Florence County Teacher Charged After Throwing Koosh Ball at Sleeping Student

WISTV ^ | 12/6/02 | Jennifer Miskewicz

[HeadOn]

Just the latest in the long line of the feminization of America. This country is becoming a bunch of litigous cry babies. No - it already is.

A fine thing to teach our kids - if somebody looks at you wrong, you find a lawyer. Time was, we would tell people to "grow up", but the grown ups all act like second graders now. And the judges and juries reinforce it.

[Drango]

I hope the teacher gets her union dues back 'cause it doesn't appear they are doing much for her. And what about the PTA? They should support the teacher 100%.

The DA and the cops need to be in the same psych ward as the parent!

[Redcloak]

You got to crawl to the fields? We were dragged to the stawberry fields behind pickup trucks driven by drunken rednecks.

[Britton J Wingfield]

guess that means you'd take it in stride if a stranger nowadays came across you in the street and did the exact same thing?

I am not obligated to pay attention to strangers off of the street. Students are obligated to pay attention to their teachers. I would be much angrier if a teacher just let my kid snooze through class without learning anything.

Throwing deadly koosh-balls with his Red Right Hand...

[2oakes]

My art teacher used to get our attention by using a staple gun. If you weren't paying enough rapt attention he would stand there and shower you in staples. He used to use a board rubber, but reached his quota of broken window panes.

What is the statute of limitations on this kind of thing...

I'm developing a traumatic feeling of dread when faced with using a Swingline...

[afraidfortherepublic]

In her first year with Florence School District One Morrison teaches six graders with disabilities at Moore Intermediate School... You all seem to have overlooked this part of the story. This was a class of DISABLED children and we don't know the extent of this child's disabilities. I think the lawsuit is stupid, unless the teacher was in the habit of demeaning her young charges.

I have an autistic grandchild, and some of his teachers really shouldn't be in the profession, they treat the children so badly. There was the case a couple of weeks ago of the teacher who HANDCUFFED an autistic 5 year old and left him on the floor of the classroom in Texas.

The koosh ball (as benign as it sounds) could have startled the sleeping child and given her a good fright. None of us know whether the disbled child is on some kind of medication which causes her to fall asleep at inappropriate times.

A koosh ball landing in front of a normal child is one thing; startling a disbled child is quite another.

[MissEdie]

She won't be getting any dues back - there is no teacher's union here in SC

[1redshirt]

Here is a picture of Mr. Heffelfinger my High School Gym teacher

[Britton J Wingfield]

Remote-controlled shock collars would be more efficient.

[Drango]

The koosh ball (as benign as it sounds) could have startled the sleeping child and given her a good fright. None of us know whether the disbled child is on some kind of medication which causes her to fall asleep at inappropriate times. A koosh ball landing in front of a normal child is one thing; startling a disbled child is quite another.

REPEAT AFTER ME!

STARTLING A CHILD IS NOT A CRIME
STARTLING A CHILD IS NOT A CRIME
STARTLING A CHILD IS NOT A CRIME
STARTLING A CHILD IS NOT A CRIME

[mhking]

"Hold muh beer 'n watch this!" PING....

If you want on or off this list, please let me know!

[ContentiousObjector]

when I was in high school if you fell asleep in biology you would be on the receiving end of a flying rubber model of the human testicles

[Oztrich Boy]

Koosh balls don't kill people, ... (er that's pretty much it)

[Calvin Locke]

...wooden-backed chalk erasers.

HA! Lawn Darts, baby, mine used Lawn Darts. Then in 2nd period, bowling pins. Third period...

Then the walk home took us by General Arafat's compound, Chernobyl, and last and but not least, The William Jefferson Clinton Liebrary...

[martin gibson]

For those who are delving into pleasant memories of being proded and struck, I guess that means you'd take it in stride if a stranger nowadays came across you in the street and did the exact same thing?

Yes, I see now. Of course.

Clearly this has to do with being a victim.

Welcome to the board!!! Howzabout some great big hugs to take care of mean old Mr. Memory of Being Proded(sic) and Struck.

[Hank Kerchief]

A koosh ball landing in front of a normal child is one thing; startling a disbled child is quite another.

It's alright. It was a "special" short yellow koosh ball.

[katnip]

It was a "special" short yellow koosh ball.

I've always been terrified of the color yellow.

A nice soft green would probably be less harmful.

[dd5339]

The chem teacher in high school was always cooking up something that burst into flame or exploded in some way or another. I just wish I'd paid better attention!

Semper Fi