The school is the place that freaks you out?

Is it real news? Although the school I'm working at is pretty much terrible too, I can't believe that a thing like the news item below happened to any elementary school in Japan. If it happened in a comedy show, it would be okay. Never in the real world, though.

The teacher in "School of Rock" was pretty much extraordinary, but Jack Black didn't hurt any kids in this movie. However, the teacher in the article below is stupider than Jack Black, and the school is more stupid than the school of rock.


According to JAPAN TODAY:

Kanagawa teacher reprimanded for putting 'I am an idiot' note on student's back
Wednesday, July 4, 2007 at 12:28 EDT

ODAWARA — The Odawara Municipal Board of Education on Tuesday reprimanded a male teacher who pinned a note saying "I am an idiot" on the back of a male sixth grader at an elementary school in Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture in January of last year.

According to the board of education, the teacher, who is in his 20s, attached the note to the student's back as punishment after a female student complained that some boys were trying to sneak into their changing room. Without confirming the facts, the teacher accused the boy and made him wear the note which read: "I am an idiot. I tried but failed to sneak into the girls' changing room."

A guardian of the student complained to the school the following day, and the teacher and the principal apologized when they confirmed that the boy was not one of those who had tried to spy on the girls. Authorities said the boy did not attend school for about a month due to severe shock over the incident. The city of Odawara issued a warning to the principal and the teacher in June of last year.

"I deeply regret hurting the feelings of a child through such a careless action," said the teacher who is currently working at a different elementary
school.

http://www.japantoday.com/jp/news/411307

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