More questions than answers surround a terrible incident at Northwest Guilford High School earlier this month. News & Record reports that a female student was arrested yesterday after she allegedly choked EC teacher Laura Knox. According to arrest warrants, the article says an incident back on March 5 involved the student "choking Knox and clawing her neck with with her fingernails." The student was "also accused of knocking over a computer and desk, in addition to throwing property belonging to the teacher and other students."The question I have is that why did it take so long to make an arrest? Some of the comments on this story point to the fact that the incident was at Northwest and it may have been swept under the rug. I contend whether it happened at Northwest or Northeast, kids shouldn't be choking teachers. But it does raise a questionable eyebrow.
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UPDATE:
Remember this incident from almost two years ago:
http://erikhuey.wordpress.com/2007/04/30/studentteacher-confrontation-at-southeast-hs/
Similar circumstances?
E.C. :)
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"Kids shouldn't be choking teachers."
Um. PEOPLE shouldn't be choking PEOPLE. The kid should have been arrested when it happened. Imagine if this had been in a grocery store!
You wonder why some people think teaching is a poor career choice.
of course, choking anyone is unacceptable, however, it is stated that this was an EC (exceptional children) teacher. The students many of these teachers work with have emotional and psychological issues that we expect our teachers to address. Likely, this student had an IEP which may have had stipulations regarding how to handle such an incident and there is alot of other paperwork, also. The law is quite strict regarding EC students. That may be why it took so long. It may also have taken longer than one would expect because the teacher waited to press charges - for whatever reason. Lastly, I don't think it was a good idea to publicize the kid's name and address. Though she is 18 and this information may have been easily obtainable, I question your judgement in posting such information.
You make some valid points, Anon. However, keep in mind that your News & Record published the complete name and address of the student.
I understand that the N&R printed the name and anyone could see the information for themselves. I just don't understand why it was integral to the point you were making. Hopefully, you are not striving to be like the N&R.
Erik, I agree with the previous comment. I don't think you should have posted the student's name and address. You should either paraphrase the N&R or leave out the name and address part of the quote.
Otherwise, as a GCS parent, I am so thankful for the work you do on this site. Keep it up!
Do we know for sure if this child was an EC student?
You guys are right, and that probably was a poor judgment call. No, I could never strive to be like the N&R; they would never hire me...literally. They probably have 20 copies of my resume sitting on someone's desk collecting dust. I was once told that my writing wasn't up to their standards. Oh well...
Thanks for the kudos, Cathy. Actually, we don't know if the student was an EC or not. Hasn't been reported.
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