Comments on: Teacher Cuts Off First-Grader’s Braid; Union Blames It on “Budget Constraints” http://www.eiaonline.com/intercepts/2009/12/12/teacher-cuts-off-first-graders-braid-union-blames-it-on-budget-constraints/ A listening post monitoring public education and teachers' unions. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:02:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jim Stegall http://www.eiaonline.com/intercepts/2009/12/12/teacher-cuts-off-first-graders-braid-union-blames-it-on-budget-constraints/comment-page-1/#comment-3051 Jim Stegall Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:51:22 +0000 http://www.eiaonline.com/intercepts/?p=2352#comment-3051 Not to defend what the teacher did (it was inexcusably hurtful to the child and extremely unprofessional), but is cutting someone's hair really "bodily harm?" Not to defend what the teacher did (it was inexcusably hurtful to the child and extremely unprofessional), but is cutting someone’s hair really “bodily harm?”

]]> By: North of 49 http://www.eiaonline.com/intercepts/2009/12/12/teacher-cuts-off-first-graders-braid-union-blames-it-on-budget-constraints/comment-page-1/#comment-3050 North of 49 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 07:33:37 +0000 http://www.eiaonline.com/intercepts/?p=2352#comment-3050 What gets me is that the DA's office isn't willing to take this woman to court. FFS! She assaulted a child. Did bodily harm to that child. What does she have to do to get fired, let alone arrested for what she did? Stab the child? Fire her, have her hauled away in cuffs and never let her teach again. What gets me is that the DA’s office isn’t willing to take this woman to court. FFS! She assaulted a child. Did bodily harm to that child. What does she have to do to get fired, let alone arrested for what she did? Stab the child?

Fire her, have her hauled away in cuffs and never let her teach again.

]]> By: Rich http://www.eiaonline.com/intercepts/2009/12/12/teacher-cuts-off-first-graders-braid-union-blames-it-on-budget-constraints/comment-page-1/#comment-3033 Rich Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:52:43 +0000 http://www.eiaonline.com/intercepts/?p=2352#comment-3033 When the union defends the indefensible it loses credibility with the public and, most importantly, with a large percentage of its membership. When the union defends the indefensible it loses credibility with the public and, most importantly, with a large percentage of its membership.

]]> By: Dorth http://www.eiaonline.com/intercepts/2009/12/12/teacher-cuts-off-first-graders-braid-union-blames-it-on-budget-constraints/comment-page-1/#comment-3025 Dorth Sun, 13 Dec 2009 13:43:41 +0000 http://www.eiaonline.com/intercepts/?p=2352#comment-3025 In a case like this the budget and frustration levels should not even be in the picture. This teacher took into her own hands a pair of scissors and cut off a childs hair. Something she had absolutely no right to do. I know about the budget cuts and how stressful teachers can get with the classrooms getting larger and (some) kids getting harder to handle, but this teacher was wrong, wrong, wrong and a simple 'gee, I'm sorry' doesn't make it as far as I'm concerned. What happens the next time she gets frustrated? She going to put an eye out on one of the kids because they were gazing outside too much? In a case like this the budget and frustration levels should not even be in the picture. This teacher took into her own hands a pair of scissors and cut off a childs hair. Something she had absolutely no right to do. I know about the budget cuts and how stressful teachers can get with the classrooms getting larger and (some) kids getting harder to handle, but this teacher was wrong, wrong, wrong and a simple ‘gee, I’m sorry’ doesn’t make it as far as I’m concerned. What happens the next time she gets frustrated? She going to put an eye out on one of the kids because they were gazing outside too much?

]]> By: Mike Antonucci http://www.eiaonline.com/intercepts/2009/12/12/teacher-cuts-off-first-graders-braid-union-blames-it-on-budget-constraints/comment-page-1/#comment-3021 Mike Antonucci Sat, 12 Dec 2009 18:40:44 +0000 http://www.eiaonline.com/intercepts/?p=2352#comment-3021 The numbers cited <i>are</i> adjusted for inflation. The numbers cited are adjusted for inflation.

]]> By: Annoyed http://www.eiaonline.com/intercepts/2009/12/12/teacher-cuts-off-first-graders-braid-union-blames-it-on-budget-constraints/comment-page-1/#comment-3020 Annoyed Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:53:15 +0000 http://www.eiaonline.com/intercepts/?p=2352#comment-3020 While I disagree with what this teacher did and think it was a horrible thing to do, the increases in spending make sense. Think of the technology required in a classroom today that would not have been used in 1990. One main cause of the increase would be computers and then a more basic cause would be simple inflation. Also, technology for special needs students is becoming more widely used. Just think about these things. Also while costs may have increased and enrollment fallen that doesn't say anything about the student to teacher ratio in the classroom. While I disagree with what this teacher did and think it was a horrible thing to do, the increases in spending make sense. Think of the technology required in a classroom today that would not have been used in 1990. One main cause of the increase would be computers and then a more basic cause would be simple inflation. Also, technology for special needs students is becoming more widely used. Just think about these things. Also while costs may have increased and enrollment fallen that doesn’t say anything about the student to teacher ratio in the classroom.

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