Of Yakima and Feces
funny, pictures, true, Yakima May 1st, 2009It seems that the town in which I grew up is in the national news again, and for all the wrong reasons, as usual.
A five-year-old boy had an accident in his classroom, and it may have happened a few times before. Let the record show that the boy spends part of his day in special education and the rest in normal kindergarten. So what does the teacher do upon finding the accident? She picks up the poo in a paper towel, stuffs it into the poor kid’s backpack, and sends him home with this note on it:
Nice, teach. Way to be the adult in the situation. Oh, and thanks for putting Yakima back in the spotlight in such a poetic and brilliant way. My previous favorite Yakima Moment, which I’ve written about before, was the upholding of the ban on Ralph Ellison’s book Invisible Man by the Yakima School District.
It absolutely made my day to find such a hilarious picture of what appears to be one of the school board members holding the actual note in the Yakima Herald-Republic’s coverage of the story. Here’s the story on CBS News, too. Better yet, do you want to watch a video about it on CNN, in which the kid’s father is trying valiantly not to laugh?
Priceless story. These things can’t be made up.
May 1st, 2009 at 3:57 pm
There are so many more appropriate ways to handle the situation. When I was in first grade, I got glue in my hair and my teacher freaked out. All she did was have an aide wash my hair and sent me home with a pink slip. She could’ve done the same with this kid. This teacher went way too far. I hope if nothing else, she rethinks how she handles these kind of situations. I know some students are frustrating but this is practically bullying. Crazy.
May 5th, 2009 at 11:57 am
Funny, I thought by “this little turd” she was referring to the child.