http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/48843303 I'd fire his ass in a heartbeat. For his sake, it's nice to belong to a union that runs the show.
Read some of the comments... http://world-news.newsvine.com/_new...eacher-fired-over-classroom-bullying#comments
Fired... maybe. Serious reprimand, definitely. e: watched the video, and if that's the teacher at the end, then yes.
If a teacher ever did to my kid what he did, or allowed it to be done, 100% guaranteed I'd beat on him.
"The teacher, John Rosi, was suspended for 10 days without pay by the district and moved to a different middle school within the district." Wow -- that'll show him! Reminds me of another organization's handling of abuse...
For a teacher to take part in bullying a kid to the point he has to be removed from the school and is suicidal, in part, as a result of this humiliation is beyond belief that the school does not immediately terminate him. One of the most shocking stories I have read in my life.
Fired should be a given, and since the teacher apparently participated, he should be arrested as well for child abuse. That is unacceptable and unforgivable. Shit like this scars kids for life.
teachers should never be fired. they are underpaid pillars of the community no matter their performance in the classroom.
If you want to write to the superintendent go here: http://www.psd401.net/index.php?option=com_breezingforms&view=form&Itemid=286
actually that is the position of the teacher's unions. no accountability or measurement of a teacher's effectiveness as a function of their job.
Typically, a teacher in this position is suspended with pay pending investigation. Then when all the attention dies down, the teacher is reinstated or moved to another school. The exception to this is when the teacher is put on trial for having sex with students.