Grandparent: Teacher Made 5-Year-Old Hang From Chalkboard By Belt

5-year-old made to hang from belt

CONYERS, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia woman says her grandson’s teacher made him hang by his belt from the top of a chalkboard as punishment.

Tracy Davis tells WSB-TV (http://2wsb.tv/1NiOVpJ) that on Thursday, the principal at Shoal Creek Elementary School in Conyers found her 5-year-old grandson — who has special needs — hanging from a chalkboard. The principal said the boy was screaming and in distress.

Davis says the state Division of Family and Children Services interviewed the boy and learned this wasn’t the first time the teacher had done this. She says the school told her it’s disciplining two teachers and a paraprofessional because of the incident.

Rockdale County Public Schools tells the news station in a statement that the district “takes all matters of this kind very seriously and is currently conducting a full investigation.”

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Information from: WSB-TV, http://www.wsbtv.com/index.html

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  1. What the hell is wrong with people? I literally have nothing.

  2. A sense of power, entitlement and impunity. That and a serious lack of training. That’s what’s wrong with THESE people. Seriously. edit. This is a case for CPS at least and probably a law suit.

  3. She says the school told her it’s disciplining two teachers and a paraprofessional because of the incident.

    Not good enough. This is criminal assault, perpetrated against a child. This is not a “leave without pay” offense - it’s an “8-12 years” offense.

  4. Now, now. Let’s not make hasty prejudgments. It may turn out that the teacher is white.

  5. Avatar for pshah pshah says:

    Sigh. We need a national timeout in this country.

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