Harassed teacher wins in court of last resort.An Arizona teacher who won a court order against a disruptive disruptive /dis·rup·tive/ (-tiv) 1. bursting apart; rending. 2. causing confusion or disorder. student may not set an example for other teachers, educators say. A court should be the last resort after administrative remedies fail, officials add. Elizabeth Anne Moore, who continues to teach reading at Browne High School in Phoenix, won an injunction in April from the Peoria Justice Court, against a student. Moore complained the 15-year-old boy regularly harassed her in class with profane PROFANE. That which has not been consecrated. By a profane place is understood one which is neither sacred, nor sanctified, nor religious. Dig. 11, 7, 2, 4. Vide Things. language that also disrupted dis·rupt tr.v. dis·rupt·ed, dis·rupt·ing, dis·rupts 1. To throw into confusion or disorder: Protesters disrupted the candidate's speech. 2. the class. Peoria Justice of the Peace Lex See yacc. 1. (tool) Lex - A lexical analyser generator for Unix and its input language. There is a GNU version called flex and a version written in, and outputting, SML/NJ called ML-lex. Anderson barred the student from having any contact with Moore. He faces a possible six-month jail term and $2,500 fine if he violates the order. The Phoenix Union High School District Phoenix Union High School District is a school district based in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. Phoenix Union HSD covers most of Phoenix, and small portions of Scottsdale, and Glendale. Phoenix Union HSD only operates high schools. suspended sus·pend v. sus·pend·ed, sus·pend·ing, sus·pends v.tr. 1. To bar for a period from a privilege, office, or position, usually as a punishment: suspend a student from school. the youth for five days. "It's not unique" that teachers seek criminal penalties against actual or threatened physical assault by students, but "it shouldn't have to be that way" for any incidents, physical or verbal, says Janet Bass, a spokeswoman for the American Federation of Teachers American Federation of Teachers (AFT), an affiliate of the AFL-CIO. It was formed (1916) out of the belief that the organizing of teachers should follow the model of a labor union, rather than that of a professional association. . "It's a shame it gets that far." "Teachers don't give up their constitutional rights just because they go into a classroom, ... but it's bizarre to go to court" over such an incident, says Shirley FilliaterTorres, president of the Phoenix district's Classroom Teachers Association. "Sometimes, from what we hear, administrators are not supportive. That's where the problems occur," says Alice Finn Gartell, general counsel for the Arizona Education Association. Moore agrees, saying her administrators "did nothing. In fact, they minimized what happened. What choice did I have?" New teachers without proper training in classroom management are particularly vulnerable, adds Gartell. And they need experienced teachers to mentor them when serious problems occur, she says. Moore, 53, has been teaching for eight years. Gartell says some administrators may worry about parents who might "turn things around" and sue them for getting involved in student behavior cases. "The abuse teachers endure is unimaginable," Moore adds. " pray that something good comes of this." |
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