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A Virginia teacher was arrested and had to give up his license after he gave his class an assignment asking them to come up with different “ways to kill” one of his students, it has emerged.
The unidentified Crestwood Middle School teacher instructed his students to write how they would kill one particular student in the class in January 2022, according to court documents obtained by WTKR Thursday.
The documents state that the assignment came from another student in the class, but the teacher went along with it.
Students then reportedly pulled out their tablets and dutifully listed ways to kill the selected classmate, with court documents describing how the students came up with ideas to chop him up, throw him out a window, burn him alive, and feed him to a dog.
Police became aware of the incident after the bullied child went home that night and told his parents, according to WTKR.
During an ensuing investigation, police reportedly asked what could have prompted the teacher to come up with the writing exercise — to which he said it was hard to engage the class, and the student at the center of the assignment didn’t appear to be upset by it at the time, records show.
The teacher went on to admit it was an inappropriate class assignment and said it was an error in judgment.
He later pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and voluntarily surrendered his teaching license, according to WTKR, which has been digging into the reasons teachers have lost their licenses throughout the state.
The Chesapeake School District said the teacher was employed at the school from Aug. 31, 2021, through April 8, 2022.
In a statement to the local news station, school district officials said they would not comment further “on such situations involving personnel.
“The safety of our students is our top priority and Chesapeake Public Schools expects all employees to act with the utmost professionalism to provide a positive learning environment for all students.”
The Post has also reached out to the Chesapeake School District for more information.
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NYC fails controversial remote-learning snow day ‘test,’ public schools chancellor says
New York City's public schools chancellor said the city did not pass Tuesday's remote-learning “test” because of technical issues.
“As I said, this was a test. I don’t think that we passed this test,” David Banks said at a news briefing, adding that he felt "disappointed, frustrated and angry" as a result of the technical issues.
NYC Public Schools did a lot of work to prepare for the remote-learning day, Banks said, but shortly before 8 a.m. they were notified that parents and students were having difficulty signing on to remote learning.
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It is the first time the school system has implemented remote learning on a snow day since it introduced the no-snow-day policy in 2022. The district serves 1.1 million students in more than 1,800 schools.
Banks blamed the technical issues on IBM, which helps facilitate the city’s remote-learning program.
“IBM was not ready for prime time,” Banks said, adding that the company was overwhelmed with the surge of people signing on for school.
IBM has since expanded its capacity, and 850,000 students and teachers are currently online, Banks said.
“We’ll work harder to do better next time,” he said, adding that there will be a deeper analysis into what went wrong.
The new system is controversial among parents who lament the end of the snow days of their childhoods, dread a return to the frustrations that remote learning caused during the pandemic and argue that online learning is a far cry from the classroom.
On Monday, Mayor Eric Adams said parents who are not willing to navigate computers for their children’s remote learning represent “a sad commentary.”
Adams defended his words Tuesday, saying they were related to a specific question he was asked about parents who do not want to sign on to remote learning.
“That is not the energy we should be showing right now. Our children have to catch up. They need to be engaged,” he said.
Adams also blamed IBM for Tuesday’s remote-learning issues, saying he hopes the company will be able to provide the product the city is paying it for.
“IBM, I’m hoping this was a teaching moment for them, as well," Adams said.
In a statement, IBM said it has been working closely with New York City Public Schools "to address this situation as quickly as possible."
An IBM spokesperson said, “The issues have been largely resolved, and we regret the inconvenience to students and parents across the city."
New York City Public Schools were the outlier in implementing remote learning during Tuesday's storm. Hundreds of districts in Boston , Connecticut , Philadelphia and New York were shuttered for snow days.
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Our Monthly Clerk/Admin Assistant PD is coming up next week on Wednesday, February 21st, from 1:00-4:30pm on Zoom ( https://sfusd.zoom.us/j/88303544542 ). All clerical staff should have received a calendar invite and are encouraged to join for the topics that they find helpful to their position. The agenda is still being developed, and will be added to the calendar invite once it has been confirmed. Anticipated topics include supporting families in accepting/declining Main Round student assignments, as well as the contract submission and retroactive processes. We look forward to participation from all of our clerical staff.
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