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Old 05-13-2010, 01:18 AM
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Originally Posted by oncegreek View Post
The KHOU news report indicated that this occurred in a CHARTER school, not a regular public school. Charter school teachers are not required to hold teaching credentials, in California, anyway. They must be enrolled in a credential program, however. I wonder if this teacher in Houston had any sort of training in education. I also wonder if Texas does background checks on all teachers. (California requires this)
This is one of the reasons I don't support charter schools. I feel it's too easy for just anyone to become a teacher, teaching whatever curriculum he/she/the school feels is best.
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