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  • TUESDAY FEBRUARY 22 2005 2:39 AM

Teacher Yanks Chair Out From Under Student For Refusing to Stand During National Anthem

Submitted by Attack_Macaque

Edited by Sean

In an ugly display of hyperjingoistic douchebaggery, Stuart Mantel, a high school teacher and wanna-be drill sergeant in Brick, New Jersey, was recently filmed flying into an unhinged rage when one of his students failed to stand for the national anthem. The episode ended with Mantel yanking a chair out from under the student.

Indymedia.org has a copy of the film here, and it's not pretty:

The class started out that morning with Mantel yelling, "I don't want to hear a sound! Not a sound! Morning exercises will come on, you will stand, you will stand quietly, you will pay attention! Any Questions? ...Now stand up and keep your mouths shut!" Students stood up as the national anthem began playing.

In the middle of the anthem, Mantel walked over to Jay and demanded that he stand up. Jay silently refused, and Mantel yelled again, "Stand up!". Jay then said "I don't have to stand up". To which Mantel insisted "You have to stand." Jay said "No I don't". Mantel then reached over and pulled Jay's chair out from under him. Jay responded to Stuart Mantel's outrageous behavior by asking Mantel, "Are you serious?", to which Mantel yelled, "I am damn well serious."

Incredibly, Mantel remains unpunished for his abusive (and unconstitutional) actions, while the student who filmed the incident was suspended 10 days for "violating the teacher's constitutional rights."

According to the student who filmed the incident, this was not the first time that something like this had happened in Mantel's classroom, and the students decided to bring a camera into their classroom in case Mantel flew off the handle again, so they could have evidence of his behavior. When they presented their evidence to the school's principal, however, they were met with hostility:

"The teacher and school principals wanted him (Mantel) to press charges against us...they tried to blame it on us like it was premeditated, like we did it just to get him on tape, which is false. We knew he was gonna go nuts because he frequently used to," said Corey [the student who filmed the incident].

One of the hallmarks of fascism is hyperbolic patriotism, and another is compulsory patriotism. To see them both displayed in an incident like this is disturbing, but what's even more disturbing is the indifference of school administrators to behavior that is not only clearly inappropriate but also illegal. Worse yet is the possibility that episodes like this may be happening with less fanfare in classrooms all over the country.

Hat tip: PissedOffPollyana @ Daily Kos

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Gravelord81

Gravelord81

Richmond, KY
October 2003

FEB 22, 2005 01:50 PM

I think the planets we're in perfect alignment for some incident such as this.. Had a couple of smart ass goof balls put in the same room with a teacher that has a big ego and a short fuse.

If anything, the teacher should look into some anger management.

Sexdwarf

Sexdwarf

Hermosa Beach, CA
February 2003

FEB 22, 2005 02:13 PM

FUCK THIS TEACHER!

I had a similar situation at my middle school and high school, and those 'no video taping and no tape recorders' rules are for one reason only, to protect abusive asshole fuckers like this. This exact situation actually occured in my high school's case but with audio, the kid was suspended for 2 weeks and there was another group of students who was seriously considering beating and threatening the teacher cause it had gotten so bad. That threat being known by the administration was the only thing that changed the situation, luckily fo rth better.

Fuck this cock teacher, he HAS to be sued.

bambam226

bambam226

Fort Worth, TX
December 2004

FEB 22, 2005 02:22 PM

Sexdwarf said:
FUCK THIS TEACHER!

I had a similar situation at my middle school and high school, and those 'no video taping and no tape recorders' rules are for one reason only, to protect abusive asshole fuckers like this. This exact situation actually occured in my high school's case but with audio, the kid was suspended for 2 weeks and there was another group of students who was seriously considering beating and threatening the teacher cause it had gotten so bad. That threat being known by the administration was the only thing that changed the situation, luckily fo rth better.

Fuck this cock teacher, he HAS to be sued.


Well does the teacher sue the students for driving him fucking mad?

Dead_Ringer

Dead_Ringer

I'm lost
September 2004

FEB 22, 2005 02:23 PM

Subrosa said:

dead_ringer said:

MrZablowdowski said:
Battery? I got the strap.
Radically, school has changed.
Corporal punishment is no longer in the rank?



they say we live in a particularly letigious society.



And thank god for that! Yay for litigiousness-ousity!



you got that right, brother.

Keith

Keith

Oklahoma City, OK
August 2002

FEB 22, 2005 02:23 PM

bambam226 said:

Sexdwarf said:
FUCK THIS TEACHER!

I had a similar situation at my middle school and high school, and those 'no video taping and no tape recorders' rules are for one reason only, to protect abusive asshole fuckers like this. This exact situation actually occured in my high school's case but with audio, the kid was suspended for 2 weeks and there was another group of students who was seriously considering beating and threatening the teacher cause it had gotten so bad. That threat being known by the administration was the only thing that changed the situation, luckily fo rth better.

Fuck this cock teacher, he HAS to be sued.


Well does the teacher sue the students for driving him fucking mad?



She was askin' for it, your honor...

