[A_perfect_lady]

Had the teacher not done this, we'd be reading about the teacher who "forced a student to sit in soiled pants all day long."

Yep. The hatred against teachers in this culture is a little weird, frankly.

[Joe 6-pack]

"The hatred against teachers in this culture is a little weird, frankly."

I just call them as I see them. This story is yellow journalism seeking a sensational headline where there doesn't appear to be one. Having said that, I wouldn't exactly call myself an apologist for teachers, although I do understand the good ones tend to be severely limited by the system in which they work, while the miserable ones tend to be enabled by it.