Teacher Punished for writing on student

[penelopejo]

LONGVIEW, Texas - An East Texas teacher has been suspended with pay after allegedly using a permanent marker to write on a student's arm.

Longview Independent School District spokesman Brian Bowman says Juliandra Harris taught second grade at Ware Elementary.

Bowman told the Longview News-Journal that the investigation would resume Monday.

Harris was suspended April 8, one day after the message was seen on a student's arm. Details on the words were not released.

Bowman said such forms of discipline are "not productive

http://www.myfoxdfw.com/dpp/news/education/Take_a_Note_Teacher_Punished

It's funny, but then it's not. The teacher could've found other ways to get the child to remember to bring whatever into school the next day.

[Dakota Valkyrie]

I am going to have to suspend myself with pay. That's where I write notes to myself.

I would not fuss if a teacher wrote a note to remember to bring something the next day. I can not count how many notes never saw the light of day until weeks after they were useful. However, I would hope my child would have washed up before the next day and the message would be gone... thus rendering the reminder useless.

[ohmarvellousme!]

yeah, but permanent marker is... well.... permanent. I would not be too happy if my child came home with permanent marker message on their arm! lol! Its pretty easy to find the notes teachers send home, just check the kids bag.

And what if the kid had an allergic reaction to the marker? You may mock, but when I worked with kids, we were not even allowed to put a sticking-plaster on any cuts incase they were allergic to the adhesive or whatever. I dont think the chemicals in marker-ink would be much better! Nah, the teacher should not have done it, but I think a talking to and apology is enough. Suspension is a bit of overkill.

[Dakota Valkyrie]

It must not be too permanent, or I would have many many years of notes on my arm LOL.

Wet wipes takes permanent marker off skin. If you don't have that, use rubbing alcohol (which is the cleaner in wet wipes). Hand sanitizer also works.

I also let my grandkids "stain glass" my patio window with permanent markers. That's how I get marker marks off them.

Since permanent markers are a common classroom item, i would assume the parent would have informed the teacher of any allergy. The ingredients in them are common so would probably be well known by second grade.