Newark Teacher Accused Of Choking (7-year old) Student

[rocktivity]

Newark Teacher Accused Of Choking (7-year old) Student

NEWARK, N.J. A substitute teacher is accused of using a string to choke a 7-year-old student..

...(Albert Coleman) was fired by the Newark school district, and police charged him with aggravated assault...

...Authorities said Coleman reportedly told the boy that he was going to strangle him if he didn't do his homework.

...Police said the boy left the classroom and was seen by a school secretary putting water on his bruised neck, he said.

My sister just found out she's been promoted to middle school prinicipal. I was happy for her until now, LOL!

:headbang:
rocknation

[soleft]

1. I saw this on the news this morning

The boy, who was about 7 years old, has gash like mark across his throat.

[Kadie]

2. Wow.

this guy sure has an anger management problem. Choking a chld for not doing his homework? Yikes!

[wug37]

4. I had a history teacher who

threw a desk at me because 3/4 of the class hadn't done thier homework. I was one of the only people there who had. But I sat near the front of the room and so was the closest one to the desk when it was thrown. Of course, the teacher was fired a few years later for some sort of sexual thing. from what I've heard.

[newyawker99]

8. Hi wug37!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[xchrom]

3. shudder -- reminds me of

my 6th grade teacher -- though he at least was smart enough not to leave bruises.
did this guy leave his meds at home.

[Bandit]

5. I hope there were witnesses ~ 7 year olds can be devious

If there are witnesses and it can be proved then put that person away for a while. It is for things like this that jails were created.

[Calico Jack Rackham]

6. Must be that new

No Child Left Breathing Bill that Bush is pushing.

[Champ]

7. rotflmao

No Child Left Breathing Bill

[atreides1]

10. Hello

I don't think they would have fired him without witnesses, to much chance of being sued for wrongful termination.

[dolstein]

9. At least they fired him

If this had been in New York City, the teacher probably would have been put on paid administrative leave.

[atreides1]

11. Just Think

If the fundamentalist get there way, this kind of thing won't be against the law.

Makes you wonder if they actually stop and think about a Theocracy.