The Wheels On The Bus

 

Teacher Accused of Spraying Febreze on"Fishy" Student

Motherreceived written apology.

By DANIEL MACHT

| Thursday, Feb 9, 2012  | Updated 3:00 PM EST

A puffin and a capelin

“Thistime the teacher got a time out.

Anelementary school teacher in Newfoundland, Canada has reportedly been put onpaid leave as district officials investigate a claim she sprayed a student withan odor eliminator to mask his fishy-smelling lunch.

PattiRideout told CBC News she was “veryhurt and very angry” after learning the teacher of her 10-year-old son,Christian Roberts, had put him in the hallway then sprayed him with Febrezelast week.

Otherkids at Twillingate Island Elementary School had teased him over the friedcapelin meal she’d made him, she said.

10 Icelandic Krona is worth $.08 USD (i.e., 2 cents per capelin)

"I feellike he's been embarrassed, bullied, and I think what she [did] was verydisgraceful," Rideout told CBC News. "I think my son was treated notlike a human being — I think he was treated like a dog, or a cat … I'm veryhurt and very angry over this."

Rideouttold CBC that when she first called her son’s teacher for an apology she hungup.

Aftertaking her concerns to the school board, Rideout received a written apologyfrom the school’s principal and vice principal, St. John’s newspaper The Telegram reported.

“Theteacher has offered to make an apology to your son in front of the class,” theletter said.”

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To me, this is another significant sign ofthings becoming unglued, the wheels coming off the bus.  SO inappropriate, SO unprofessional, SOunkind.  It sounds as though Mrs. Rideoutprepared an excellent lunch for her son Christian.

I never knew what capelin were until thisreading this, but now that I do I imagine I’d like them.  I’ve always liked “fishy” fish like smelt andmy doctor has recommended that I eat them regularly.  (And apparently capelin roe is also very good.) 

We use Febreze at home.  It’s an excellent product, but notfor the purposes described in the article.

Horrible harpy martinet anonymous teacher-person. The article should have identified her by name so that we can all avoid her.

I’m sorry to see Febreze dragged into this.