Screengrab from YouTube video showing New Jersey teacher bodyslammed by student.
AUSTIN Teachers would be able to use deadly force against students, and would be safe from prosecution, under legislation filed last week in the state House.
The Teachers Protection Act by Rep. Dan Flynn, R-Van, would allow educators to use force or deadly force if they feel they need to protect themselves against a student or anyone else on school grounds. It also allows teachers to use deadly force to protect school property, and to avoid prosecution for injury or death that results from the educators use of deadly force.
The bill was filed just days before a video of a New Jersey physics teacher being body slammed by his 9th grade student went viral. In the video, its clear the teacher is avoiding fighting back or touching the student.
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Monty Exter, lobbyist with the states largest educator group, saidthe Association of Texas Professional Educators believes these policies should be determined at the local level. Currently, Texas law allows educators who use reasonable force against a student to be immune from disciplinary proceedings. Flynns additional would doubly protect teachers, since the law also states the use of force, but not deadly force, against a (student) is justified.
Exter added the ATPEs legal team doesnt believe Flynns legislation adds any additional protections for teachers that dont already exist for every Texan claiming self-defense: We understand hes trying to carve out some liability protections. But, we cant see that the liability protection in that particular bill is any different than the protection that exists in law for a regular citizen.
Educators in Texas actually do have some legal protections that do allow them to use physical force to protect themselves and protect others, as long as the use of physical force is reasonable, said ATPE managing attorney Paul Tapp.
http://blog.chron.com/texaspolitics/2015/01/bill-would-allow-texas-teachers-to-use-deadly-force-against-students/
Educators in Texas actually do have some legal protections that do allow them to use physical force to protect themselves and protect others, as long as the use of physical force is reasonable, said ATPE managing attorney Paul Tapp.
The children's behavior speaks volumes about their home-life.
First case if this is passed.
Police...Mr. Teacher why did you shoot 7 year old Billy Bob.
Mr. Teacher...He threw a spit ball
Police. You shot little Billy Bob because he threw a spit ball?
Mr. Teach..Yup, sure did. It could have been a new fangled missle or something.
Police. Your serious are you Mr. Teacher?
Mr. Teacher, yup, didn't you hear me the first time. I said it was a missile, deadly as hell, so I shot the little bastard.
Amen!!
I would just give them O.C spray. One hit of that and they will listen
That's for sure!!
Absolutely!!