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Ducked Tapped To a Desk

It happened in an elementary school On the monthe of October 18th The children were in the classroom They were all seated ready to learn One child hurried into the classroom He was about to be seated at the desk The teacher said " You don't sit there now "I moved your desk to the back" The student sat still at the desk Then the teacher got very angry Grabbed the student plunked and plunked The student into the back desk She had duck tape in her hand The teacher tapped his mouth shut Put the mask over his mouth Then continued to duck tape The whole class was terrified Watching in terror scared The time had passed the teacher Gave a language lesson The time passed the class was over Students left the classroom " Don't tell "said the teacher Somehow the principle heard of the incident Police were called to the school The teacher was arrested went to jail The student ducked taped Was traumatized As well as the classmate3s By the experience. This was on the news. I was shocked.

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Caren Krutsinger

Date: 11/21/2021 11:52:00 PM

Because it is shocking. That's why!

Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 11/23/2021 10:47:00 AM

Hello Caren, yesit is shocking. The classmates will have to seek help taliking to someone to heal. Hugs.

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 11/7/2021 1:08:00 PM

It really is shocking! One should not have teacher as their vocation when they are filled with malice. I thought it bad enough when I was in 6th grade Catholic school and the nun smacked this boy’s head against the side of the door after telling him to go to the Principal’s office. I thought if she ever touches me I’m leaving the school and walking home. I have grandsons who would make a beeline for the Principal!

Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 11/8/2021 10:32:00 AM

HelloKim, Anyone that is this way should not be a teacher. They do not belong in the classroom. No student should be treated this way. Oh my gosh! That is so cruel of the nun to do this to the boy. I wonder as a grown up how the boy is doing. How his life is now. Hugs.

Gershon Wolf

Date: 11/6/2021 8:52:00 PM

I guess someone taped the whole thing... What you've described is positively frightening. Top-notch reporting, Darlene! Happy Sunday. :) Gershon

Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 11/7/2021 7:18:00 AM

Hello Gershon, oh, it was shocking news on the t.v. news. You people should not be teachers know Gershon,some people should not be teachers. No child should be treated this way. Enjoy your day my friend.

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 11/5/2021 10:13:00 AM

What a story/write. I have heard about what teachers are doing to the kids. "Evil" In 5th grade my teacher hit a boy so hard in the mouth with her ring and broke 2 teeth. Rulers were the thing used and now it is duck tape. Have a blessed day...................

Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 11/5/2021 11:07:00 AM

Hello Paula, it is horrible what the teachers are doing to kids. I was shocked when I heard this. When I use the rulers to hit the kids. Now it is duck tape.. Blessings my friend.

Debra L Brown

Date: 11/3/2021 8:11:00 PM

Hi Darlene... I enjoyed your story It was beautifully written. This lady should not be teaching children. Hopefully she won't be back in the classroom anytime soon ~ Blessings Debbie

Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 11/4/2021 2:54:00 PM

Hello Debra Brown, I agree with you. She was arrested and is in jail now. No student should be treated thjis way. It is unheard of. blessings my friend.

Pratap Roy

Date: 11/1/2021 11:55:00 PM

Teachers need to have a lot of patience to deal with stuents. It's good she was punished for her misdeed. Nicely written. God bless you.

Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 11/2/2021 7:43:00 AM

Hello Pratap Roy I agree with you. No student should be treated this way. God Bless you.

Mystic Rose Rose

Date: 11/1/2021 3:25:00 PM

That is really awful, glad she got caught, who knows how often she'd repeat it if she didn't get caught, thank you for sharing this story, kids are so vulnerable.

Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 11/1/2021 3:52:00 PM

Hello Mystic Rose, Rose, the whole class witnessed this event. It would be awhile before they trust a teacher. I am glad that teaher is in jail. It is where she belongs. No child should be treated this way. Blessings my friend.

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 11/1/2021 2:58:00 AM

I am so glad she landed up in jail, what an evil thing to do to a child in fact anyone, and just leaving the child alone and telling the class to keep quiet about it. Obviously the pupils told the headmaster, the teacher got her just deserves. So well penned and described Darlene. Hugs and blessings, Jennifer.

Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 11/1/2021 6:05:00 AM

Hello Jennifer, yes the teacher got what she deserved. Those children will be unable to trust a teacher. Same for the class mates. So sad. People like that should not be teachers. blessings Hugs. Darlene.

Joe Dimino

Date: 10/30/2021 3:51:00 PM

Now that is a real Horror Story. What on earth is going on in the heads of some of our teachers. This idea of Tenure has gone way too far. Excellent, shocking write.

Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 10/30/2021 4:07:00 PM

Hello Joe DiMino, yes it is aq horror story and true one. it did happen. That person should not have been a teacher. Yes this idea of Tenure has gone too fa\r. This teacher got arrested she is in jail now. It was shocking for me to hear this on the news. Enjoy your evening my friend.

