Pritt Stick
A teacher with an unblemished 30 year record was today acquitted of attacking a disruptive pupil with a ‘Pritt Stick’ at Swansea Crown Court in Wales.
The 12-year-old, who was not allowed to be named, was said to have suffered from behavioural problems and described as ‘very volatile’, was having a tantrum after the paper he had been gluing had stuck to his fingers and had slammed the glue stick down onto the table. The teacher, Lynda May, removed the glue stick and slammed it down onto the desk to show him how stupidly he was reacting but accidentally caught the boys thumb.
The boys parents took him to the hospital where they were told that the wound was superficial!
Mrs May has had to endure eight-months with this ridiculous case hanging over her and at a cost of an estimated £30,000. The child, who was said to have told the teacher to ‘F*** Off’ and called her a ‘C***’, needs to be taught a few other lessons I think!
This case should never have gone to court, a school is there to teach children not to have to put up with the abuse and an easy way for parents to make a quick buck through compensation cases, bring back the cane and do away with the social work that is expected within the education system today. Will the boy and parents now be prosecuted for bringing about false accusations?
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