Bus Driver Duct-Tapes Kids' Mouths
Cops Say Woman Gave Children Ultimatum: Put On Tape Or Get Written Up For Bad Behavior
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Investigators say 35-year-old Helen Curry told them she gave the children a choice of putting on the tape or being written up for bad behavior. (WLTX)
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Investigators say 35-year-old Helen Curry told them she gave the children a choice of putting on the tape or being written up for bad behavior.
Deputies say the students were mostly males and ranged in age from 5 to 12 years old.
Authorities say the students reported the incidents after Curry was fired for unrelated reasons. School officials refused to say why Curry lost her job.
Curry has been released on a personal recognizance bond. A phone listing for her could not be found and it wasn't clear if she had an attorney.
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See all 61 CommentsThat crack-monkey should be put in jail.
Also I reserve the right to duct tape those whining kids in the super market and mall (and their parents who ignore their tantrums)
Posted by easeup
Since when is talking considered bad behavior? There had to be something going on other than talking. Oh that''s right, all kids are perfect little angels. This bus driver MUST be nuts.
Posted by Displeased at 10:50 AM : Feb 22, 2008"
I GUARANTEE you if your child came home with duct tape on his/her mouth from THAT bus driver you''d have steam coming out of your ears.
I''m going to venture a guess that most of the people sticking up for the bus driver don''t have kids. In fact, I''d bet on it.
Posted by easeup
You''re correct (as far me anyway), I don''t have kids. But years ago, I was one of those kids that acted up on the school bus to the point of discipline. Her actions may have been justified, but we won''t know without knowing what exactly constituted their bad behavior.
BTW: I think Easeup and mrpooleyman should have their hands duct typed together so they don''t post anymore of stupid a**ed comments.
Posted by paganmama at 11:23 AM : Feb 22, 2008"
I KNOW you don''t have kids.....and on behalf of everyone on Earth I would like to say thanks.
if you sit there and act like a human being then those options do not have to come in play. what i would suggest for those parents who cannot control thier children in public..tough kaka..take your litter to school next time.
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Posted by easeup at
You''re definitely not welcome! I do have a child. But let me just say for myself, (unlike you I''m not so delusional as to think I can speak for Everyone on Earth) Right back at ya;-)
Children misbehaving on a bus are as much a safety issue as stopping and making them get off the bus.
In my opinion, she did the right thing and it is hardly child abuse. Lesser of two evils defense would play nicely in court.
Posted by easeup at 11:14 AM : Feb 22, 2008
Open Mouth, insert foot... I have three kid and eight grandkids and also rode a Schoolbus when I was in school, Voluntary duct tape is a very light punishment. when I was in school the "paddle" was used if needed, I never had one scar from it, (I didn''t do whatever it was again to earn another trip to the principals office) and I don''t recall any kid gunning dwn a teacher when I was in school, and I had my own gun at the age of eleven.
Ditto!! ;)
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Posted by libsrweak at 11:46 AM
I couldn''t agree more. I had the "pleasure" of chaperoning a field trip last week and I have to tell you there were a number of kids who just wouldn''t stay in there seats or use their "inside voices" even after the bus driver, the teacher and I kept reminding them.
But you want to know the saddest part of the whole thing: The parents of the main offenders were on the bus as well.
Posted by ToolMangler at 11:56 AM : Feb 22, 2008
THAT is scary.....
FYI check out their sale on Craigs List. LMAO
I agree!
You know what my thoughts are on THAT subject!
Posted by pared1 at 12:13 PM : Feb 22, 2008
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LOL! I love it!
The key thing here is that the bus driver did no such thing. The kids were given a CHOICE. The kids CHOSE the duct tape.
It needs to be manditory that each parent rides the bus at least 2 to 3 times a year.
Cameras with audio should also be required. New reality show, better than ''Cops''.
Posted by sassalin
That''s the problem. Kids know authorities can''t discipline them therefore there is little risk for bad behavior.
Posted by easeup
WRONG & my wife''s a teacher so I guarantee you that kids are out of control because they do not receive any disciplinary attention from their parents. My sons learned to toe the, the line was quite reasonable and they were not abused. Never had any trouble with them either.
AMEN!! I see how kids behave on busses, during school, and at various school functions, and it is horrible.
I sure wouldnt mind seeing cameras and audio on all busses. It would end alot of questions, and parents can see what their "little angels" are really up to.
While they are having those cameras and mics mounted, put some frikkin seat belts in those busses!!!
I see how they act INCLUDING mine, when he dont know Dad is watching.
Posted by fishinfool43
A parent realizing and admitting their kid behaves badly. I''m impressed.
Better yet, do away with these costly yellow limosines and force the PARENTS who have the kids DRIVE or walk them to school themselves at their own expense.
With diesel being well over $3 a gallon and those massive yellow fuel suckers burning it up at 5 MPG the parents should be footing the bills to move THEIR kids around
The should have B-slapped them, then duct-tape lol
Posted by ToolMangler at 11:56 AM : Feb 22, 2008
THAT is scary.....
Posted by easeup at 12:06 PM : Feb 22, 2008
At the age of 8, I plowed the fields with a two horse plow, I chopped wood with a double bladed axe and beheaded the chicken for dinner with the same axe, At the agee of eight I was probably more prepared to be an adult than your kids at the age of twenty, Do not try to tell me about children and discipline. I have forgotten more than you ever knew, and I still know more than you about children and how to raise them.
This happened to John Ashcroft as a youth and it didn''t affect him...
Wrong, I have two kids and I can guarantee that they wouldn''t have been acting up on the school bus or anywhere else because I taught them to have manners.
Now if the school bus driver had have herself put the masking tape on their mouths, I might have been upset. But she didn''t, she gave them a choice and they chose the masking tape.
There is a lot of parents today that are completely incompetent and should be held accountable for their children. Maybe if they were, they would wise the hell up.
She did have a right to punish- have you ever heard of in loco parentis. People like you are the reason no one wants to go into education anymore
Posted by jankebenz at 02:42 PM : Feb 22, 2008
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ITA. When I started kindergarten, my mother told me, not to forget my "home training" when I was on the bus, at school or out in public, because chances were there would be someone around who knew her and me and word would definitely get back to her. Of course I thought it was just talk until the day I came home and got a spanking for sassing the lunch lady.
I''ve given my 6 year old the same warning and I make it a point for him to see me talking with the teachers, principal, aides, crossing guards, etc. So he knows I''m not just talking.
BTW, after my experience of being on the bus for the field trip,I know that my kid definitely won''t be riding the bus to school.
If the driver didn''t have any evil assault tape, she would not have been able to tape anything shut at all.
We need to ban duct tape to protect our children!
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