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NBC Philly - Teacher Unloads on Special Needs Student

And the teacher is on PAID administrative leave? I don't care what "issues" he's dealing with at home, he could've easily stepped out of the classroom and taken a moment to regain his composure if he was getting frustrated. The way this adult handled the situation was completely unacceptable.

It's sad, because there's so many wonderful teachers who bend over backward to help their students. I wish we'd see more videos of them.

Sounds like every day at the public school I went to and some of the community college classes I was in.

What?! Paid leave?! He should have been FIRED! Is there such a lack of teachers on the planet that this guy can't be replaced by someone worthy of the position? Honestly... It's like watching a surgeon get pissed off in the middle of surgery and then just stabbing the patient and saying, "Fuck it, I've got better things to do." This guy has no business working with special needs children, or ANY children. Period.

NJ has a very tough anti bullying law that went into effect in September.

NJBullying.org

While it's ridiculous that first graders get suspended for saying a classmate "has cooties", it's entirely reasonable to expect a higher standard from the teachers.

I'm not sure what needs to be "investigated" since the incident was captured on the student's phone. It seems pretty cut and dry, and no matter what the student may have said or done to rile up the teacher, the teacher is an adult and the student is a child. Kids are always going to push and see what they can get away with, but from what I see in this video clip, the teacher comes across as immature and vindictive.

If the school has any doubts, UNPAID leave should be allowed until they finish their "investigation". The teacher being on paid leave sends the wrong message to the students, the teachers, and the community in general.

If this had happened in a different work environment, the teacher would've been fired immediately. A coworker of mine was fired yesterday for calling a customer an asshole (and the customer really was an ass), but allowing the teacher to ridicule, threaten, as well as use vulgarity in front of a class of special needs students and keep his job? It's just wrong.

ugh.

what is this world coming to?

I hope none of the teachers my brothers had were ever like that, but it is true. Most people never would have believed it was happening without the video.

my god...karma is gonna eat that damn teacher alive!!! that just makes me sick..i went to college to be a special ed teacher, and at the last minute decided not to (i only needed 2 credits for my degree)...videos of sack of shit teachers like that make me wanna go back and get my degree so those precious students will actually have a teacher who gives a crap about them.

I just read a Yahoo article about a 10 year old girl who committed suicide, due to bullying. Kids these days have so much to deal with from their peers. The thought of them having to deal with the same negative behavior from their teachers, the ones who are supposed to be there to protect them, is so disturbing and sad. As much as I hate to read things like this, at least it is making me aware of the things my own child will be dealing with when he enters school. Times have changed. Never in my life would I imagine a 10 year old being in a place in their mind where they would even THINK of killing themselves, much less succeeding at it. And now with things like Internet bullying, which just didn't exist when a lot of us were growing up... ::sigh:: I don't really know if I can say the world is turning to shit any faster than it always has been, but I know that things certainly need to change. Teachers need to be educated, programs need to be implemented nation wide, and parents need to start listening to their children.