Kids allegedly had sex in classroom...

[Marnie]

Two fifth-graders had sex on a classroom floor while two others fondled each other in the classroom, according to a teacher at Spearsville High School.

Union Parish Superintendent Judy Mabry would say only that the allegations were being investigated; Principal Frank Futch said the incident was not indicative of how the school is run.

First-year teacher Michael Walker, who teaches fifth- through eighth-grade English, said three students were either expelled or sent to an alternative school and two others got detention.

Students at the kindergarten through 12th grade school are unruly, disrespectful and rarely disciplined, Walker said.

"They cuss at the teachers and throw things at them, and nothing is done," Walker said. "There was even one student who grabbed a teacher in the butt and nothing was done. The students run the school."

Walker said teachers learned Wednesday about the incident, which allegedly occurred during an assembly Tuesday to talk about a 15-year-old student accused of stabbing another student to death over the weekend.

The assembly was for sixth- through 12th-grade students. Fifth-grade students were not told about it, he said. But one class of about 15 fifth-grade students that routinely moves from a portable building to a main building classroom during the second hour of the school day was unattended on Tuesday.

"The teacher thought it was a normal day and sent the kids to second hour," he said. "She didn't know the teacher that would normally be in there was still at the assembly."

The students were alone for about 30 minutes.

Teachers began to hear rumors around school Wednesday and by the end of the school day, the students involved had confessed.

School officials notified the Union Parish Sheriff's Office on Thursday morning and detectives questioned students.

"This is one incident and everyone is making a big deal out of it," Futch said. "I never had a teacher complain to me, but I have heard them complain to each other."

Sheriff Bob Buckley said charges are likely. "I have zero tolerance for drugs, violence or anything like that that goes on in school," he said.

[kat8585]

I'm assuming this is a public school. Shows what a big success public education has been.

[Wingwalker]

Unbelievable. Why are not the children being suspended for their inappropriate behavior, and why is not the school calling the students parents in for inappropriate behavior. If the school is keeping students in school for the money that it recieves, then this staff needs to be replaced. What kind of messages are the staff providing to the students when the students can get away with disrespectfulness, foul mouths, assult on teachers, and such. I hope charges are filed and that parents do get involved. This is really insane.

[Leonard]

We mustn't trample on the childrens' "Rights" or "stifle their creativity...."

[Guest Pearlina]

Our schools are so crowded, there are too many students to one class in public schools. Those kids were out of character and showed no respect for themselves, the teacher , the other students in the class and their parents.

[jgarden]

..........Two fifth-graders had sex on a classroom floor while two others fondled each other in the classroom, according to a teacher at Spearsville High School...........

Fifth-graders don't engage in this kind of behavior unless they've witnessed or participated in these kinds of explicit sexual acts outside the school.

If that is the case, these children need social workers not police, and if they're suspended, the last place you want to send these students is back home with their parents - until its proven that the home is a safe environment.

The principal is not directly responsible for this behavior, but his leadership skills leave something to be desired. He had already lost the trust of his staff prior to this episode and now has to deal with the confidence of the parents of the other grade 5 students.

Its time to send in a new principal - preferably a former Marine drill sergeant.

Edited March 31, 2007 by jgarden

[Marnie]

The principal is not directly responsible for this behavior, but his leadership skills leave something to be desired. He had already lost the trust of his staff prior to this episode and now has to deal with the confidence of the parents of the other grade 5 students.

Its time to send in a new principal - preferably a former Marine drill sergeant.

Well, on this we agree.

[Scarletprayers]

I don't really think it's a problem with public schools per se, but more of a social and systematic problem. The problem with public schools in SOME areas, mostly large urban cities, is that parents don't spend time teaching their children respect, the quality of teachers is low (commensurate to their pay), the unions make it nearly impossible to get rid of bad teachers and stupid government programs like "no child left behind" which clearly don't work. These are the reasons why our public education system is in the toilet.

Oh no its the end of the world as I know it, I agree with TB about something

[Gerioke]

You can't blame the teachers if the parents don't parent their children.

[ted]

Its time to send in a new principal - preferably a former Marine drill sergeant.

Marine Drill Instructor, that is.

t.