After a video surfaced of a fight between a teacher and several students at Martin Luther King Jr. High School, the Georgia Federation of Teachers is calling for major changes to school discipline policies, including consequences for parents.
“Students who want to learn and teachers who want to teach, need to have an optimum learning and teaching environment,” said Verdaillia Turner, president of the group. She suggests parents should face community service or fines in some cases. The organization wants these measures implemented statewide for all K-12 public schools.
The teacher involved is on administrative leave, and three students have been suspended while the incident is under investigation…