Teacher resigns after (ordering) girl tossed out window

Atlanta Journal-Constitution ^ | 4.23.04

[mhking]

A teacher at a Newton County school has resigned after officials say she admitted she told two students to throw a 14-year-old girl from a classroom window.

The teacher, a 63-year-old Conyers resident, was not immediately arrested after the Monday incident, which took place at Sharp Learning Center. But the Newton County Sheriff's Office is investigating.

The student, whose name was not released, was taken to Newton General Hospital on Tuesday night for neck pains and cuts to her body, said Newton County Sheriff's Office investigator Marty Roberts.

According to an incident report by resource officer Brian Chiappetta, the incident took place in the morning during second period. The students were in class when the teacher took a photograph of some of the students, the report said. When the girl asked why the teacher had taken her picture, the teacher allegedly responded with a disparaging remark about the girl's appearance.

The girl became upset and began to use profanity and hit the office assist button on the classroom wall, the incident report said. The teacher then allegedly told two 14-year-old boys to pick up the girl and throw her out the window.

The two boys later told principal Kenneth Daniels that they threw the girl out the window because they did not want to be written up for disobeying a teacher.

The teacher resigned Wednesday, Roberts said.

Roberts said he has been told that the school board will leave it up to the girl's parents to pursue criminal charges against the teacher. But he said his investigation is ongoing.

"I've had incidents involving schools, but I've never heard of such a thing where the teacher instructs students like this," Roberts said.

[mhking]

Just damn.

If you want on the list, FReepmail me. This IS a high-volume PING list...

[Fifth Business]

Oh boy, my first chance to use defenestrate in a sentence! Let's see....

[jjm2111]

just damn is right

[Conspiracy Guy]

No big deal. When I was in school I was thrown out the window at least once a day, from the second floor. I am now and avid skydiver.

[b4its2late]

They need discipline back in schools for sure, but throwing some kid with a skull full of mush out the window might be going a tad bit overboard at this point in time anyway....

[proudpapa]

That's one way to lower class sizes.

[Constitution Day]

Damn! You beat me to it.

[Larry Lucido]

Okay, so is this a first floor or tenth floor defenestration? Article isn't clear...

[kittymyrib]

Have you noticed a spate of these school stories? It's near the end of the school year and these things happen when teachers have had enough. To avoid these unpleasant episodes, the school year should be shortened to the old 160 days. That's when the scores for standardized tests were much higher than they are now, by the way.

[2banana]

Basement window? First floor window?

[af_vet_1981]

The girl became upset and began to use profanity and hit the office assist button on the classroom wall, the incident report said. The teacher then allegedly told two 14-year-old boys to pick up the girl and throw her out the window. The two boys later told principal Kenneth Daniels that they threw the girl out the window because they did not want to be written up for disobeying a teacher. The teacher resigned Wednesday, Roberts said.

Give the teacher a fair trial and a fast hanging.

[Fifth Business]

Damn! You beat me to it.

This story just cries out for a limerick using defenestrate, but I've got to go to work now.

[bmwcyle]

told two 14-year-old boys to pick up the girl and throw her out the window.

I taught High School for three years. I wanted to do this one time but I didn't.

[Fifth Business]

Okay, so is this a first floor or tenth floor defenestration? Article isn't clear...

Sounds like lacerations only, so probably first floor.

[SerpentDove]

"The two boys later told principal Kenneth Daniels that they threw the girl out the window because they did not want to be written up for disobeying a teacher. "

Vee vere chust following orderss....

[CSM]

Dang, you can't duct tape them to their desks or throw them out of the classroom. What's a teacher to do?

[wingster]

S-E-N-I-L-E!

[ken5050]

It was a basement window..

[Sloth]

The girl became upset and began to use profanity and hit the office assist button on the classroom wall

Office assist button?