Teacher removed for ‘egregious’ actions
A fourth grade teacher at Alta Vista Elementary School has been placed on leave after an incident in which she allegedly told students she would harm their families if they did not behave better. Parents say that the teacher, Amanda Steinacher, was involved in at least two troubling incidents – one in which she allegedly turned over a student’s desk in anger, and another in which she made threats to students’ families. The second incident occurred last week. According to school parents, Steinacher gave the students a count of five to “get on the carpet” between their desks. When the students were unable to do so, she allegedly said, “Okay, I am going to kill your families.” The incident came to light when one student filled out a form meant to help resolve problems in the classroom.. On the part of the form that asked what the student would like to see changed, the little girl wrote, “I don’t want you to kill my family.” Allegedly, when Steinacher saw the comment, she told the student she had only been joking and asked her not to tell her parents. “She came to this girl and she said, ‘Look, I was just kidding when I said that,’” said one parent, speaking on the condition of…
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