surfsteve wrote:Wonder why so many students are defending him. It could be that there are extenuating circumstances that weren't photographed. Or maybe they just like him because he's a music teacher that hangs out and smokes dope with them. Hard to say. Especially with so much fake news going on these days!
Well, if he's smoking dope with them, then that's another good reason for firing him!
Lots of good teachers have short tempers. He probably is extremely talented when it comes to teaching music, but if he can't control his temper, then he has no business in the classroom. The video is pretty clear in showing that he kept going after the kid and at no time did the kid pose any kind of threat to anyone in the room. No excuse for physical violence and when the perpetrator is substantially larger than the victim, then that makes it even worse.