Teacher Orders Other Students to Hit Bully

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A mother of a 6-year-old boy says her son was slapped by each of his classmates on the orders of their teacher as a form of discipline.
Aiden Neely was accused of being a bully at his school, Salinas Elementary School, near San Antonio, Texas. His kindergarten teacher came up with a creative way to put an end to the alleged bullying. The teacher is accused of having 24 other students in the class line up and slap Neely one-by-one.
"He was hit on the head, in the face, on the back. And all the kids hit him twice," said Amy Neely, the boy's mother. "He had friends in that class, and friends didn't want to hit him, but the teacher instructed them to hit him."
The incident occurred in early May, but Neely was not informed about it until weeks later when the principal called.
"The teacher told him not to tell us," said Neely. "My stomach was in knots. It was horrible."
The Judson Independent School District fired the teacher accused of hatching the most unusual anti-bullying lesson. She has been charged, along with another teacher who allegedly failed to report the incident, with a misdemeanor, according to the chief of the school district's police.
District officials have not identified either teacher.
"We are doing everything we can to make sure that these kinds of incidents don't happen again," said district spokesman Steve Linscomb.
The misdemeanor charge is official oppression. In Texas, it amounts to a public servant who misuses their position. It's not enough for Neely, who wants to make sure the teacher can never step foot inside another classroom again.
"I just want to make sure that she isn't able to teach again," said Neely. "I just want to make sure that justice is served for Aiden."

 

[SuperFerret]

This is stupid, and I'm not sure why it's allowed to keep happening. Somebody should do something, write some legislation against it, anything. Just stop people from naming their kids "Aiden".

 

[Matt]

what a dumb ass.

 

[Boy Scout]

Wow. I like that the teacher wanted to put a stop to bullying, but that really isn't the right way to go about it.

 

[Schlosser85]

So she tries to teach anti-bullying....by having 24 students line up and slap one?

If anybody, a student, teacher, or anyone slapped me across the face, they'd better expect to get slapped back.

 

[Brawl]

When I was in school the teacher would send us to the principal and he had a wooden paddle with holes in and you would see kids blowing snot bubbles as they left the office buttoning up their pants. Spankings were just a part of the curriculum lol.

 

[hopefuldreamer]

I wonder what the kid actually did that was defined as bullying?

Couldn't have been worse than 24 kids and an adult teacher ganging up on him and hitting him though... Right?

 

[CJ]

Wow. I like that the teacher wanted to put a stop to bullying, but that really isn't the right way to go about it.

Especially when the bully in question is only 6 years old.

 

[El Payaso]

This teacher's my idol.

 

[Schlosser85]

A teacher who orders students who gang up on and bully another student?

 

[RetrogradeOrbit]

You've got to wonder though, after a public humiliation like that. Maybe the bully would be stopped. Still it does come across as a bit extreme. that report doesn't say the teacher waded in though, HD.

The thing about bullies is that they absolutely depend on the person being bullied to not tell anyone else what is going on.

I believe a touch of public humiliation is a good way to stop someone from continuing to do bad things to others.

 

[Schlosser85]

Having 24 students line up and take turns slapping one is way over the line though.

And what's it teaching? If you bully someone, we're gonna bully you worse?

 

[Sundancer]

Didn't they call this a Code Red in A Few Good Men?

 

[El Payaso]

A teacher who orders students who gang up on and bully another student?

Not just 'another student' but one that thought that hitting his classmates (because he's probably stronger) is fun.

It is certainly not very aesthetic, but the teacher has just taught the rest of the children that bullies are just cowards and that united they can stand against anything. And I'm sure that little bully will think it three times before using his physical strenght to abuse anyone in the future.

 

[Matt]

Not just 'another student' but one that thought that hitting his classmates (because he's probably stronger) is fun.

It is certainly not very aesthetic, but the teacher has just taught the rest of the children that bullies are just cowards and that united they can stand against anything.

Oh brother. No she hasn't. She taught them that it is okay to gang up on someone and abuse authority. This isn't a terrorist or a corrupt government. He is a six year old.

 

[Schlosser85]

The teacher might have meant well, but this was inappropriate and over the line, IMO.

Also, she just plain doesn't have the right to instruct students to hit another student, no matter what the student did.

If the kid was being a bully, she should have gone through the proper channels and sent him to the principal's office or whatever, not told her students to hit him. That's totally inappropriate for a teacher.

 

[El Payaso]

Oh brother. No she hasn't. She taught them that it is okay to gang up on someone and abuse authority. This isn't a terrorist or a corrupt government. He is a six year old.

Far more effective than giving him the finger wag and tell him 'no, that is wrong, wroooo-ooo-ooong.' And yes, if someone comes and starts abusing people, it is good that you know that together you don't have to put up with that crap. And little Mr. Bully learnt that being physically stronger doesn't entitle you to abuse those who are ophysically weaker than you are.

 

[Matt]

The teacher might have meant well, but this was inappropriate and over the line, IMO.

Also, she just plain doesn't have the right to instruct students to hit another student, no matter what the student did.

If the kid was being a bully, she should have gone through the proper channels and sent him to the principal's office or whatever, not told her students to hit him. That's totally inappropriate for a teacher.

Yep. And remember, he's six years
old. A six year old lacks the malice to be a true bully. If anything the teacher has reinforced the idea that it is okay for those with power to pick on those without. She countered bullying with bullying.

She should've spoke to him and done her job and educated this SIX YEAR OLD.

 

[Pink Ranger]

This is stupid, and I'm not sure why it's allowed to keep happening. Somebody should do something, write some legislation against it, anything. Just stop people from naming their kids "Aiden".

A rare time where I wholeheartedly agree with you.

I bet he has two sisters named Dakota and Mackenzie and a brother named Lake.

 

[Schlosser85]

I like the name Aiden

 

[Matt]

Far more effective than giving him the finger wag and tell him 'no, that is wrong, wroooo-ooo-ooong.' And yes, if someone comes and starts abusing people, it is good that you know that together you don't have to put up with that crap. And little Mr. Bully learnt that being physically stronger doesn't entitle you to abuse those who are ophysically weaker than you are.

You're over-estimating the malice and mental capacity of the six year old. You make it seem like he was terrorizing classmates on a Columbine level. He was six. He was probably being a **** on a given day as six year olds are prone to doing. I doubt it was true, malicious bullying.

 

[El Payaso]

The teacher might have meant well, but this was inappropriate and over the line, IMO.

Also, she just plain doesn't have the right to instruct students to hit another student, no matter what the student did.

If the kid was being a bully, she should have gone through the proper channels and sent him to the principal's office or whatever, not told her students to hit him. That's totally inappropriate for a teacher.

Of course it's inappropriate and over the line. Absolutely. And quite effective as well.

You know kids, they put this face like lambs about to be sacrificed and then they walk out from the principal's office smiling and planning his next move.

 

[Schlosser85]

Also, I reiterate that, aside from however right or wrong her actions were, the teacher just plain has no right to instruct students to hit another student.

It's a gross overstepping of her authority.

 

[Pink Ranger]

I like the name Aiden

I knew it! You're actually married to Gwyneth Paltrow and you name your children after things you buy at the grocery store! I knew it was you all along!

 

[Schlosser85]

"Teaching" someone not to hit and humiliate others by hitting and humiliating him isn't truly teaching him anything.

If bullying is the belief that "might makes right", then doesn't having 24 kids gang up on and slap 1 just reinforce that?