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US teacher suspended for 'touching student with banana'
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| 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.
To: Responsibility2nd
If that was my daughter, Jonny’s banana would be sliced off...
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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?)
To: Responsibility2nd
Time for the Yes We Have No Bananas song.
To: Responsibility2nd
Did he apologize in person to Dad? (I think not ... there is no followup story)
TT
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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)
To: Responsibility2nd
I am finding that government school employees are nothing more than welfare recipients.
They are lower than IRS workers, in my book.
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posted on
05/21/2013 1:56:20 PM PDT
by
Truth2012
To: Responsibility2nd
Why are we teaching this in school?????
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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")
To: Responsibility2nd
Good thing it wasn’t a pointy stick.
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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)
To: Responsibility2nd
Talk about Banana Republic politics... SHEESH!
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posted on
05/21/2013 1:57:29 PM PDT
by
ssaftler
(It's Obama's fault)
To: Responsibility2nd
No teacher should be talking about sex organs in a school to children.
To: Responsibility2nd
Jonathan.Hampton@marion.k12.fl.us
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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.)
To: Responsibility2nd
Sometimes a banana is just a banana.
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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)
To: MrB
To: tx_eggman
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posted on
05/21/2013 1:59:48 PM PDT
by
pax_et_bonum
(God Bless America)
To: Responsibility2nd
"We're not going to fall for the 'banana in the tailpipe' trick."
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posted on
05/21/2013 2:00:17 PM PDT
by
Yo-Yo
To: MrB
I guess there were no cucumber around. After all, cucumbers are sensous.
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posted on
05/21/2013 2:00:20 PM PDT
by
Responsibility2nd
(NO LIBS. This Means Liberals and (L)libertarians! Same Thing. NO LIBS!!)
To: tx_eggman
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posted on
05/21/2013 2:00:44 PM PDT
by
DannyTN
To: Responsibility2nd
If that had been my daughter....( Although my girls were HS’d...) I’d have kicked that guy’s ass.
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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)
To: Responsibility2nd
Clearly she needed training in Self Defense Against Fresh Fruit!
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posted on
05/21/2013 2:01:07 PM PDT
by
Uncle Miltie
(WHO IS ON THE ENEMIES LIST?)
To: Responsibility2nd; Revolting cat!; Slings and Arrows
Was it safe? Did it have a condom on it?
To: Responsibility2nd
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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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