What the teacher did first was good - a perfectly good way to respond to the situation... Dealing with the whole "uh, that's gay" thing in the classroom is difficult because kids practically punctuate every sentence with it (at least they do here in the UK), but we do have to confront it if we're ever to change it's usage.
However, the teacher in this case did go too far with his second statement. Unfortunately, he has very little defence now - as (no matter what his motives) humiliation of a child in public is professional misconduct.
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Date: 2003-05-16 09:55 am (UTC)However, the teacher in this case did go too far with his second statement. Unfortunately, he has very little defence now - as (no matter what his motives) humiliation of a child in public is professional misconduct.
~Cherry.
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