05-13-2010, 10:34 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Houston TX
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Originally Posted by oncegreek
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)
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A Harris County charter school teacher caught on video beating up a student last month could face criminal charges, but she will not lose her teaching certificate.
That's because Sheri Lynn Davis, 40, doesn't have one.
As a science teacher at a charter school, she didn't need to be certified. Texas law requires charter schools to hire certified teachers only in the areas of bilingual and special education.
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