Teacher Misconduct

Megan Schneeberger

Bad Teacher
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VihlsPKMh4U Fiction or Reality?

Drunk Teacher
Pruitt Military Academy, St. Louis
Sterling Johnson, middle school teacher Made sexual remarks toward student

J. Michael Lunsford Middle School (November 15, 2011)

Physics teacher: Radhakrishnan Sivaramapillai Resigned from the school

Sexually Abusive Teacher

Claymont Elementary School
34 year old Rachel Holt (Science) Repeatedly having sex with 13 year old boy

Carroll County High School

32 year old John F. Jones IV Inappropriately touched student

Get Rich Quick Teacher

University High School, Orange City
Music teacher selling instruments Made $825 between October and January

Charlotte County High School

Math teacher: Jeff Spires $60-$70 on two different occasions $15 or $30 for a quiz Maybe I see the kids as desperate as I am.

Facebook Teacher
Teacher posts students are all Future Criminals Overton Elementary School
Picture day Teacher took picture of student and put it on facebook, then mocked the child

Power Hungry Teacher

Lexington County School District
Teacher makes student rub her feet Grandma complains to school after granddaughter has nightmares

First Reactions
Surprised/Unrealistic These incidents would never happen to me Incidents like these could happen at any school, need to be aware.

Connecting it to Past Mistakes

Its been done before Incidents are not as tolerated as before Physical/Mental Abuse
Examples: Spanking and other public forms of punishment

Implications as a Future Teacher

Be aware Protect ourselves Treat students with respect Protect the students

Synthesis and Connections to Class

Equity not Equality Discrimination in the classroom

Conclusion

Im a teacher. All I need are minds for molding.

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