Judy Ball

Date: 10/30/2021 1:14:00 PM

WoW! Imagine how that poor kid felt. We had a teacher like that in the Northwest Territories and nothing ever was done about it. When my daughter was assigned to his class she was terrified. She said word had it that once he threw an eraser across the room and once he even threw a chair across the room. And Then Once He Threw A boy Who Was Taped to A Chair Across The Room. We later learned he was ex military and the boy was very disobedient. But still ---- God Bless, JB

Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 10/30/2021 3:57:00 PM

Hello Judy , yes i can imagine how the kid felt. Even after his horrible experience. Those classmates will be in fear of teachers now. They need to talk to a specialist. This happened in the Northwest Territories! That man should not have been traching. I feel so sorry for the boy that thrown accross the room. How horrible!! Bless Darlene

Phyllis Babcock

Date: 10/30/2021 9:02:00 AM

That is an awful story and I can relate to two teachers actually sister in laws who used to take a yard stick and hit you over the hands or on top of the head. Another two who used to make fun and call people names who yes hid behind masks. People who should not have been teaching children. Well written. love phyl

Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 10/30/2021 4:01:00 PM

Hello Phyllis, Oh, I agree these people should not have been teachers at all. These people need help to find out why they are like this. No child should be miss treated. Love Darlene

Deb M

Date: 10/30/2021 7:12:00 AM

Hi Darlene….some horrendous people in this world unfortunately hidden behind all sorts of masks. Debx

Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 10/30/2021 4:02:00 PM

Hello Deb, yes Deb, there are horrendous people in this world hidden behind masks. Darlenex

Delice Arleen Skelly

Date: 10/29/2021 5:46:00 PM

How awful, something that no one will ever forget. And they say school days should be the happiest days of your life...Delice

Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 10/30/2021 6:15:00 AM

Hello Delice, those children s wi;; never forget this terror. I am certain they will need someone to talk to, before they trust a teacher. Hugs.

Tom Cunningham

Date: 10/29/2021 12:27:00 PM

Sort of thing that used to happen in the dark ages Darlene. Teacher got her just desserts. Hope you're well. Tom

Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 10/29/2021 4:20:00 PM

Hello Tom, Yes this sort of thing would happen in the dark ages. In this day and age it did happen to a student. The whole class witnessed this ordeal. I feel badly for the chidren that had seen this happen. enjoy your evening my frind.

Panagiota Romios

Date: 10/29/2021 7:37:00 AM

Oh, my Darlene! Not all teachers are sane. I have seen them beat children with yardsticks in Chicago. Why? Because a girl liked a book and did not raise her hand. Inexcusable. But slapping girls was popular there. Right on bare legs, may they all burn in hell. Teachers also humiliate little kids. To hell with them. A girl here had her mask taped to her face. A terrible story all over the states, too

Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 10/29/2021 11:23:00 AM

I do not think a teacher should be cruel to any student. They should be understanding. Help out the student to understand What is not understood. Instead of doing cruel things to the student. A person like that should not be a teacher They should be in a different job. Hugs.

Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 10/29/2021 11:18:00 AM

Hello Pangiota,I agree that not all teachers are insane. Oh a teacher beat a student with yardstick! I remember a student when I went to school being hit with a pencil on the head. That student was my friend. She told me her head hurt her for a whole week.

Panagiota Romios
Date: 10/29/2021 7:42:00 AM

These teachers do not get punished here, girls are being raped in school bathrooms, PARENTS go to school board meetings to complain. The US considers a complaining parent, a domestic terrorist? They have the FBI great the parents as criminals, the boy walks free? It’s even worse, will stop here, Panagiota x

Beryl Edmonds

Date: 10/28/2021 3:53:00 PM

It is shocking and unbelievable that a teacher could’ve been so cruel. So good to know the teacher is in jail doing time for her crime… Belle

Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 10/29/2021 6:37:00 AM

Hello Belle, yes I am also glad the teacher is behind bars. I hope for many years. So cruel..... Hugs.

Heidi Sands

Date: 10/28/2021 3:40:00 PM

There are horrible things going on in schools lately. You have shown it well Darlene. Thankfully...the woman is held accountable. She should not be teaching and so sad for the students to go through. I hope you have a nice evening :)

Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 10/28/2021 3:45:00 PM

Hell Heidi this is horrible. No student should go through this kind of an ordeal. I feel so badly for these children. How can they trust a teacher now? hugs.

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 10/28/2021 1:06:00 PM

- She sounds like an evil witch, Darlene ... glad she had to take her punishment - I think a lot of bad things happened in the past in schools ... my father had dyslexia and was thrown out of school at a young age ... the teachers think he was too stupid to learn - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 10/28/2021 2:43:00 PM

Hello Sunshine Smile, any teacher that thinks a student is too dumb to learn, should not be a teacher. Some students learn quickly and some slowly. The teacher was wrong to thrown a student out of the classroom. Hugs.

Bryan Norton

Date: 10/28/2021 11:45:00 AM

Thanks for sharing. Quite an interesting story. A teacher should know better. Loved your narrative. Thank you for reading my poems. Take care, Bryan.

Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 10/28/2021 2:46:00 PM

Hello Bryn Norton, This happened in a school not far from where I live. I felt sick to my stomach when I heard this news on the t.v.. thank you for reading this poem. Enjoy your evening my friend.