"No." The simple two-letter word was all it took to set off chaos at Heritage Rose Elementary last week. About a hundred children were sitting cross-legged in a hallway, ready to be dismissed to go home, when pre-K teacher Nadene Casteel saw two boys standing out of place and instructed them to sit with their class. But one of the boys did not budge. Casteel repeated the order. He refused-his second "no"-and stomped away. When she grabbed his backpack to steer him back, he yanked away with force. Casteel stumbled and flailed her arms to catch her balance. In the blur of the moment, her limb struck another student's eye.
READ MORE
------------------------------
Michael Spurlin
ATPE
------------------------------