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Minus 20% for being a loser

The Northside School Bed and Breakfast features many pieces original to the school, including the chalkboard in the Classroom, one of nine themed guest rooms. (The Spokesman-Review)
By D.F. Oliveria daveo@spokesman.com(509) 319-0354
The Northside School Bed and Breakfast features many pieces original to the school, including the chalkboard in the Classroom, one of nine themed guest rooms. (The Spokesman-Review)
The Northside School Bed and Breakfast features many pieces original to the school, including the chalkboard in the Classroom, one of nine themed guest rooms. (The Spokesman-Review)

The mother of a sixth-grader in Buncombe County, N.C., is upset about name-calling in her daughter’s classroom — but the students aren’t the ones slinging the mud.

Patty Clement is debating other parents in Candler, N.C., over Rex Roland, a teacher who sometimes writes the word “loser” on the assignments of his 11- and 12-year-old students.

Clement first noticed Roland’s notes in November, when he wrote “loser” in the margin of her daughter’s paper. The principal at Enka Middle School assured Clement it would not happen again, but it did, recently, when Roland wrote, “minus 20% for being a loser” on her daughter’s assignment. Full story.

H/T HerbH

Some parents defended this teacher by saying he uses the word loser in jest. Is this appropriate behavior for a teacher?

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