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Okla. High School Student Catches Teacher Napping...Guess Who Was Suspended?
January 28, 2012
Appropriate?
Students can be punished for sleeping in class, but what happens when a teacher gets caught dozing at his desk? A high school student in Oklahoma City got the answer to that question when he snapped a cell phone picture to prove that his substitute teacher was sleeping on the job.
The first reaction from the school? Suspend the student.
The Oklahoma City School District has a strict policy that prohibits students from using "telecommunications devices during the school day." Apparently, the school is sticking to the letter of the law in this situation.
The identities of the ninth grader at Mustang Mid-High or the slumbering substitute have not been released, but the story has filtered out and the community is responding. Many locals have expressed concerns over the harsh penalty imposed by the school, and some parents wondered if the suspension was appropriate -- or a case of the administration trying to intimidate students.
The only official statement from the school district claims that the sleeping teacher will be investigated.
You have to wonder, if the same teacher had a heart attack and a student called 911 with a cell phone, would that student be suspended or lauded for acting quickly?
H/T - Simon Conway of WHO Radio in Iowa.
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