Teachers force students to drop trou

[akafred]

m.huffpost.com/us/entry/6566426

Tl;dr Someone at the elementary has been leaving feces in the gym so the teachers divided the kids by gender and made them lower their pants so they could look for fecal stains. In front of the other kids. Kids were about 11 years old.

[mymorningcoffee]

Wow. If that happened to my kid livid wouldn't even start to cover how I would feel.

[talon]

Holy shit. I would flip out.

[regal]

How did no one think this was a bad idea?

[sjandva]

I heard this on the radio this morning. I would be very upset. I'm sure the kids were mortified. Plus I don't get how checking the underwear would solve the mystery. There wouldn't necessarily be a stain.

[numbbears]

I'd be livid. That's almost junior high right?

"Gustine Independent School District Superintendent Ken Baugh is investigating the matter in hopes of getting the story straight. He said his understanding was that children were told to lower their pants just a little."

No. Even a little is inappropriate.

[Lrachelle80]

I absolutely cannot believe this is a thing that happened. OMG.

[empire]

JFC that is fucked up.

[Deleted]

Rage.

[irish14]

This will certainly be a lawsuit...

[ChickenOnSunday]

Hell no

[Deleted]

Nope, this is the kind of thing that fucks people up.

[Deleted]

Fuck me! At what point did common sense leave the building?

[Deleted]

I would flip my shit. I can't believe an adult would think this was an acceptable idea.

[Deleted]

And you know what it is probably going to end up being an adult or some animal and then they violated all of these kids' privacy for nothing.

[allthedrinks]

I can't even... That's abuse as far as I'm concerned.

[speedymarie]

As a teacher, I can say this horrifies me. I cannot imagine anyone I know in the profession even suggesting such a thing. We had a problem with kids flushing huge wads of TP and flooding the bathroom, and spreading feces on the walls. You know at we did? Installed cameras outside the bathroom, so that when something was reported we could look at the tapes and see who'd been in there. Pretty simple.

[regal]

They don't need cameras. They just need to lock the gym door when no one should be in there.

[spw123]

How can a teacher have so little common sense? Blows my mind. I would be livid if this were my child.

[Idani]

What the fuck.

[ssm]

Holy cow! I would be IMMEDIATELY pulling my kid from that school and suing anyone/everyone that I could. That is more than completely unacceptable. 1000000000000%
And I would be trying to figure out if I can get the police involved or SOMETHING. Because, that is beyond not okay.
There would be hell to pay for sure.

[ssm]

Jan 30, 2015 8:43:50 GMT -5 @hilarityensued said:

I know they usually don't allow phones in school but I will explain to my child, "son, if any adult ever asks you to drop your pants or expose yourself in any manner, please feel free to run away and call me and the police immediately. I will make sure you are in absolutely no trouble for this. Momma don't play"

Sooooooo much this!  i can't believe the kids thought this was acceptable.  

I just am filled with rage and wanting to cry all at the same time.  That has to be mortifying to the kids.   No matter how much the teachers want to "justify" the situation, they have probably scarred these kids and put them in emotionally compromised positions.  i can't believe that someone thought this was ok.  

And these kids will always struggle with the obedience of teachers from here on out.  They were told by people that are to love and care for them to do something wrong.  It is going to create a huge trust issue for the rest of their lives.  

I can't even...I just can't.

[ssm]

Just watched the video. I think that superintendent is a freaking idiot and I would be finding out how to fire him as well. I don't care if it was "Just a little" or full on drop your britches. It is not acceptable and he should not be trying to justify any form of indecency.

[cathain]

It's crazy that anyone thought that this might be an OK idea in the first place, but it's almost worst that they are now trying to make excuses & justify it.

Admit that people were stupid & that it was wrong!

I would completely lose my mind if this happened to my kid.

[ladyviking]

At that age children know and are taught that they have a right to privacy of their own person. This is a complete violation. If I was a kid and this happened to me I would have been mortified.

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Jan 30, 2015 8:47:15 GMT -5 ssm said:

Jan 30, 2015 8:43:50 GMT -5 @hilarityensued said:

I know they usually don't allow phones in school but I will explain to my child, "son, if any adult ever asks you to drop your pants or expose yourself in any manner, please feel free to run away and call me and the police immediately. I will make sure you are in absolutely no trouble for this. Momma don't play"

Sooooooo much this!  i can't believe the kids thought this was acceptable.  

I just am filled with rage and wanting to cry all at the same time.  That has to be mortifying to the kids.   No matter how much the teachers want to "justify" the situation, they have probably scarred these kids and put them in emotionally compromised positions.  i can't believe that someone thought this was ok.  

And these kids will always struggle with the obedience of teachers from here on out.  They were told by people that are to love and care for them to do something wrong.  It is going to create a huge trust issue for the rest of their lives.  

I can't even...I just can't.

I can't bold on mobile, but I'm pretty sure the kids didn't think what happened was acceptable.

This is definitely sexual abuse. I hope this guy goes down.

[ceebug]

Disgusting! What is wrong with people?

[sararl07]

I read the principal and girls basketball coach are on leave.

[rondackhiker]

I'm so fucking ripped up for those kids.

What the fuck is wrong with those teachers?

Wasn't a teacher on here the other day upset that she couldn't hug a student who was hurting?

And these dumb asses have them drop their pants?!

[sararl07]

I just saw the town's population is only 470...I am willing to bet charges or a suit will not happen.