Scariest teacher ever, IMO

Ytown Tribe fan · 03-28-2003, 10:27 AM

This story sent chills down my spine, especially the part about the eraser on the chalkboard.

http://www.modbee.com/24hour/weird/s...-5692994c.html

PHOENIX (AP) - A theology teacher at a Roman Catholic high school lost his job after giving a student a valentine that read "I hate you, I wish you would die."

A police report stated R. Scott Jones passed out similar cards Feb. 14 to his other students at St. Mary's High School, many of whom regarded it as a joke, but one 17-year-old boy said he was "freaked out" by the card.

According to the report, Jones handed the student the card and said "I made this for you."

During class, the report stated, the teacher used an eraser to write the word "Die" on the chalkboard while looking at the boy, then smiled.

Police said the incident remains under investigation. Jones, 44, was placed on administrative leave. He wouldn't comment.

"A teacher is in a position of authority," said Kim Sue Lia Perkes, a spokeswoman for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix. "It's not right to do something like that to a student. You can't even make a joke about something like that."

JamesI · 03-28-2003, 10:28 AM

That's just wrong. You can't do something like this, joke or not.

Wolf Hopper · 03-28-2003, 10:38 AM

Reminds me of the old story about the professor, who gave a lecture on gun control - - - he walked on stage, went behind the podium, faced the auditorium full of students, and then reached behind his back and pulled out a pistol (which was tucked into his belt) - and he then aimed it at the audience.

They all freaked and screamed - - but, he got his message across.
Pretty sure he was fined or fired too.

Ytown Tribe fan · 03-28-2003, 10:52 AM

My seventh-grade shop teacher had one arm. This was back in the days when students were paddled when they were bad.

No one -- and I mean NO ONE -- was bad in his class more than once.

We had to make the paddles in his wood shop. If we were bad enough in class, he would break or badly split the paddles on our butts.

Best behaved class you ever saw.

But this Phoenix teacher goes way beyond creepy.

sweaver · 03-28-2003, 11:31 AM

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Originally posted by Ytown Tribe fan
A theology teacher at a Roman Catholic high school lost his job after giving a student a valentine that read "I hate you, I wish you would die."

That's right, folks, send your kids to private school!

KCBOOMER · 03-28-2003, 11:42 AM

Sounds like this guy is in serious need of help.

satchel · 03-28-2003, 02:57 PM

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Originally posted by KCBOOMER
Sounds like this guy is in serious need of help.

That was my reaction.

TimmyB · 03-28-2003, 03:25 PM

Oooh boy! That's some case of teacher burn-out.

The behavior is inappropriate. There are lots of time when I think our society is too-easily offended... but... uh... that's a more than a little over-the-top.

hmrsf · 03-28-2003, 10:14 PM

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Originally posted by TimmyB
Oooh boy! That's some case of teacher burn-out.

The behavior is inappropriate. There are lots of time when I think our society is too-easily offended... but... uh... that's a more than a little over-the-top.

*gulp*........I agree with everything. More often than not, i think people make too big of a deal of small stuff and overlook major issues. This is way too freaky.

Craig S. · 03-29-2003, 05:42 PM

I heard about this, and my first thought was to wonder what was going through the teacher's mind. Do they not realize how wrong this is?

pwdennis · 04-07-2003, 05:48 PM

I concur with everything everyone has said thus far. Some things you just can't joke about - then, now or ever

03-28-2003, 10:27 AM	#1
Ytown Tribe fan Guest Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Scrappers territory Posts: 2,515	Scariest teacher ever, IMO This story sent chills down my spine, especially the part about the eraser on the chalkboard. http://www.modbee.com/24hour/weird/s...-5692994c.html PHOENIX (AP) - A theology teacher at a Roman Catholic high school lost his job after giving a student a valentine that read "I hate you, I wish you would die." A police report stated R. Scott Jones passed out similar cards Feb. 14 to his other students at St. Mary's High School, many of whom regarded it as a joke, but one 17-year-old boy said he was "freaked out" by the card. According to the report, Jones handed the student the card and said "I made this for you." During class, the report stated, the teacher used an eraser to write the word "Die" on the chalkboard while looking at the boy, then smiled. Police said the incident remains under investigation. Jones, 44, was placed on administrative leave. He wouldn't comment. "A teacher is in a position of authority," said Kim Sue Lia Perkes, a spokeswoman for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix. "It's not right to do something like that to a student. You can't even make a joke about something like that."

03-28-2003, 10:38 AM	#3
Wolf Hopper NetShrine Creator & Curator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: NetShrine WHQ Posts: 6,191	Reminds me of the old story about the professor, who gave a lecture on gun control - - - he walked on stage, went behind the podium, faced the auditorium full of students, and then reached behind his back and pulled out a pistol (which was tucked into his belt) - and he then aimed it at the audience. They all freaked and screamed - - but, he got his message across. Pretty sure he was fined or fired too. __________________ Steve, Forum Administrator POSTING TIP FOR THE DAY: When composing a post, think about what you would say if the intended recipient was an individual who was actually sitting just two feet in front of you, in person, rather than just some far away and anonymous audience who only can identify you as text on a PC screen - - and then write your post in that manner. It makes for remarkable and sincere discourse.

03-28-2003, 10:52 AM	#4
Ytown Tribe fan Guest Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Scrappers territory Posts: 2,515	One-armed shop teacher My seventh-grade shop teacher had one arm. This was back in the days when students were paddled when they were bad. No one -- and I mean NO ONE -- was bad in his class more than once. We had to make the paddles in his wood shop. If we were bad enough in class, he would break or badly split the paddles on our butts. Best behaved class you ever saw. But this Phoenix teacher goes way beyond creepy.

03-28-2003, 11:42 AM	#6
KCBOOMER NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Home of the T-Bones Posts: 11,116	Sounds like this guy is in serious need of help. __________________ KCBOOMER *Buck O'Neil: The Monarch of Baseball*

04-07-2003, 05:48 PM	#11
pwdennis NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Winter Springs, FL Posts: 2,503	I concur with everything everyone has said thus far. Some things you just can't joke about - then, now or ever __________________ "I would submit that if the world survives for a million years, perhaps its finest hour may be that in the last half of the 20th century, when the power to blow up the world rested in the hands of a few men in two very unsophisticated and suspicious countries, we didn't do it, and one American, Richard Nixon, moved the cold war away from permanent confrontation toward victory. How could any wrong that he did compare with that?" - John Sears

03-28-2003, 10:28 AM	#2
JamesI Netshrine Vacuum Cleaner Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Potsdam, N.Y. Posts: 3,723	That's just wrong. You can't do something like this, joke or not.

03-28-2003, 03:25 PM	#8
TimmyB NetShrine's Magic 8-Ball Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Where the cops speak slow and the air is nice Posts: 2,591	Oooh boy! That's some case of teacher burn-out. The behavior is inappropriate. There are lots of time when I think our society is too-easily offended... but... uh... that's a more than a little over-the-top.

03-29-2003, 05:42 PM	#10
Craig S. Guest Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 6,330	I heard about this, and my first thought was to wonder what was going through the teacher's mind. Do they not realize how wrong this is?

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