WI–Teacher cuts students braid off in front of entire class
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Milwakee Teacher Gets “Snippy” With Student For Playing With Her Braids – Cuts Student’s Braids Off In Front Of Class
Milwaukee, WI – An unnamed 1st-grade teacher at Congress Elementary School in Milwaukee was given a $175 citation after she cut a 7-year-old girls’ braids off because she was playing with them in class.
According to investigators, 7-year-old Lamya Cammon was playing with her beaded braids when her teacher called her up to the front of the class and then cut off one of her braids in front of other students.
The girl reportedly walked back to her desk and started crying as her peers laughed. That’s when the teacher allegedly asked the girl “Now what you gonna go home and say to your momma?”
Milwaukee public school officials say the teacher has been removed from Lamya’s classroom and has been placed in a different room by the principal while the district conducts and investigation into the incident.
The teacher has been charged with disorderly conduct and received a $175 fine.
Danny Vice
The Weekly Vice
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