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yuiyoshida

(41,832 posts) Mon Apr 11, 2016, 12:44 PM Apr 2016

A White Teacher Slapped A Black Student Five Times. These Incidents Aren’t Unusual.

A white geometry teacher at a Beaumont, Texas high school has been arrested and charged with one count of assault for hitting a black student multiple times. The incident was caught on video and shared widely on Twitter last week.

The student may have asked about a grade, according to the Washington Post. The teacher yelled at him in response, saying, “Because you’re stopping him from graduating, you idiot ass!” and hit him five times. She then mocked the student when he asked why she hit him.

It’s not clear exactly what happened before the assault. The teacher was placed on administrative leave after school district officials verified the incident.

“The conduct was substantiated by video footage viewed by BISD police and administration,” Beaumont Independent School District confirmed in a statement. “The District is committed to providing a safe and secure environment for our students. BISD does not condone employees abusing any child and will not tolerate such conduct. The teacher was immediately removed from the classroom and placed on administrative leave pending action on her contract.”

http://thinkprogress.org/education/2016/04/11/3768129/teacher-assault-on-student/

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A White Teacher Slapped A Black Student Five Times. These Incidents Aren’t Unusual. (Original Post) yuiyoshida Apr 2016 OP

"placed on administrative leave"? surrealAmerican Apr 2016 #1

She was arrested - and charged. enlightenment Apr 2016 #4

Thanks. surrealAmerican Apr 2016 #8

why wasn't she booked?? JackInGreen Apr 2016 #2

Presumably, she was booked when enlightenment Apr 2016 #5

Well kids nowadays are disrespectful romanic Apr 2016 #3

What specifically in the video compels one think it was easy to see why it happened? LanternWaste Apr 2016 #6

Not excusing the teacher, but it is a stressful and sometimes dangerous profession: femmocrat Apr 2016 #7

If you're not excusing it, what point are you making? tkmorris Apr 2016 #12

I was agreeing with romanic's post above. femmocrat Apr 2016 #14

Oh I see it now tkmorris Apr 2016 #15

Kids were "disrespectful" in the 60's when I was in school. maveric Apr 2016 #9

Well kids nowadays are disrespectful 2016 you Scruffy Rumbler Apr 2016 #11

Authoritartian crap. Odin2005 Apr 2016 #16

No teacher should ever strike a student Bettie Apr 2016 #10

That woman has serious problems. Watch the video. mnhtnbb Apr 2016 #13

surrealAmerican

(11,362 posts)

1. "placed on administrative leave"?

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 12:48 PM

Apr 2016

If the student had smacked the teacher like that, he'd be arrested.

This is worse, she's not only assaulting the kid, she's abusing her position, and she's the one who's supposed to be a "responsible adult".

enlightenment

(8,830 posts)

4. She was arrested - and charged.

Reply to surrealAmerican (Reply #1)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 01:02 PM

Apr 2016

Schools don't do that - law enforcement does.

A white geometry teacher at a Beaumont, Texas high school has been arrested and charged with one count of assault for hitting a black student multiple times. The incident was caught on video and shared widely on Twitter last week.

surrealAmerican

(11,362 posts)

8. Thanks.

Reply to enlightenment (Reply #4)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 01:08 PM

Apr 2016

I should have read more carefully.

JackInGreen

(2,975 posts)

2. why wasn't she booked??

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 12:51 PM

Apr 2016

enlightenment

(8,830 posts)

5. Presumably, she was booked when

Reply to JackInGreen (Reply #2)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 01:03 PM

Apr 2016

she was arrested and charged.

romanic

(2,841 posts)

3. Well kids nowadays are disrespectful

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 12:59 PM

Apr 2016

teachers are just losing their cool when it comes to that. Not excusing this lady for slapping up the kid but it's real easy to see why it happened.

LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)

6. What specifically in the video compels one think it was easy to see why it happened?

Reply to romanic (Reply #3)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 01:06 PM

Apr 2016

Is it? What specifically in the video compels one think it was easy to see why it happened?

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)

7. Not excusing the teacher, but it is a stressful and sometimes dangerous profession:

Reply to romanic (Reply #3)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 01:06 PM

Apr 2016

A Silent National Crisis: Violence Against Teachers

All educators are at risk
Despite the cost and size of this problem, very little is known about factors that lead to teacher victimization. More research is needed to better understand the causes and correlates of teacher victimization.
How Big Is the Problem?
Each year, 253,100 (7 percent) teachers are threatened with injury and they can be divided into the following categories by:
Locale
109,800 (43 percent) in cities 78,100 (31 percent) in suburbs 27,500 (11 percent) in towns 37,700 (15 percent) in rural areas
School Level
139,400 (55 percent) in secondary schools 113,700 (45 percent) in elementary schools
Gender
78,500 (31 percent) male teachers 174,500 (69 percent) female teachers
Each year, 127,500 (3 percent) of teachers are physically attacked by students (National Survey in 2003-2004).

More at link: http://www.apa.org/ed/schools/cpse/activities/violence-against.aspx

tkmorris

(11,138 posts)

12. If you're not excusing it, what point are you making?

Reply to femmocrat (Reply #7)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 02:09 PM

Apr 2016

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)

14. I was agreeing with romanic's post above.

Reply to tkmorris (Reply #12)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 03:01 PM

Apr 2016

It is a bad situation all around.

tkmorris

(11,138 posts)

15. Oh I see it now

Reply to femmocrat (Reply #14)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 03:54 PM

Apr 2016

For some reason I didn't see it in context at first.

maveric

(16,445 posts)

9. Kids were "disrespectful" in the 60's when I was in school.

Reply to romanic (Reply #3)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 01:26 PM

Apr 2016

Losing her cool? She assaulted the kid.

Scruffy Rumbler

(961 posts)

11. Well kids nowadays are disrespectful 2016 you

Reply to romanic (Reply #3)

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 02:05 PM

Apr 2016

Well kids nowadays are disrespectful -1960 my father
Well kids nowadays are disrespectful-1930 my grandfather
Well kids nowadays are disrespectful-1900 my g grandfather....
When will these kids ever learn!