Mother Accuses Substitute Teacher of Hitting Child with a Ruler

AFTER SHE SAYS... ASUBSTITUTE TEACHER HIT HERDAUGHTER AND OTHER STUDENTSWITH A RULER.

BUT THE SCHOOLSAYS.

IT WAS JUST A TAP TOGET THEIR ATTENTION.

2 WORKSFOR YOU'S KATIE KELEHER...SPOKE WITH BOTH THE SCHOOLAND THE MOTHER... TO FINDOUT WHAT HAPPENED.DEBBIE ROBERTSON'S DAUGHTERIS IN SECOND GRADE AT DOVESCHOOL OF DISCOVERY INTULSA.

SHE SAYS SHE WASSHOCKED WHEN HER DAUGHTERCAME HOME FROM SCHOOL ONEDAY LAST FALL.

AND SAID HERSUBSTITUTE TEACHER HIT HERWITH A RULER.DEBBIE ROBERTSON, MOTHER OFSTUDENT HIT BY RULER "Hewas going around and he wasusing a ruler and he wassmacking the desks andyelling at them.

And then hewas also hitting them ontheir shoulder, on theirleg, the top of their leg,and their back.

Popping themwith the ruler." THEPRINCIPAL SAYS THE SUB WASNEW TO THE SCHOOL.

WHEN THEYINVESTIGATED THE COMPLAINT..THE SUB TOLD THEM..

HE WASTRYING TO GET THE STUDENTSTO PAY ATTENTION AND FOCUS.BENJAMIN FALCON, PRINCIPAL,DOVE SCHOOL OF DISCOVERY"He said since I'm new and Idon't know each student,each child's name, I justwanted to remind them bytapping their table ortapping them on theshoulder."THE SCHOOL SAYS THE SUB ISNO LONGER ALLOWED TO TEACHIN THAT CLASS.

AND WAS GIVENTRAINING.

BUT HE WASALLOWED TO SUBSTITUTE INOTHER CLASSES AT THE SCHOOL.THEN, EARLIER THIS WEEK, THESCHOOL NEEDED AN EMERGENCYSUB, AND HE WAS PLACED BACKIN THAT SECOND GRADE CLASS.BENJAMIN FALCON, PRINCIPAL,DOVE SCHOOL OF DISCOVERY"The substitute teacherimmediately withdrewhimself.

I should not be inthis classroom.

I wasinstructed by the principalat the beginning of thisschool year.

And then shesays, ok, until I find asecond substitute teachercan you just stay here?" THESCHOOL SAYS THE SUB WAS ONLYIN THE CLASS FOR ABOUT 10MINUTES BEFORE BEINGREPLACED AND WAS NOT LEFTALONE WITH THE STUDENTS.ROBERTSON SAYS, HER DAUGHTERTOLD HER..

WHEN HE WAS BACKIN HER CLASS THIS WEEK.

HEBROUGHT UPTHE PREVIOUSINCIDENT.DEBBIE ROBERTSON "Hadconfronted her and put hishand on her shoulder andsaid this is the one thatmade it where I can't comein this class." THE SCHOOLSAYS THE SUB NO LONGERTEACHES AT THE SCHOOL ANDWAS PLACED AT A DIFFERENTCAMPUS.

THE PRINCIPAL SAYSTHEIR TOP PRIORITY.

IS THEIRSTUDENTS.BENJAMIN FALCON, PRINCIPAL,DOVE SCHOOL OF DISCOVERY"The safety of our childrenand well-being of them isutmost importance.

That'swhy we give training to ourteachers, not onlysubstitute, all trainings."ROBERTSON SAYS THAT'S NOTENOUGH.

SHE WANTS TO MAKESURE THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN TOSTUDENTS ANYWHERE ELSE.DEBBIE ROBERTSON, MOTHER OFSTUDENT HIT BY RULER"Children, sometimes, schoolis the only happy place thatthey've got and they shouldfeel safe there all daylong." IN TULSA, KATIEKELEHER, 2 WORKS FOR YOU."NOW... YOUR 2 WORKS FOR YOUFIRST FORECAST..."