The Rocky Mountain News today has a story about a teacher who put scotch tape on a second grade boy who was whistling in class and presumably would not stop when asked. The same teacher also scotch taped the mouth of a second boy, who was laughing about the first incident. The boys were taped for about ten minutes. The second boy's mother portrays him as a victim, and just wants her son to be "the same old DeUndre." It seems that the incident has affected seven-year-old DeUndre in that he does not eat as well, doesn't seem to want to play with his two older siblings, and cries more often. DeUndre's mother did not want to give her last name, but also did not mind posing for this picture with her son.
What do you think? Is this a case of inappropriate humiliation and traumatization of innocent victims, or do we applaud the teacher for giving the boys consequences for their inappropriate conduct?
Photo by Steven R. Nickerson of the Rocky Mountain News
2 comments:
"What do you think? Is this a case of inappropriate humiliation and traumatization of innocent victims, or do we applaud the teacher for giving the boys consequences for their inappropriate conduct?"
I think the teacher probably went overboard. I also strongly suspect that Deundre suffers from Chronic Hickory Deficiency and will bear the emotional scars from his punishment for oh, maybe half an hour. If Deundre isn't soon back to the unruly demon spawn his mother knows and loves, I'd be shocked.
I think the comment by Ambulance Driver sums it up perfectly/1
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