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Another gym teacher accused of bribery
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In February I told you about Terence
Braxton who accepted bribes from his phys ed students who wished to skip participating in gym activities at a Florida
middle school.It seems the bribery was happening with other teachers at the same school as well. Now Tamara Tootie is facing similar bribery charges for allowing kids to sit out of class without penalty in exchange for a dollar. The bribes were apparantlly taken during the 2004-2005 school year.
Tootie has resigned from the middle school and was outed by Terence Braxton who will be in court on his own bribery charges on May 3.
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ReaderComments (Page 1 of 1)
4-08-2006 @ 5:12PM
cee said...I hated PE, I mean I HATED it! I hated having to change in front of everyone and I hated that I had to shower with everyone with no privacy at all. I wasn't really athletic either.
I would have gladly paid a dollar a day to get out of it.
I do realize that PE is the only physical activity some kids get, and that it does teach a lot about team work etc., but I still don't think it should be required.
My oldest son started out hating PE this year but he has learned to like it, a lot. I never let onto him how much I hated it. I wanted him to form his own opnion, I am glad he likes it since he will be stuck with it for so many years.
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4-08-2006 @ 7:55PM
Razib Ahmed said...Since bribing is becoming frequent it shows that there is a big loophole in the system. The problem is not just an isolated one but from your post I understand that it is becoming a trend. So, the decision makers should spend some time about it to find a sollution.
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4-09-2006 @ 1:54PM
Roberta Forsmark said...I wonder if the acceptance, by the teacher, of taking a dollar from students to allow them to sit out of PE was influenced by the students' behavior in class more than the teacher getting a dollar in his/her pocket.
Could the students have been so disruptive that it was worth it to the teacher to have them sit out "quietly" while the teacher had motivated students who wanted to learn something?
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4-10-2006 @ 10:22AM
Ginny said...Braxton is a stoolie. I would have paid to get out of PE too. As it was, I got an F. In Florida, they make u go out in the 95 degree heat, get all sweaty, go back and get dressed with no time to shower, (as if we would have anyway) and then sit in your next class all sweaty and hair dripping with no makeup. No wonder these kids were paying.
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