Teachers in the news:

[sammyg2]

YAKIMA, Wash. — A Washington kindergarten teacher who sent a 5-year-old student home with a bag of feces tucked in his backpack has been formally reprimanded.

A West Valley School District official warned teacher Sue Graham in a letter that similar behavior in the future will result in disciplinary action, including termination.

The boy's father had said his son arrived home in April with the plastic bag of feces and a note that read "This little turd was found on the floor in my room."

The boy was moved out of Graham's classroom after the incident.

The May letter was released Thursday in response to a public disclosure request from KIMA-TV. The district had previously said "appropriate action" was taken against the longtime teacher.

ELK GROVE, Calif. — A Northern California elementary school teacher sent her students home for the summer with a video of class memories, only the DVD included six seconds of her having sex on a couch.

Officials at the Elk Grove Unified School District asked families of the teacher's 24 students to get rid of the DVD after the unintended clip was found spliced in a scene where children were sharing stories in class.

"Just destroy them," said spokeswoman Torrey Johnson.

Johnson said the teacher, Crystal Defanti, sent the DVD home with her students from Isabelle Jackson Elementary on the last day of class Friday. She learned of the mistake after a parent called her. She then called all the parents to ask them to destroy the DVD.

The school district, located just south of Sacramento, initially sent a letter home to parents asking them to return the DVDs, but then asked parents to simply destroy them.

Appropriate action? My guess is that these teachers will get an informal counseling session which will not appear on their records. They may also get extra time off with pay. Maybe some free OT or an increase in their pensions or benefits.

[Neilk]

Originally Posted by sammyg2

Appropriate action? My guess is that these teachers will get an informal counseling session which will not appear on their records. They may also get extra time off with pay. Maybe some free OT or an increase in their pensions or benefits.

If this (link) is really the teacher, then no way I would throw the DVD away.

[911pcars]

No need for that overused photo with the signboards, "This Thread is Useless Without Pictures". Thanks for the link Neil. Here's the offending image (or at least frame 1):



Gee, I hope this is really a pixilated image.

Sherwood