Milwaukee teacher cuts 7-yr-old's braid off as punishment

[fantastic_jackie]

Have you guys heard about this?

Some freak of a teacher cut off this little girl's hair in front of her class because she wouldn't stop playing with her braids!

I'm confused: why isn't this assault and/or battery? She threatened the girl, physically touched the girl, and cut a piece of her body off. Not to mention the humiliation and embarrassment.

I was not a girly girl growing up, and actually frequently stated that I wanted to be a boy (becuase girls couldn't play football, and it wasn't fair!!), but if anyone had ever actually cut my hair, I would have been hysterical! Having long, curly hair, I was threatened by other students twice or so, and they got ISS for it! So how on earth can a teacher actually cut the girl's hair off and not only be free of any crimminal charges, but also still be teaching with no punishment from the school district as of yet?!

Comments

[mrstater.livejournal.com]

You. are. kidding. me. There are just no words for how someone could get away with that in this day and age.

My dad tells a story about when he was a kid in Baytown in the 60s. There was a poor girl in his first grade class, who always came to school unwashed and wearing dirty clothes. One day the teacher set up a big tub at the front of the class and bathed her in front of everyone. The mind boggles that there were eras in which people thought that sort of behavior was acceptable.

[trevelyanl85a2.livejournal.com]

WTF? How was that disruptive or even rude? Her mother should file charges of assault and battery. She physically assaulted her, and I would encourage the family to press the DA to file criminal charges. THIS IS UNCALLED FOR!

Good lord

*sigh and takes deep breath*

That aside, how have you been mate? I'm not sure if you saw my christmas card entry or not, but would you like me to send you one? Please let me know?

[akemi-rei.livejournal.com]

I do know the teacher was fined by police for a sum well over 1000$ for disorderly conduct, and that she was originally going to be on suspension until the family decided on what they were going to do in terms of charges (I don't know if the suspension happened, as I saw this the next morning after it happened)/

[xxdesert-rose.livejournal.com]

See that couldn't have been my child. If I were the parent, I'd sue her and make her pay for my daughter's hair. I mean so what if she was playing with her hair! As long as she wasn't bothering anyone then she shouldn't have done that! It's not fair and it's not right.