A fourth grade teacher in Nevada, Texas locked a ridiculously unruly — and physically threatening — student out of her classroom.
But Mclendon Elementary School’s Judy Stough was suspended by the district for … “escalating” the matter.
“He kept banging on the door and yelling at us,” said fourth grader Cheyenne Wilson. “I was worried but I wasn’t crying, most of the kids were crying.”
Parents have praised fourth grade teacher Judy Stough for protecting her students from the boy who reportedly has behavioral problems. But school district officials disagreed and placed her on administrative leave.
Parents such as Connie Wilson are baffled that Stough was suspended for escalating the incident when her students said it was the opposite.
“She handled it like she should have,” said another fourth grader.
Another teacher provided text messages to CBS 11 News from Stough while she was in the locked classroom waiting for help.
One message read: “Scares the hell out of my kids. One about to pee her pants.”
Parents of as many as half of the students in the fourth grade class are keeping them home.
Some in the comments section of the article castigate the teacher for leaving the troubled student “unattended.” As a teacher of 25 years, I can confirm that yes, it is generally the rule that (removed-from-class) students should not be left in the hallway alone as punishment. Such pupils should be sent to a “time out” room or to see an administrator.
But as the video report below notes, it seems Stough was attempting to contact administrators … but no one was answering the phone. Not to mention, it is unclear the student was originally in Stough’s classroom just prior to the incident.
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