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Teacher Cuts off Girl's Braid in Front of Classroom

By Baker Associates

A Milwaukee teacher is looking at a disorderly conduct charge after she cut off one of her student?s braids because the student would not stop playing with it in class. Apparently the teacher asked the student to stop playing with her hair and when the student did not stop doing so, the teacher used a pair of classroom scissors to cut off the hair. The teacher told the girl?s angry mother that she did it because she was frustrated. After the teacher cut off the hair, the girl apparently returned to her desk crying while the other students laughed at her and ridiculed her. The mother, naturally, was incensed at the teacher?s conduct and confronted the teacher and the school system about the teacher?s actions. Thus far, the teacher has been allowed to remain on staff, but the girl has been moved to a different classroom...continue to full post

Full post as published by Tennessee Criminal Lawyer Blog on December 16, 2009 (boomark / email).