The Lunatic Washington Irving Elementary School: Teacher who showed garden tools to second grade students is suspended without pay for bringing ‘weapons’ to class

A teacher is suing his school district after he was reprimanded for showing wrenches, pliers and screwdrivers to his second-grade students during a presentation on garden tools.

The administration at Washington Irving Elementary School in Chicago suspended veteran teacher Doug Bartlett, claiming he exposed young children to potentially hazardous items.

Mr Bartlett filed a lawsuit against the district on April 17m claiming the educator suffered humiliation and embarrassment as a result of the suspension.

Mr Bartlett says the incident took place on August 8, 2011, when he brought garden tools into his classroom for a lesson on tool discussion. He said that all potentially hazardous items were kept out of the students’ reach and were meant only as visual aids. When he was not explaining the use of the tools, the items were stored in a secure toolbox on a high shelf, out of the student’s reach, the teacher said.

But on August 19, 2011, the district informed the teacher that he was under investigation for ‘possessing, carrying, storing, or using a weapon’ and for negligently supervising children.

The school disagreed and he was penalized with a four-day suspension without pay. The teacher was charged by the school’s administration with possessing, carrying, storing or using a weapon by the school.

He has now filed suit, claiming the school violated his Fourteenth Amendment right to due process.

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The Lunatic Washington Irving Elementary School: Teacher who showed garden tools to second grade students is suspended without pay for bringing ‘weapons’ to class

The Lunatic Washington Irving Elementary School: Teacher who showed garden tools to second grade students is suspended without pay for bringing ‘weapons’ to class

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