I always appreciate it when a school community comes to the defense of a disgraced teacher.
It is important for us to understand that good teachers often make bad mistakes, just like good stockbrokers and company executives do. But bad mistakes in every sphere often leads to a termination of contract, no matter how much that person was regarded or liked.
Here, we have a odd case of a teacher filming herself taunting an autistic child who is stuck in a chair. This would have to be one of the most bizarre ways of getting caught being completely unprofessional:
A PRIMARY school teacher who used her mobile phone to record a 10-year-old boy with Asperger’s syndrome as he struggled to free himself from a chair may be fired.
Nicole McVey, who teaches the fifth grade at Oaktree Elementary School in Goodrich, Michigan, is heard mocking the youngster, asking him, “Wanna be tasered?”
Even the school principal Michael Ellis gets in on the act, telling the child: “It’s not really an emergency in their book,” after Ms McVey states that maintenance is on the way.
According to the New York Daily News, Ms McVey then emailed the incriminating video to school colleagues — presumably thinking they would find it funny — who forwarded it to school administrators.
Mr Ellis has since resigned and there are now calls for Ms McVey to be sacked. But the teacher still has the support of some parents and the incident has divided the local community.
“You hear of bullying by other students and other kids in class … but I have never had a case with teachers and administrators bullying,” the boy’s family lawyer, Patrick Greenfelder, told the New York Daily News.
Mr Greenfelder also revealed the family may take civil action against the school.
Goodrich School Board Superintendent Scott Bogner told ABC 12 that an investigation into the incident was under way.
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February 28, 2014 at 5:21 am |
I just posted about this same story. I was in shock when I saw the story and couldn’t even watch the video more than a few seconds. From the news article I read the parents that are supporting the teacher had not seen the video, I wonder if they feel differently now that they have and now that the video is out there for all to see. If it were their child would they feel differently?
March 3, 2014 at 11:54 pm |
For those interested in reading it please click on the following link http://oneeducatorsopinion.wordpress.com/2014/02/27/teacher-takes-video-of-child-stuck-in-chair/. It is well worth reading.
March 5, 2014 at 2:16 am
Thanks for sharing my post. This story is still in my head I just don’t understand how she could do this!