Teacher makes 7-year-old hit himself [on head with drum mallets]

mercurynews ^ | 05-04-2007 | staff writer

[bedolido]

MANCHESTER, Mo.- A music teacher who twice ordered a seven-year-old pupil to hit himself in the head with drum mallets will not return to the Parkway School District next year. The incident happened on February Ninth in teacher Paul Provencio's music class at Carman Trails Elementary School in suburban St. Louis.

State officials say the 36-year-old teacher intended the head-banging as a lesson to Justin Barricklow about hitting the drums too hard.

[Redcloak]

This is OUTRAGEOUS!

 

 

 

 

 

Everyone knows that the proper way to discipline drummers is with a cattle prod. 

[dighton]

The legendary Buddy Rich performs on the Muppet Show, reducing Animal to slack-jawed astonishment.

(more Buddy Rich here at drummerworld.com)

[navygal]

Most kids just chuckle when they hit themselves, as the parents just watch with a puzzled look on their faces.

[SmoothTalker]

Back in my day the teacher would have done it himself.