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56. I agree, she should have been fired. What was she thinking? n/t

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Middle school teacher fined, but will keep job after showing ISIS decapitation video to class [View all] tabasco Mar 2016 OP

Motive is important to me, in a case like this. Jackie Wilson Said Mar 2016 #1

Can you think of a motive that would mitigate such a horrible mistake? tabasco Mar 2016 #3

Cant think of one but I am curious. I personally made sure I did not watch it, so I think Jackie Wilson Said Mar 2016 #4

I agree in principle. forest444 Mar 2016 #38

Fine, let's show 8th-graders porn since they already know about sex... Blue_Tires Mar 2016 #49

i agree - we want to believe or not really appreciate the horror of the Islamic State beheadings MariaThinks Mar 2016 #6

Motive is secondary.. Iggo Mar 2016 #7

I don't have a problem with showing the video yeoman6987 Mar 2016 #18

Since when did we fine school teachers? bluedigger Mar 2016 #2

Stay tuned, soon school teachers will be minimum wage workers relying on Jackie Wilson Said Mar 2016 #5

married to a teacher,,,pg ratings make them squirm dembotoz Mar 2016 #8

I disagree with most here. ChairmanAgnostic Mar 2016 #9

I think most adolescent psychologists would agree with me. tabasco Mar 2016 #12

Yet the violence in the gaming world is amazingly realistic these days. ChairmanAgnostic Mar 2016 #15

"Realistic" does not equal "real". PassingFair Mar 2016 #42

Ok. But I wonder. ChairmanAgnostic Mar 2016 #46

If a kid watches a movie like SAW, they know that special effects... PassingFair Mar 2016 #50

Yes...I grew up in the '70s deutsey Mar 2016 #54

You don't need to see a graphic video to understand all those things. CBHagman Mar 2016 #26

Thank you. Your post is far more informative and convincing. ChairmanAgnostic Mar 2016 #27

Yes, definitely. CBHagman Mar 2016 #39

Tough issues. Great questions. ChairmanAgnostic Mar 2016 #40

Should have made viewing the footage voluntary. Coventina Mar 2016 #10

YES! This! ChairmanAgnostic Mar 2016 #11

Seek help. tabasco Mar 2016 #14

where do you suggest I go? ChairmanAgnostic Mar 2016 #16

Your local Health and Human Services agency. tabasco Mar 2016 #17

Are you always this rude? ChairmanAgnostic Mar 2016 #23

Why should ChairmanAgnostic seek help, and what are your credentials? Marengo Mar 2016 #61

That's sick. tabasco Mar 2016 #13

In a perfect world I'd agree with you. People shouldn't have to see such things. Coventina Mar 2016 #22

Schools are supposed to protect kids from any form of violence, callous taoboy Mar 2016 #57

Few, if any, 13 year olds are 'mature'. In fact, they are still very much children. whathehell Mar 2016 #20

I agree. In a perfect world, nobody should see such horrors. Coventina Mar 2016 #24

We're talking about childten here.. whathehell Mar 2016 #29

I couldn't agree with you more. One of my top priorities as a teacher callous taoboy Mar 2016 #58

Thanks for your input, Callous.. whathehell Mar 2016 #60

Wow, I hadn't even considered the impact callous taoboy Mar 2016 #62

Yes.. whathehell Mar 2016 #64

agree OwlinAZ Mar 2016 #37

I really hope that you are not an educator. If you callous taoboy Mar 2016 #59

Actually, I'm a college professor. And, I generally receive stellar ratings from Coventina Mar 2016 #63

That moron should be fired. n/t whathehell Mar 2016 #19

Agree WhoWoodaKnew Mar 2016 #30

When I was 13 the media was showing greenscreen "smart" bombs hitting targets in Iraq. killbotfactory Mar 2016 #21

Personally, I think that is more damaging, in that it shows killing as something sanitized Coventina Mar 2016 #25

This teacher was way out of line. Perhaps not fired but severely reprimanded. YOHABLO Mar 2016 #28

Middle school kids are way too young to be exposed to this kind of video without parental consent. Nye Bevan Mar 2016 #31

I've made a conscious effort to never watch these videos. E-Z-B Mar 2016 #32

College students are generally allowed to opt-out of being shown anything violent for a course Blasphemer Mar 2016 #33

Bottom Line: chwaliszewski Mar 2016 #34

Teachers can be 'fined'?? Chemisse Mar 2016 #35

I would sue her for abuse. Adults let alone children can traumatized for life. This is snagglepuss Mar 2016 #36

If it were fake it would be an R rated movie TexasBushwhacker Mar 2016 #41

It depends One_Life_To_Give Mar 2016 #43

Today's overprotected children can't handle seeing ISIS beheading video clips? Quantess Mar 2016 #44

Riiiiight. tabasco Mar 2016 #45

Well, your ideas sure seem more appropriate in a century that we passed by a couple ChairmanAgnostic Mar 2016 #47

FWIW, I've seen teachers fired for a lot less than this Blue_Tires Mar 2016 #48

I made a personal decision not to watch those videos Merryland Mar 2016 #51

You would sue the hell out of the teacher? oberliner Mar 2016 #53

I won't watch, and I've seen the insides of Ilsa Mar 2016 #52

imagine how she teaches sex ed. yurbud Mar 2016 #55

I agree, she should have been fired. What was she thinking? n/t callous taoboy Mar 2016 #56