Since when is teasing another student cause for a beat-down by a teacher? The answer should be NEVER, but in teacher Sherri Lynn Davis' world, if a child teases another, they just might end up needing medical care.
Isaiah Johnson, 13, who attends the Jamie's House Charter School in Houston was doing what many kids his age do: tease other students. One day last April, though, Isaiah's teasing episode turned into a nightmare for any kid. Davis, a 40-year-old science teacher at the school, witnessed Isaiah poking fun at a mentally challenged female student and decided she would handle it her way.
According to eye witnesses at the school, Davis backed the teen in to a corner amid laughter from fellow students, who thought the teacher would only reprimand him. Soon the laughter turned into gasps of horror as Davis began beating the student incessantly, punching, kicking and slapping the defenseless child. All the pint-size Isaiah could do was take the beating and lay on the ground helplessly.
Thankfully, fellow student Janiqua Johnson, also 13, captured the video of the beat-down on her cell phone. Students at the school say there were four or five other adult personnel who also witnessed the beating but were too afraid to intervene on the child's behalf.
Davis was placed on administrative leave after the incident and fired last Monday after officials viewed the video.
Sue Jones, a school spokesperson, was appalled after viewing the video. "It was horrifying. There's just no other word for that," she commented. According to Jones, school administrators are also investigating whether there were other employees present who witnessed the attack and did nothing to stop it.
Isaiah sustained a black eye, a knot on his head that is still present and several other bruises from the attack.
The Harris County sheriff's office has also opened an investigation surrounding the incident.
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I'm not saying that this is right or wrong, as a parent who deals with a lot of kids through my kids, well some of them need to be in her class on trial for that same azz smacking wake-up my kids included, some parents too.
I think it was good... I mean he picked on a disabled kid who couldn't properly defend herself so I applaud the teacher for giving him a taste of his own medicine.
could this have been part of the norm and the other child poked fun at him to? It seems as though the teasing was just the tip of something serious going on with the teacher and she took it out on the 13 yr old. Im sure now she will have plenty of time to work it out.
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By: cloie on 12/23/2010 12:23PM
I'm not saying that this is right or wrong, as a parent who deals with a lot of kids through my kids, well some of them need to be in her class on trial for that same azz smacking wake-up my kids included, some parents too.
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By: TG20 on 10/11/2010 11:17PM
I think it was good... I mean he picked on a disabled kid who couldn't properly defend herself so I applaud the teacher for giving him a taste of his own medicine.
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By: P Bailey on 10/11/2010 12:35PM
could this have been part of the norm and the other child poked fun at him to? It seems as though the teasing was just the tip of something serious going on with the teacher and she took it out on the 13 yr old. Im sure now she will have plenty of time to work it out.
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By: Cloie on 12/23/2010 12:55PM
Kodoos for her.
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