Yes, extremely skewered! His judgment crosses into the realm of criminally negligent. How these people manage to move up the ladder into positions of authority amazes me.
I can see why his teachers are resigning. I can imagine that someone who uses such inappropriate disciplinary measures probably created a fairly hostile work environment as well.
Probably by threats and intimidation.
They move up because it is government - where no one is responsible for anything, and no one is held accountable for anything.