This is so true. In addition I think that Laura Bush needs to be informed. Right after 911 Laura made some appearances on television suggesting to parents and teachers to be sure to let their children know that they were loved and that they were safe. At our DoDDS school in Stuttgart, Germany every teacher got a special message from Laura Bush instructing us about ways to help protect the children from the trauma. I am sure she would be interested in this case. That teachers would ever do such a thing is despicable!
One of my best friends - a good and decent woman, for a liberal - is a teacher, and I am absolutely STUNNED by what she believes should be her role in her students' lives. On one occassion, I explained to her that teachers are not parents, and that they should not be attempting to commandeer the responsibilities of parenthood. She looked at me like I had lobsters crawling out of my ears.