Showing posts with label Public school mismanagement. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Public school mismanagement. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Houston public school teacher verbally abuses her students, caught on tape


Teacher: "You are all just stupid kids. I swear to God," the teacher says."You are just all stupid kids."

HOUSTON, Texas - When Diana Mijares secretly bugged her foor-year-old daughter's backpack, she uncovered her child's teacher verbally abusing the students. 

ABC News: Crafty Mom Catches Teacher on Tape

Principal reprimands 4 instructors for physical contact with kids

The students at Martin Luther King Elementary in Hopkinsville were asked to remove their shoes and socks during a search. Some were patted down and had their pockets checked.

Some parents were angered by the Feb. 15 searches, which did not turn up the missing money at the western Kentucky school."The way they treat our students is ridiculous," said Zlatko Skuljan, the father of a 9-year-old girl in the class...

Students searched by teachers over missing $5 - Education- msnbc.com

More allegations against teacher

HOUSTON, Texas - A teacher was caught on tape insulting her students. Now, more parents are coming forward with complaints against the same teacher at Memorial Elementary School.

abc13.com: More allegations against a teacher allegedly caught on tape berating young students 2/27/08

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Digital recorder catches teacher


A local teacher was caught on tape allegedly berating 4 and 5-year-olds [From Digital recorder catches teacher]



Friday, February 22, 2008

Police admit failure to notify public schools of criminals in class

HOUSTON, Texas - Police agencies and courthouse officials are moving to fix a serious breakdown that Local 2 Investigates found -- criminals put in classrooms without the knowledge of school officials. 

Randy Burton, the founder of advocacy group Justice for Children said, "Those are all the kinds of things that put their fellow students at risk, and clearly the schools should know about that."

If the students are released from jail, he said, "The schools can't do what they have to do to protect other students."
He called it "a serious danger."

While declining to speak about the lapse on camera, HPD Juvenile Squad Captain John Mokwa told Local 2 Investigates, "We have not been adhering to (Section) 15.27 as we should have." He said HPD had been failing to notify schools of arrests for years, adding that the department is "in sore need of having procedures ... to get it done."

"My fear is that many children were exposed to people that were dangerous," Burton said.

The Harris County District Attorney's office reported that 15,706 children were charged with crimes in 2007, including 121 on suspicion of sex crimes, 14 accused of homicide/murder and 762 felony drug charges. All of the charges would have required notices being sent by police to schools immediately after arrest.