Teacher charged with sex assault after spanking girl visiting class

While the student was sitting in the high school technology class with her feet up on a desk, the 54-year-old teacher walked up behind her and said "You know, you're not too big for me to put over my knee and spank." He then proved it to her. (Hartford Courant)

Comments

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

I agree with some of the comments below the article that being charged with sexual assault in this case is ridiculous. The teacher is clearly an idiot, should be charged with something though, and fired.

I hope they take some disciplinary action against the student too. She's no angel in this scenario. Spraying glue in the air? What the f**k?

[screwed up system]

This is a perfect example of what is wrong with our system. Teachers can't touch students anymore so they are no longer respected or listened to. He should not be disciplined for trying to control his class. Why was she even in there?

[Jim]

Let an old catholic nun have at her. The ruler will be smokin!

[Tracy]

Corporal punishment doesn't work. I don't think he had any right to put his hands on her. The sexual assault charge is wrong though.

[Sheila]

The spanker and the spankee are both idiots.

[USM]

I disagree Tracy. I don't know how old you are, but I remember going to school and having the teachers, (Nuns till I was in 5th grade) smack the hell out of me when I did something wrong...It didn't happen often...Even in high school the principal and assistant principals would call you in to get "swats" if you screwed up. Back in those days, a kid getting arrested was the talk of the town, because the kids had far more respect for their elders, the law, and frankly, themselves.

Fast forward to the 80's and 90's when corporal punishment was banned...Every fourth person being charged with a violent crime is under the age of 25...

Now, in 2008, the statistics show that over 50% of violent crime is committed by people under 25. Lots of these kids have absolutely NO respect for anyone, or anything...including themselves.

Once you take away the boundaries and consequences for children, they start pushing the boundaries until no consequences matter to them...

This teacher is an idiot for swatting the girl...I have to agree, but what about the bratty good for nothing little snowflake??? She's out there laughing and texting all her friends about how smart and funny and cool she is because she can get away with what ever she wants to...I wish she would end up in Farmer Bob's neck of the woods!!

[me]

Sterilize them both! (as Farmer Bob would say)

Seriously, Sexual assault? No. Simple assault, maybe. Unfortunately stupidity isn't against the law.

I seriously think charging the teen with disorderly conduct is in order in this instance.

[Phranqlin]

While spanking the silly little bitch is an understandable reaction, it was a dumb thing to do. What the teacher should have done is march her ass down to the principal's office for disrupting his class.

[Take no Prisoners]

Then he went home and spanked "it"..............

[Ronbo]

To everyone talking about "the good old days", when teachers could spank or smack a kid, and there was more respect, etc.

Take a look at violent crime rates, in general or just by juveniles. Back in the "good old days" they were MUCH higher compared to today. Spare me the lectures about how kids were so much better then, because the facts say otherwise.

So if you're so eager to draw some causality between hitting a kid and kids committing crimes, then the only conclusion can be that the policy in the last couple of decades of not laying a hand on a kid has produced less violent, more law abiding teens and young adults.

[Lambiepie]

and why didn't mister teacher send her out of the room?
why didn't she end up in the principal's office?
who delivered her to the school? a friend's parent? if so, why weren't they called to come and take her back?

[jojo]

I was raised in the 80's and our teachers still beat the hell out of those who needed it! I agree that the lack of discipline is a huge problem in our schools today. In rural Georgia they do still administer "swats" as needed however. It needs to be more often in my opinion, but at least it is done sometimes!

This girl was being disrespectful and disruptive. I think the teacher needed to do something. Why was she not sited for assault for spraying glue at him? If we are going to trump up ridiculous charges to jam up the judicial system and cost the taxpayers money, may as well go all the way!

[Tom Weidermeijer]

@USM

I agree. When I was in school in the '70s. The pricipal had a paddle (like ever frat house movie). The teachers didn't do their own, but just sent you to the principal's office... and for the most part, the parents defended the principal's efforts rather than defending their little snowflake.

The teacher in this case was clearly wrong too.

[jj2]

Ronbo, I believe you're drawing too large a conclusion here — that no spankings has led to less crime.
There are a lot of reasons for lower crime, and I'd argue that few of them are related to no spankings in school.
One reason is the longer prison sentences, which cuts down on recidivism, and another theory, albeit controversial, is that crime rates have been falling since the early 1990s because a lot of "bad kids" were never born. (Crimes rates began falling about 15 years after the legalization of abortion.)

[Boba Fett]

Life is hard when you're stupid.

[The Hermit]

+1 Boba Fett

[USMerc]

Although total crime rates HAVE gone down, the ratio of juveniles to adults committing violent crimes is higher than it was before...Ronbo--Your information is faulty. Take it from someone who dealt with it every day for fifteen years.

[USMerc]

...I just noticed that it didn't show my whole name in my first post! USM = USMerc

[Perv Patrol]

Get a look at his pic! The guy's a pervert. He should never have touched that girl's buttocks. Lots of people get off on that. Sexual assault was the proper charge.

[Krash]

FIRST,
License pregnancy / children!

Second,
Reinstitute Corporal Punishment, certainly for "adult" offenders.

I'm not a fan of teachers or school admin being the "punishers". It should be a humiliating / humbling experience, administrated thru the courts.
Like community service on steroids.

[American Veteran]

Krash gets it right!!

[Paris Hilton]

That's hawt.

[jdotglenn]

"Now, in 2008, the statistics show that over 50% of violent crime is committed by people under 25."

This has been true ever since most men stopped beating their wives and girlfriends. Getting into fights at 19 is "cool". Getting into fights at 30+ is pretty lame.

[Steve R. of Sparta, WI]

"To everyone talking about "the good old days", when teachers could spank or smack a kid, and there was more respect, etc.

Take a look at violent crime rates, in general or just by juveniles. Back in the "good old days" they were MUCH higher compared to today. Spare me the lectures about how kids were so much better then, because the facts say otherwise.

So if you're so eager to draw some causality between hitting a kid and kids committing crimes, then the only conclusion can be that the policy in the last couple of decades of not laying a hand on a kid has produced less violent, more law abiding teens and young adults."

One (or maybe two words) BULLSHIT!!
Kids raised and schooled in the 50's into the early 70's knew to show proper respect for Teachers, Parents, and other authority figures.

[Rock Marine]

Spank the picnic table, and spare the family dog.

[buddy]

If the girl will not fallow the rules of a class than why allow her in a classroom. some people don't mind being stupid and some times take pride in it. this teacher may have overreacted a bit but nothing has hurt but a fools pride. I say give him a slap on the wrist and put him back to work. Charges? That's just pluckin tarded.(no offense to the tards)Law? well,ya ganna fallow a law that tells ya only wear yellow on tuesday? I hope not for your sake.