Teacher cuts Braid off of First Grader

You are so right. If you don't have the patience or you don't like kids why are you studying to become a teacher in the first place. Its so unbelievable that she did such an act on a child like that. I seriously think she needs some mental help and not be allowed in the classroom till she gets help. Thanks for responding.

I don't even think she should be in a classroom if she DOES get help. If you need help to be a teacher after you've gone to school for it, there is a serious problem with that picture.

I'm so angry about this story. I think a fine of $175 dollar is to little for punishment. She needs to be taken out of the classroom and needs to get some counseling before she is able to come back into the classroom. If she can't or won't get the help then her license to teach should be revoked. Thank you so much for responding.

That's right; she would have a very bad emotional scar from this.. pity her..

I think even with an apology that would still not sit well with me. I'm sure this little girl is going to carry this with her for a long time. Thanks for responding.

Well...I only had one parent...my mother...and she was VERY abusive to us as well....so i never told her anything!!! The thing is you know that stupid teacher percieved something that wasnt even there and punished me for her own misconception....I am 49 now and i know all about the rude gesture of flicking your hand across your chin at someone....but back in first grade i had NO clue about that at all...i simply had the misfortune of an itch on my chin at the precise moment she looked my way....I had no idea why i was suddenly flung into the coat room like that...... But then back then teachers were allowed to get away with that kind of stuff on a regular basis...it wasnt like it is now....and that was a public school too! To cut a childs hair though really took some cohones!!! I mean hair takes a long time to grow back and most often at that age your parent control how you wear your hair not you so her parents probably wanted it long...what right did that teacher have to do that? Not to mention the public humiliation of the poor child! And beside...in certain religions the length of you hair is very important..what if that girl had been a member of one of those religions? What amazes me is that teachers still try to get away with this stuff even though you see them being punished for these things in the news every day.....do they think the child wont tell their parents? well maybe they do ..(i didnt tell mine) but still someone will tell their parents...and everyone has camera phones these days...There really should be more stringent requirement to become a teacher!!!

OMG a day in a dark closet. I guess abuse from teachers has been going on for awhile. These teachers should not be teachering our kids. How cruel. What if anything did your parents do when they found out that you were in a closet all day? I'm so upset about this little girl going thru this but to also hear some of my friends in mylot who have been abused in the past from teachers is quite alarming. I guess this type of behavior of teachers have been going on for a long time. I'm so sorry for what you experienced as a child and Thank you so much for your response.

I know she is only in the first grade. I can't believe what the teacher was thinking. I think he needs to be fired or the little girl gets put into another class. I wouldn't want t continue going to a classroom where the teacher cut my hair off and the class was laughing at me. Horrible stuff. Thanks for responding.

Oh, it was a male teacher? I don't know why, but that makes it worse to me. There's no way I would let it go, if it were my kid. I can't believe the school only fined him, that is a joke.

This is why I really don't think the child should go back to that classroom or the teacher needs to be fired for committing such an act on a little girl. A day later and I'm still so angry over this. Thank you so much for your response.

For us, we are just angry, but for the little girl going through this, I think she is traumatized by this incident. Firing the teacher? No, I hope the teacher will move permanently to another place, or even better, another field of industry. Really, the punishment that the teacher received, is not enough to assure us of anything.

That is exactly what I was thinking. What will she do next spank a child, punch a child, push a child. To put a pair of scissors to a child head and cut her hair. Thank you so much for your response.

Good one! I love it! Thanks for your response.

I know you wonder what is going on in her personal life to do such an act on a 1st grader. Thank you so much for your response.

Yes I know that is what I believe would have happened to me too. I hope to hear she is getting more then just a fine for this dispicable behavior. Thank you so much for your response.

I know you are so right. I'm so upset about this I surely hope the parents are going to do something about this. That poor girl can't go back to that classroom as long as that same teacher is teaching. She really needs to be fired. Thanks for your response.

I hope something more happens to the teacher then a fine. She should be suspended for a period of time to get counseling for her temper and learn how to deal with kids. This should be a requirement of all teachers to be. Thank you for your response.

That is true I never thought of that. The child should be put in another class because this little girl will never strive in a class where the teacher cut her braid off. I feel so bad for this little girl I really do. Thanks for your response.

I know just a fine for cutting a little girls braid off. She should lose her license to teach as far as I'm concerned. I hope the School Board comes to their senses and realize this is not something to punish someone with just a fine. Thanks for your response.

Did she get to keep her job? I have seen people get fired or forced to resign for less than that.

I agree totally unacceptable in my book and she should be suspended or fired as far as I'm concerned. Thank you so much for your response.

I know this is a first grader. What is this teacher thinking? Its obvious she wasn't thinking. She should look for another profession because clearly teaching children is not for her. Thanks for your response.

Yes I agree what will she do next? Hit a child for misbehaving. I can't imagine what she was thinking to cut the girls hair. Why couldn't she just put her in time out. I just think there are alot of teachers out there that shouldn't be teaching period due to lack of knowledge and lack of patience. Thank you so much for responding.

She cut the hair with a pair of school scissors which are allowed in the classroom. I think she is the one that shouldn't be allowed back in the classroom until she gets the help she needs. Thank you so much for your response.

Yes, what is $175.00 dollars fine. This is unbelievable behavior of a teacher. I seriously think she should not be allowed to enter the classroom again until she gets the help she needs. I would have probably did the same thing you would and call the police. Thank you for responding.