Posted on 10/01/2020 8:08:13 PM PDT by simpson96
A schoolteacher whose body, face and tongue are covered in tattoos and who has had the whites of his eyes surgically turned black said he was prevented from teaching at a French kindergarten after a parent complained he scared their child.
But the teacher, Sylvain Helaine, 35, still teaches children from the age of six up, and said that, after an initial shock when they see him for the first time, his pupils see past his appearance.(snip)
He said last year he was teaching kindergarten at the Docteur Morere Elementary School in Palaiseau, a suburb of Paris, when the parents of a three-year-old child complained to educational authorities. They said their son, who was not taught by Helaine, had nightmares after seeing him.
A couple of months later the school authorities informed him he would no longer teach kindergarten children, he said. "I think the decision they took was quite sad," said Helaine.
A spokesman for the local education authority said an agreement was reached with Helaine to move him away from teaching kindergarten. Pupils under six "could be frightened by his appearance", the spokesman said. Despite the setbacks, Helaine said he would stick with his chosen career. "I'm a primary school teacher ... I love my job."(snip)
He said he hoped to show his pupils that they should accept people who are different from the norm. "Maybe when they are adults they will be less racist and less homophobic and more open-minded," he said.
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Sometimes stupid should hurt.
I was going say pedophile eyes but you were more specific.
Now it's 'hip'.
But madness is still madness. Anyone who does this to themselves is exhibiting self-destructive tendencies that would be foolish to ignore. Much less have him 'teaching' kids.
Needs to apply for a job at a circus.
Satanic.
This circus side show freak should not be in charge of children.
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