Gary North

Feb. 13, 2010

A New York City teacher and his aide has been accused by the District Attorney of being under suspicion of having forced two 4th graders to fight to the blood to settle an argument. They closed the doors to the room and told the other students to watch. He alledgedly swore the class to secrecy.

When a parent found out and reported the incident, the teacher and the aide were charged with a felony. Meanwhile, he will continue to draw his paycheck. He has been sent to a "rubber room," where teachers under suspicion do nothing all day. The District Attorney's description of the event is here.

Students Allegedly Injured During Wrestling Match in Classroom Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown today announced that a teacher and an aide assigned to Public School 65 in Ozone Park were arraigned over the weekend on child endangerment charges for allowing two fourth-grade students to wrestle in the classroom -- which resulted in one child receiving a split lip and the other suffering swelling and bruising to his head.

"When two fourth graders became involved in a verbal dispute, their teacher allegedly told one of the students that he should 'take it out' on another student," said District Attorney Brown. "When parents send their children off to school, their teachers have an obligation to provide a safe environment for them."

The news account is here