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US teacher suspended for 'touching student with banana'
Nine News ^ | 05/22/2013

Posted on 05/21/2013 1:51:22 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd

A US teacher has returned to work after a three-day suspension for allegedly touching a girl with a banana during a class on Freudian psychology.

A discipline letter said Florida teacher Jonathan Hampton was suspended without pay last week after he "rubbed a student's head and neck area with a banana" during a lecture about "cylinder objects, phalluses and/or sex symbols", Click Orlando reported.

A school district spokesman said the Freudian topic of the class was district approved but using the prop to touch a student was inappropriate.

He said the girl's parents complained because she felt embarrassed and many other students felt Hampton's advanced class became uncomfortable with "excessive frequency".

Hampton's stepfather Mark Fiedelholtz, who is also a lawyer, disputed the possible sexual connotation of the banana.

"According to my son … he doesn't recall ever touching the student with the banana, but if he did it would be to get their attention," Mr Fiedelholtz said.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.ninemsn.com.au ...


TOPICS: Education; Food
KEYWORDS: banana; cultureofcorruption; floriduh; naughtyteacherslist; sexualharassment; sexualizingchildren
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Not your usual ordinary teacher/student inappropriate conduct story.
1 posted on 05/21/2013 1:51:22 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
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To: Responsibility2nd

If that was my daughter, Jonny’s banana would be sliced off...


2 posted on 05/21/2013 1:53:45 PM PDT by DickBrannigan (When did logic become reversed, and right became wrong, and wrong became right?)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Time for the Yes We Have No Bananas song.


3 posted on 05/21/2013 1:54:16 PM PDT by Freedom of Speech Wins
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To: Responsibility2nd

Did he apologize in person to Dad? (I think not ... there is no followup story)

TT


4 posted on 05/21/2013 1:54:22 PM PDT by TexasTransplant (Idiocracy used to just be a Movie... Live every day as your last...one day you will be right)
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To: Responsibility2nd

I am finding that government school employees are nothing more than welfare recipients.

They are lower than IRS workers, in my book.


5 posted on 05/21/2013 1:56:20 PM PDT by Truth2012
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To: Responsibility2nd

Why are we teaching this in school?????


6 posted on 05/21/2013 1:56:46 PM PDT by is_is (VP Dad of Sgt. G - My Hero - "Sleep Well America......Your Marines have your Back")
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To: Responsibility2nd

Good thing it wasn’t a pointy stick.


7 posted on 05/21/2013 1:57:11 PM PDT by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Talk about Banana Republic politics... SHEESH!


8 posted on 05/21/2013 1:57:29 PM PDT by ssaftler (It's Obama's fault)
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To: Responsibility2nd

No teacher should be talking about sex organs in a school to children.


9 posted on 05/21/2013 1:58:18 PM PDT by I want the USA back (Pi$$ed off yet?)
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To: Responsibility2nd
Jonathan.Hampton@marion.k12.fl.us


10 posted on 05/21/2013 1:58:35 PM PDT by tx_eggman (Liberalism is only possible in that moment when a man chooses Barabas over Christ.)
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To: Responsibility2nd
Sometimes a banana is just a banana.
11 posted on 05/21/2013 1:58:51 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("Somebody has to be courageous enough to stand up to the bullies." --Dr. Ben Carson)
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To: MrB

Monty Python


12 posted on 05/21/2013 1:59:07 PM PDT by molson209
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To: tx_eggman

Is he wearing handcuffs?


13 posted on 05/21/2013 1:59:48 PM PDT by pax_et_bonum (God Bless America)
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To: Responsibility2nd
"We're not going to fall for the 'banana in the tailpipe' trick."

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14 posted on 05/21/2013 2:00:17 PM PDT by Yo-Yo
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To: MrB
I guess there were no cucumber around. After all, cucumbers are sensous.


15 posted on 05/21/2013 2:00:20 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (NO LIBS. This Means Liberals and (L)libertarians! Same Thing. NO LIBS!!)
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To: tx_eggman

Guilty as Hell!


16 posted on 05/21/2013 2:00:44 PM PDT by DannyTN
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To: Responsibility2nd

If that had been my daughter....( Although my girls were HS’d...) I’d have kicked that guy’s ass.


17 posted on 05/21/2013 2:01:05 PM PDT by Osage Orange (Life is a bitch. If it was easy, we would call it a slut)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Clearly she needed training in Self Defense Against Fresh Fruit!

18 posted on 05/21/2013 2:01:07 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (WHO IS ON THE ENEMIES LIST?)
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To: Responsibility2nd; Revolting cat!; Slings and Arrows

Was it safe? Did it have a condom on it?


19 posted on 05/21/2013 2:01:46 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (America 2013 - STUCK ON STUPID)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Mine’s bigger.


20 posted on 05/21/2013 2:01:48 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("Somebody has to be courageous enough to stand up to the bullies." --Dr. Ben Carson)
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