By Anthony Jauregui
Senior Staff Writer

On May 15, Ohio kindergarten teacher Barb Williams assaulted 6-year-old Ian Nelson.

Nelson exited the restroom and unprovoked, Williams grabbed Nelson by his shirt and threw him against the wall. Unbeknownst to her, she was being recorded.

Since the incident occurred, the teacher was put on only a 10-day suspension, technically an early start to summer vacation. On the other hand, the child is left with a bruised skull and a lifetime of abuse stained into his memory.

Nelson’s parents, 6 months prior, had contacted the school and asked for Nelson to be moved classrooms, but the school refused. According to americanownews.com, “Ian’s father says he complained about his son’s teacher to the principal in November but his concerns were swept under the rug.”

This isn’t the only mistake by the school and superintendents.

According to Eric Hoffman, the school superintendent, “To tell you the truth we haven’t dealt with this much at Riverdale.”

There are some things that you should know how to deal with even though you haven’t come across them before, like what to do in a car accident or earthquake, but not knowing how to handle an abusive teacher is something that doesn’t take a Ph.D to figure out.

In Ohio, corporal punishment is illegal, but Williams broke that law and still has her job. But, I hypothetically of course, can go to jail for having a baggie of weed on me.

According to FoxNewsInsider.com, “Andrew Harris, a school teacher at Glacier Creek Middle School, was fired for looking at porn on school grounds.” Porn is bad, I get it, but if this guy gets fired for looking at porn, and that Williams is allowed to keep her job after choking a kid in the hallway, I don’t know what’s going to happen to this country.

According to mensdefense.org, “A woman can murder a man and receive less punishment than a man who cannot pay his alimony or who urinates in the street.”

I believe this applies to the situation because the offender is a woman. If it were a male teacher abusing a male child the system would be more likely to handle the situation faster and with more severe consequences.

Steering away from gender, this crime should be taken seriously no matter what. The teacher should be fired for breaking the law and for all the negative publicity she has given the school.