher again. That's plain absurd. If I'm the parents, I'd be dialing up my lawyer, surely that would make the school board reconsider its choices.

The 10 day suspension = the kid won't have that teacher again. That's what the administration is allowed to do pretty much immediately. Tenure doesn't guarantee the teacher gets to keep her job. It guarantees that there's an investigation, she's allowed to tell her side, etc. I haven't seen the video, but from the comments, I'd guess that it's almost a sure thing that she loses her job, though it's possible she's removed from teaching for a year, has to attend some sort of anger management classes, or whatever. Most likely, jobless very soon though.

What would the point be of moving the kid into a different classroom? He's in with the same group of students he's been with all year. There are/were only about 10 days of school left - it'll be a substitute.

And, without seeing the video, why would he have the same teacher next year, if A) that teacher is fired and B) he doesn't fail for the year and have to repeat the same grade?

 

[TheVrolok]

Did they really create a CGI recreation?