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Oh, no, another story about school children being bound by restraints during the school day- and this time it's a teacher who did the deed. A teacher at PS 270 in Clinton Hill is accused of duct taping two special ed students to their chairs - and taping their mouths shut as well. The boys, who were 8-9 years old during the incident three months ago, say that their teacher Carrie Roberson was upset because they had fighting, and the Daily News adds that they shattered a bottle of Snapple - that's what having Snapple in the school gets you - glass messes! Jonathan Grant said, "It was like prison. I was trying to get the tape loose. The tape was around my head and I was licking it, but it wasn't moving." And when Kevin Lester's mother confronted Roberson, the teacher didn't deny it and said it had been a game. Uh, bondage games are not for school. Police charged Robertson with child endangerment, and the Department of Education has reassigned her pending the investigation.
Earlier this month, a bus driver tied up a girl with ADD.
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The Snapple vending machines only dispense plastic containers.
I didn't know Duct Tape came in different colors.
I want to laugh at this story but it's too sad!
When I was in the second grade my teacher taped an unruly boy to a chair with masking tape. Nobody yelled "mistreatment". The boy was mentally delayed, but in a class of 30 students with one teacher his constant outbursts and throwing of things made learning difficult.
The teacher in this situation was probably thinking of her other students when she bound these two boys. Who when I saw them on the news seemed unapologetic about their behaviour. One of their mother's is reportedly going to sue the school board as well.
My problem with this whole situation is that the parents seem to think that the teacher is the primary disciplinarian rather than themselves. Teachers only have the students for five-six hours a day. Parents need to take some personal responsibility for the behavior of their children.
I'm glad the teacher was only re-assigned and not fired.
Are you kidding me, anon (as it should be)?
You are saying it's allowable if young children who, as you put it "mentally delayed", to be taped to their chairs to lessen the disturbance of the "normal kids"?
I hope you're not a parent nor a teacher.
justified.
No, Lee, I'm not okay with the taping, my problem is with parents taking no personal responsibility for their children's behavior. Teachers reach a breaking point too, they are human. Parents and teachers need to work together to raise human beings with dignity, respect and discipline.
Between duct taping students and student-teacher affairs, it seems like school is much exciting these days...
I'd also imagine it's frustrating dealing with 30+ different parents' interpretations of "discipline," especially in such a diverse area. At least they are all consistent when it comes to litigation!
Dirk, it's always been exciting (at least in the many schools I attended)...you're just hearing about it now. There's a legendary family story my cousins and I all chuckle about, the day Uncle Steve punched a teacher (a nun) in the face in high school after months of her abuse - talk about breaking points! I won't even get into the public humiliation both my mom and I suffered in Catholic schools...