Mitch McConnell's Daughter Disciplines Students/Leather Belt & Tape

[kskiska]

Teacher's tactics cloud idyll of private school

Ghent-- Parents remove students, question response over disciplinary tactics

Parents praise what they call its unique child-centered approach, which is part New Age and part throwback to the way things were a century ago. An organic farm across the road serves as a summer camp for students in affiliated schools.

The first sign of trouble came last year when one couple learned their daughter had been strapped into her chair with a leather belt.

Since then, more than a dozen parents have removed their elementary school youngsters amid complaints about disciplinary tactics by one of the teachers at Hawthorne Valley. Punishment included tying the hands of students and taping their mouths shut if they misbehaved.

The teacher who doled it out, Claire McConnell, apologized, saying in a June 24 letter, "I am sorry for my disciplinary misjudgment, very sorry. ... I request your forgiveness."

Her colleagues wouldn't discuss the situation other than to say they are moving to put the furor behind them.

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http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=152199&category=STATE&BCCode=&newsdate=7/17/2003

[I AM SPARTACUS]

1. Family Values...

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...her daughter was so upset that she vomited when she got home after seeing a classmate have his hands tied and forced to sit alone during recess. One time, a child had to sit atop a steep outdoor staircase at the two-story schoolhouse.

Mostly, though, (parents) expressed frustration at what they viewed as a closing of the ranks by staff members, many of whom have been there for years.

"If you spoke up too much, you were considered a problem parent," said Veeder, who added that school officials, including their daughter's teacher, raised no objections when they said they were leaving the school.
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[Cha]

2. Jeez from what I've seen of her parents I am not surprised!

Can you believe that shyte?

"republican love"?

[realFedUp]

3. learned behavior?

Something Claire picked up in her own upbringing?

[Cha]

4. That's exactly what I was thinking! I'm so glad this is getting

on into the public forum. That girl needs help.