Massachusetts teacher who had chair thrown at her by student won't face punishment
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A Massachusetts teacher who was told she could lose her job for failing to report that a student threw a chair at her won't be punished.
New Bedford Superintendent Pia Durkin said after a hearing Thursday that the "incident should have been reported in a more timely manner" but "was handled reasonably under the circumstances."
An 18-year-old student threw a chair at high school teacher Joanne Maura last month after she confiscated his cellphone. The chair didn't strike her.
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The administration told her she could be fired because she failed to report it. Maura says she reported it almost immediately.
The Standard-Times (http://bit.ly/1hTuEpK ) reports that Maura had no comment after the hearing, but a teacher's union representative said she was relieved.
The student was expelled and faces criminal charges.
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Information from: The (New Bedford, Mass.) Standard-Times, http://www.southcoasttoday.com