CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Ohio Teachers Union Presidents Defend "Physical, Sexual, Verbal" Abuse of Children

“This is not new I mean I’ve had teachers in physical altercations with kids, sexual altercations with kids, verbal altercations with kids, violating the professional standards rules and other ways that don’t involve kids and it’s, s**t happens. You know?”



David Romick, Dayton Education Association: “in cases of physical contact, I’ve probably deal with this… over 80 times” With Zero Terminations



Teacher Didn’t Apologize for Abuse: “that’s probably a good thing…it’s an admission and we don’t want that right now”



Child Won’t Report Abuse: “It’s like if somebody breaks into your house and steals your weed, you’re not going to report, you know what I mean?”





Tom Schmida, Cleveland Heights Teachers Union: “I could probably lessen the damage around the push [more] than I could the N-word.”



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