Dead_Ringer

Dead_Ringer

I'm lost
September 2004

FEB 22, 2005 02:27 PM

Keith said:

bambam226 said:

Sexdwarf said:
FUCK THIS TEACHER!

I had a similar situation at my middle school and high school, and those 'no video taping and no tape recorders' rules are for one reason only, to protect abusive asshole fuckers like this. This exact situation actually occured in my high school's case but with audio, the kid was suspended for 2 weeks and there was another group of students who was seriously considering beating and threatening the teacher cause it had gotten so bad. That threat being known by the administration was the only thing that changed the situation, luckily fo rth better.

Fuck this cock teacher, he HAS to be sued.


Well does the teacher sue the students for driving him fucking mad?



She was askin' for it, your honor...



yeah, look at the way he was dressed. AND he was in a classroom FULL of students... i mean, come on, open and shut...

plasticfangs

plasticfangs

Portland, OR
OLD SKOOL

FEB 22, 2005 03:14 PM

Here's the deal -

I have multitude of teacher friends; friends who teach at junior high schools, high schools, work with emotionally troubled children, and severely disabled children.

It is the JOB OF EVERY TEACHER to be able to handle even the unruliest of children with patience, and civility. If a kid is screwing off, you tell them to knock it off. If a kid is being too disruptive, you remove them the situation or from the class . If you need to, you can have security come and escort them to the principal.

Losing your temper, to the severity that this teacher lost his cool (and apparently this is standard practice for the man), means that he is unfit for the position. Or else you have your own personal issues that you cannot seperate yourself from, and need to take a leave of absence until you can cope with the stress of the job adequately (and several teachers I was intructed by have done).

Teenagers are, by most accounts, complete bastards. it is unfortunate, and it does seem to get worse as time goes on (or maybe I'm just getting older). It is also unfortunate that there are too many teachers cushioned by their tenure, who have lost any desire to be an effective educator.

s5

s5

STAFF

San Francisco, CA

FEB 22, 2005 03:19 PM

what i find most disturbing about this is what people are actually "debating" what happened and who is wrong in this situation.

germ13

germ13

United Kingdom
September 2003

FEB 22, 2005 03:40 PM

I'm with s5 here. I do think the teacher could have controlled his temper and not lost his rag at the kids, I think the kids could have been more respectful of the teacher. Maybe the teacher was always an asshole, to all his students, he did seem to not care at who he was shouting at and the kids with the camera didn't seem to be the only people fucking about in their class. I think, sometimes that just happens. Everyone flies into a rage at points, the Pope probably hasn't recently but I bet he did sometimes, even the Dalai Lama probably has off days.

I don't think any one person was truly at fault here. Life's just like that, DEAL WITH IT. whatever


Edit: Shit Grammar, worse spelling ooo aaa

[Edited on Feb 22, 2005 by germ13]

twasbrillig

twasbrillig

I'm lost
August 2003

FEB 22, 2005 03:47 PM

s5 said:
what i find most disturbing about this is what people are actually "debating" what happened and who is wrong in this situation.



Why is that? Is it because all of lifes situations are black and white? Especially when we are hearing about it through a third party and have no idea the actual full context of the situation?

/sarcasm off

plasticfangs

plasticfangs

Portland, OR
OLD SKOOL

FEB 22, 2005 03:54 PM

Once again - If you cannot control the students in your class without flying into a mancial rage, then you have no business being a teacher. PERIOD.

You don't become a cop and then start shooting every would-be criminal you see, because you can't handle the stress. And you don't turn into Sgt. Hartman on your students every time they goad you. This should not even be up for a debate.



[Edited on Feb 22, 2005 by plasticfangs]

bambam226

bambam226

Fort Worth, TX
December 2004

FEB 22, 2005 04:06 PM

People are forgetting the point of this thread......spank your kids ass when they get out of line, and teach them to be more respectfull to others. Parents need to shape their kids and be a bigger part in their lives. Oh and teachers, don't blow your cool. End of thread

plasticfangs

plasticfangs

Portland, OR
OLD SKOOL

FEB 22, 2005 04:08 PM

bambam226 said:
People are forgetting the point of this thread......spank your kids ass when they get out of line, and teach them to be more respectfull to others. Parents need to shape their kids and be a bigger part in their lives. Oh and teachers, don't blow your cool. End of thread




And teachers - learn the goddamn constitution.

JohnClement

JohnClement

Silver Spring, MD
January 2004

FEB 22, 2005 04:16 PM

Idjiit said:
I had a teacher in high school who used to flip over desks. While kids were seated at them. If only it was over the pledge of allegiance or something, then we would have had a story. Being an asshole on its own isn't enough to get fired, I guess.



One of our football coaches threw a desk with the student in it.

TheFuckOffKid

TheFuckOffKid

NEWSWIRE

Australia

FEB 22, 2005 04:16 PM

bambam226 said:
spank your kids ass when they get out of line, and teach them to be more respectfull to others.


Are you talking about the parents of the kid, or the parents of the teacher?

Anyway, I just thought the non-sequitir in the above quote was wonderful.

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