MEMPHIS ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES
Teacher: Curtis Weathers, Director
Memphis Academy for Health Sciences Questionable Discipline Practices
Teacher Complaint About: Memphis Academy Of Health Sciences - Curtis Weathers, Director
Author: Undisclosed
Grade: N/A
Occur date: Mar 18 2009
Post date: Mar 18 2009, 09:17:18 AM
Teacher Complaint: Curtis Weathers, Director - Memphis Academy Of Health Sciences
Fast Facts:
•Parents say Memphis Academy for Health Sciences disciplines unfairly
•MAHS paddles students who act up in front of assembly of student body weekly
•Charter school board member says discipline keeps school safe
Antonius Hart and his wife, Rachel wanted a good learning environment for their sons so they chose Memphis Academy for Health Sciences, a charter school. However, they're wondering if the charter school system, one that allows each individual school to set their own rules, is a good one and if more oversight isn't needed.
"It's been ran like he's a dictator, an enforcer," said Hart, the student's father.
The Harts 9th grade son was told to leave the school for good after he threw an obscene finger gesture at a teacher. First, he was paddled during what's called chapel. That's when every Friday students who misbehave are brought into an assembly and disciplined before the entire student body.
Hart said, "I guess its like some kind of primitive humiliation type thing. They whoop them in front of all of them. I guess this is to show if we enforce this right here, this is what's going to happen to you."
After the paddling, the school decided that wasn't enough. The principal sent Hart's son a message on the son's personal cell phone. The message said, "Tomorrow you will be suspended as a result you will have to transfer from MAHS. I still can't believe what you did. It cannot be justified."
The Harts say the school should have called a parent. Plus, they say he'd already been punished once.
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