Kindergarten teacher: “I was furious” - 13abc.com Toledo (OH) News, Weather and Sports

Kindergarten teacher: “I was furious” - 13abc.com Toledo (OH) News, Weather and Sports



We have new details in the case of the kindergarten teacher in Hancock County who was caught on surveillance video in a shocking confrontation with her six-year-old student.

It happened at Riverdale Elementary School in Mount Blanchard which is south of Findlay.

On Thursday 13abc obtained school district documents which show the kindergarten teacher Barb Williams admits she was furious, she pushed him, and says the boy was pushing her over the edge.

It’s the school surveillance video making national headlines.

"Why isn't this teacher behind bars?" asked Nancy Grace on HLN Wednesday night.

The video shows Ian Nelson and his teacher Barb Williams on Wednesday, May 7th.  

Ian walked down the hallway during computer class to go to the bathroom.  Williams stopped him as he walked out, lifting him off the floor against the wall.

In the documents, Williams told Riverdale Elementary School principal Julie Spade, "Ian Nelson has been going to the bathroom and not going, walking in and walking out. He thinks it's funny and then he has an accident and wets his pants."

According to the file, Williams admits she yelled at Ian.

"I was furious. I was very hard on him,” said Williams, according to the principal’s report.  "I touched him on the middle of the chest and pushed him back. I was very heated."

"I feel like I was over the top/edge,” said Williams. “He's pushing me over the top/edge and my kids over the top/edge. I'm sorry. I don't know what to do with it."

In a letter alerting Williams she’s been suspended for ten days without pay, Riverdale Local Schools Superintendent Eric Hoffman writes, "Your responsibilities as a professional educator do not include yelling 'I am sick of you', 'I am sick of your parents' and 'I will rip you apart' to a kindergarten student."

On Wednesday Hoffman explained Williams has been with the district for 14 years, had “great evaluations,” and parents ask for their kids to be in her class.

"These things shouldn't happen at our school. That's why we had to take the disciplinary action,” says Hoffman.

"Well, of course it shouldn't happen, but a teacher shouldn't be suspended for ten days when you have incontrovertible evidence of an assault in the hallway,” says Dan Margolis, the attorney hired by the Nelson family. “The school's response to this point has not been adequate."

Margolis says the Nelsons are waiting for the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office and Children Services to complete their investigations.

We’ve reached out to Williams but have not heard back.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Missouri Schools - The Washington Post

Missouri Schools - The Washington Post Some schools brag about their high passing rates on AP or IB, meaning the percentage of test-takers who scored 3, 4 or 5 on the 5-point AP exam or 4, 5, 6 or 7 on the 7-point IB exam. Passing scores make students eligible for credit at many colleges and universities. I decided not to count passing rates in this way because I found that many high schools kept those rates artificially high by allowing only top students to take the courses. AP, IB and AICE are important because they give average students a chance to experience the trauma of heavy college reading lists and long, analytical college examinations. Research has found that even low-performing students who got a 2 on an AP test did significantly better in college than similar students who did not take AP. On the list, we also give readers a sense of how well each school’s students are doing on the tests by posting the Equity and Excellence rate, which is the percentage of all graduating s...
Read more

My Letter Requesting To Become A Board Member

Sherri R. Tucker 1200 SE London Way Lee’s Summit, MO   64081 816-554-3017 autism@kc.rr.com Lee’s Summit R-7 School District C/o Linda Ismert, Board Secretary Stansberry Leadership Center 301 NE Tudor Road Lee’s Summit, MO   64086 Ms Ismert I would like to submit my name for the position on the Lee’s Summit R-7 School Board.   As you know, I have expressed an interest in being on the school board in the past.   On my first attempt I only lost by 2% which would indicate that the voters have an interest in me being on the board as well.   I would think that the voters’ wishes would be taken into consideration. I have a strong relationship with many of the districts’ families and I can help to bridge the gap between them and the district.   I understand the commitment to the time and energy required each week for meetings, phone calls, conversations, visits to schools, and professional development seminars and workshops.   I already do that with the f...
Read more

School Board Candidates

I am attempting to find information on the school board candidates.  It has been much easier in the past.  This year it has been more difficult.  Susan D. Coffman Susan Coffman has served as the Outreach Program Coordinator and Finance Officer for Lee’s Summit CARES since 2008. She has been a mayor-appointed representative to the Human Services Advisory Board, facilitated alcohol retailer trainings, organized the annual Holly Festival with the DARE program, managed bookkeeping and accounting, and served as the community liaison between LS CARES and local business, universities and the cities.  Coffman’s financial background includes work as a customer support specialist at Jack Henry & Associates Inc. for 11 years and assistant vice president and customer support specialist at Merchants Bank for 17 years.  Her community activities include serving on the Human Services Advisory Board, Paradise Park Advisory Board, Lee’s Summit Social Services Board, form...
Read more