Teacher Orders Students to Slap Class Bully

Teacher Orders Students to Slap Class Bully

A mother of a 6-year-old boy named Aiden Neely says her son was slapped by each of his classmates twice on the orders of their teacher as a form of discipline.

The boy was accused of being a naughty bully at his school, Salinas Elementary School, near San Antonio, Texas. His kindergarten teacher came up with a “creative way” to put an end to the alleged bullying.  Allegedly, the teacher ordered 24 other students in the class line up and slap Neely one-by-one.

"He was hit on the head, in the face, on the back. And all the kids hit him twice," said Amy Neely, the boy's mother. "He had friends in that class, and friends didn't want to hit him, but the teacher instructed them to hit him."

The incident happened in early May, but Neely (the mom) was not informed about it until weeks later when the school principal called.

"The teacher told him not to tell us," said Neely. "My stomach was in knots. It was horrible."

The Judson Independent School District fired the teacher accused of giving the most unusual anti-bullying lesson. She has been charged, along with another teacher who failed to report the incident, with a misdemeanor, according to the chief of the school district's police.

District officials, however, did not reveal the identification of either teacher.

"We are doing everything we can to make sure that these kinds of incidents don't happen again," said district spokesman Steve Linscomb.

It may be termed “misdemeanor,” but the charge is an official oppression. In Texas, it equates to a public servant who misuses their position. It's not enough for Neely, who wants to make sure the teacher can never teach again.

"I just want to make sure that she isn't able to teach again," said Neely. "I just want to make sure that justice is served for my son."

Posted by James Fried on Tuesday June 19 2012, 2:21 AM EST. Ref: Reuters. All trademarks acknowledged. Filed under Nation. Comments and Trackbacks closed. Follow responses: RSS 2.0