Teacher suspended on weapons charges for garden tools
http://cnsnews.com/blog/craig-banni...ension-weapons-charge-showing-students-garden
Teacher gets suspended on a weapons charge for showing his students tools such as wrenches, pliers and screwdrivers. I thought they had 'shop' in school where students would learn how to work with metal and wood and build stuff. At least I remember that way back when.
Is the no tolerance policy like this in every school district? Or is this the exception? This is a Chicago School District if anyone was wondering.
Garden Tools...........
"Despite the fact that all potentially hazardous items were kept out of the students' reach, school officials at Washington Irving Elementary School informed Doug Bartlett, a 17-year veteran in the classroom, that his use of the tools as visual aids endangered his students. Bartlett was subsequently penalized with a four-day suspension without pay - charged with possessing, carrying, storing or using a weapon."
http://cnsnews.com/blog/craig-banni...ension-weapons-charge-showing-students-garden
Teacher gets suspended on a weapons charge for showing his students tools such as wrenches, pliers and screwdrivers. I thought they had 'shop' in school where students would learn how to work with metal and wood and build stuff. At least I remember that way back when.
Is the no tolerance policy like this in every school district? Or is this the exception? This is a Chicago School District if anyone was wondering.
Garden Tools...........
"Despite the fact that all potentially hazardous items were kept out of the students' reach, school officials at Washington Irving Elementary School informed Doug Bartlett, a 17-year veteran in the classroom, that his use of the tools as visual aids endangered his students. Bartlett was subsequently penalized with a four-day suspension without pay - charged with possessing, carrying, storing or using a weapon."