If I was the principal at Beaver Area Senior High School, John Kelly would have to come up with the biggest and most sincere apology in the world to avoid being fired. And then I might fire him anyway. This is just shameful...
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The Associated PressBEAVER FALLS, Pa. — A 17-year-old high school student said he was humiliated when a teacher made him sit on the floor during a midterm exam in his ethnicity class — for wearing a Denver Broncos jersey.
The teacher, John Kelly, forced Joshua Vannoy to sit on the floor and take the test Friday — two days before the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Broncos 34-17 in the AFC championship game.
Kelly also made other students throw crumpled up paper at Vannoy, whom he called a “stinking Denver fan,� Vannoy told The Associated Press on Monday.
Kelly said Vannoy, a junior at Beaver Area Senior High School, just didn’t get the joke.
“If he felt uncomfortable, then that’s a lesson; that’s what (the class) is designed to do,� Kelly told The Denver Post. “It was silly fun. I can’t believe he was upset.�
Vannoy was wearing a No. 7 Broncos jersey on Friday, because he is a fan of John Elway, the Broncos’ retired Hall of Fame quarterback.Vannoy said he was so unnerved he left at least 20 questions blank on the 60-question test, and just wants out of Kelly’s class because he’s afraid the teacher won’t treat him fairly now that the story reached the media.
“I’m going to have to deal with him for two more nine weeks (school quarters) and he’s going to want revenge somehow,� Vannoy said Monday. “I took the test. I’m shaking. I’m furious. I didn’t know what to do.�
Kelly, who wore a Ben Roethlisberger jersey Friday, and his principal, Thomas Karczewski, didn’t immediately return messages left on their school voice mail Monday.
Big Beaver Falls Area School District Superintendent Donna Nugent said she was aware of the situation, but said confidentiality rules prevent her from commenting specifically.
“We’ll take whatever action we need to in order for the student to feel comfortable,� Nugent said.
Even though most of us realize that this was outrageous, I'm sure the teacher thought he was just pulling a harmless stunt.
I'm not surprised at anything that goes on in high schools these days. Just a few months ago, everyone seemed to think that high schools playing loud, obnoxious music to coerce students into donating to hurricane relief was a good idea. I was shocked and would have been outraged had I been a student or a parent with a student at one of those schools. Besides causing possible ear damage, loud noises can cause migraines in some people. But, the consensus was that this was a great idea. It all depends on people's opinions.
I think he should be fired. I don't think any teacher has the right to tell a student he or she has to sit in the floor. I would walk out of the class if this happened to me, and go to the office. By the way, I'm not a teen, I'm 57.
Joke or not, I'm sure there was some other way to get his point across. Children of today have enough to deal with,they don't need a teacher acting like a jerk.
it just hallened again.