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KamaAina

(78,249 posts) Wed May 6, 2015, 04:44 PM May 2015

Teacher arrested after burning students with Tesla coil

http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/Teacher-arrested-after-burning-students-with-6246415.php

An Oregon science teacher who police say used a Tesla coil to burn the phrase "I love mom" into the arms of students has been charged with criminal mistreatment.

Salem Police Lt. Steve Birr says 37-year-old Samuel Dufner was arrested Tuesday at South Salem High School.

Birr says students used the coil in an exercise last Thursday. Dufner noted it could also be used to mark the skin and asked for volunteers.

Dufner burned "I love mom" — with a heart to symbolize the word love — into their arms.

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Teacher arrested after burning students with Tesla coil (Original Post) KamaAina May 2015 OP

WTF?????????? n/t dixiegrrrrl May 2015 #1

BRAND new teacher? pinboy3niner May 2015 #2

The students earned high marks. surrealAmerican May 2015 #3

His lectures were burned into their memory pinboy3niner May 2015 #4

I'll bet they smoked their finals! KamaAina May 2015 #6

At graduation they played 'Tattoo' pinboy3niner May 2015 #7

And someone's mom and dad came in on KamaAina May 2015 #8

After the branding the students wished their arms were still de plain, de plain pinboy3niner May 2015 #9

Tesla Coils are dramatic looking but completly harmless. alphafemale May 2015 #5

The overreaction is strong with this story... NobodyHere May 2015 #10

From the article NV Whino May 2015 #11

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

1. WTF?????????? n/t

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Wed May 6, 2015, 05:59 PM

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pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

2. BRAND new teacher?

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Wed May 6, 2015, 06:02 PM

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surrealAmerican

(11,362 posts)

3. The students earned high marks.

Reply to pinboy3niner (Reply #2)

Wed May 6, 2015, 08:51 PM

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pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

4. His lectures were burned into their memory

Reply to surrealAmerican (Reply #3)

Wed May 6, 2015, 08:56 PM

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And elsewhere.

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)

6. I'll bet they smoked their finals!

Reply to pinboy3niner (Reply #4)

Wed May 6, 2015, 11:02 PM

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pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

7. At graduation they played 'Tattoo'

Reply to KamaAina (Reply #6)

Wed May 6, 2015, 11:15 PM

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KamaAina

(78,249 posts)

8. And someone's mom and dad came in on

Reply to pinboy3niner (Reply #7)

Wed May 6, 2015, 11:18 PM

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Ze plane! Ze plane!

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

9. After the branding the students wished their arms were still de plain, de plain

Reply to KamaAina (Reply #8)

Wed May 6, 2015, 11:21 PM

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alphafemale

(18,497 posts)

5. Tesla Coils are dramatic looking but completly harmless.

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Wed May 6, 2015, 09:23 PM

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What fresh horseshit is this?

NobodyHere

(2,810 posts)

10. The overreaction is strong with this story...

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Thu May 7, 2015, 11:50 PM

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NV Whino

(20,886 posts)

11. From the article

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Fri May 8, 2015, 10:10 AM

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The 37-year-old burned "I love mom" into their arms — with a heart to symbolize the word love. Birr says the marks have since faded.

Marion County Deputy District Attorney Doug Hanson said Wednesday his office has decided not to charge Dufner now but the investigation continues.

The Salem-Keizer School District placed Dufner on leave.

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