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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,035 posts) Sat Sep 1, 2018, 10:07 PM Sep 2018

Teacher Attacked Pupil Over Pledge Refusal

A middle school teacher accused of assaulting a pupil who refused to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance has pleaded guilty and retired from teaching.

Karen Smith, 60, pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of child abuse resulting in injury, reported the Denver Post.

An additional third degree assault charge was dropped by prosecutors as a condition of the plea agreement.

Smith will serve an 18-month deferred sentence, which means the guilty plea will be withdrawn if she serves the time of the sentence and is not charged with another criminal offense in that time.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/teacher-attacked-pupil-over-pledge-refusal/ar-BBMJyY8?li=BBnb7Kz

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Teacher Attacked Pupil Over Pledge Refusal (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2018 OP

hope they keep here away KT2000 Sep 2018 #1

sick woman AlexSFCA Sep 2018 #2

I had a high school history teacher who berated a student for refusing... Progressive Law Sep 2018 #3

KT2000

(20,584 posts)

1. hope they keep here away

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Sep 1, 2018, 11:17 PM

Sep 2018

from any and all children.

AlexSFCA

(6,139 posts)

2. sick woman

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Sep 1, 2018, 11:26 PM

Sep 2018

Progressive Law

(617 posts)

3. I had a high school history teacher who berated a student for refusing...

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Sep 1, 2018, 11:41 PM

Sep 2018

...to stand for the daily pledge of allegiance. The teacher scolded him and sent him off to the principle's office. No other student stood up to the teacher or defended the other student...not even me. I feel so guilty that I did not do anything. It's one of my big regrets in life.

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