Maybe this kid deserved it.

[Polynomial]

Teacher quits after duct-taping student


AP - A teacher resigned last month after duct-taping a misbehaving 14-year-old to his desk and covering his mouth with tape, the school superintendent said.

The parents of Tommy Brindley said the boy nearly suffocated on February 19 before freeing himself about 15 minutes later at the elementary-middle school in Oran, a town of about 1,000 residents 190 kilometres south of St Louis.

Tommy was in detention for being late to school three times, said his father, Larry Brindley. He began acting up during detention.

"He has attention deficit disorder, and he was misbehaving," Brindley said.

"He had some kind of a sponge and was throwing it. He wasn't being mean. He was just being ornery."

The teacher, a 21-year veteran of the district, "just kind of snapped," Brindley said.

Superintendent Tom Anderson said the teacher, whose name was not released, directed two other students to help her tape Tommy to his desk.

The family is still considering pursuing criminal charges and a lawsuit, Brindley said. Police did not immediately return a call.

[Craig.]

the kid should be thankful thats all that happend, i know in memphis and some other citys that the paddle is still legal. I somehow doubt the kid almost suffocated as one of the other kids would have helped out if it even appeared well. But on the other side, the fact of the matter is the teacher prob went a little far with this no matter how much the kid deserved it

[Scottler]

When did everyone but the responsible party become a victim?