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Fourth-Grader Suspended for Sexual Harassment After Calling a Teacher 'Cute'

Shauna Wright — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:01:27 +0000

A 9-year-old North Carolina boy was suspended from school after saying a teacher was “cute” — a remark the school principal called sexual harassment. Emanyea Lockett, a student at Brookside Elementary School in Gastonia, told a local news station, “I was talking to my friend and I said Miss Taylor was cute … That’s all [...]

Teacher Realizes 'The Daily Show' Is More Harmful to Students Than He Thought

Kathy Landin — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:39:22 +0000

Back in the day, high school classes would only show “how a bill becomes a law” videos, but Rhett Felix, a teacher at Eureka High school outside of Peoria, Illinois, tried to spice things up a bit. He used clips from Comedy Central’s ‘The Daily Show with Jon Stewart‘ to educate his students about current events, but the local school board placed him on paid suspension once word got out.

[VIDEO] Amazing Footage: Mexican Teacher Comforts Children During Shootout

Duke Keith — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 14:30:07 +0000

Martha Rivera Alanis, a kindergarten teacher in Monterrey, Mexico, found herself right next to a raging narco gun battle at a taxi stand outside of her classroom. Hysteria? Screaming? Crying kindergartners? No. Just kids listening to the voice of their teacher, who sang them Spanish-language Barney songs, while having the presence of mind to document [...]