Jason Posted June 5, 2005 Report Share Posted June 5, 2005 [b]Toe-licking Case Gains Support[/b] Some Carroll County parents Thursday voiced support for a local teacher accused of having inappropriate physical contact with a 10-year-old student. Denise Strozier has accused Jodi Kilpatrick, a teacher at Temple Elementary School, of forcing her son into a bizarre confrontation with her at school and forcing him to lick her toes in front of more than a dozen other children in exchange for candy. Strozier says the teacher then openly joked about it at school and in a note she wrote in her son’s yearbook. Nicole Stephens, whose daughter was one of Kilpatrick’s students, said the incident didn’t elicit much reaction at the school when it first happened. “[My daughter] heard about it in the lunchroom with the other kids, but nobody seemed to be upset about it -- none of the kids, the kid that did it, didn't seem to be upset. So, that's where it ended,†Stephens said. The parents that 11Alive News spoke with said they do not know exactly what happened that day between Kilpatrick and the 10-year-old, but said Strozier's accusation was likely the result of a misunderstanding. “Well, my first reaction was nothing inappropriate happened because that's just not Jodi,†said Jennifer Foster. “I was just so sad to see this happen to her, because it's just not who she is,†said Jennifer Applegate. “She's just the kind of teacher that you would want your child to be in her class. Dina Shumake said the accusation could scare teachers away from befriending their students. “Jodi's there for them, and now, you know, what is this telling our teachers -- you can't even get close to them,†Shumake said. “They just aren't going to know what's appropriate and what's not, and it's going to scare them into thinking that any little thing could be misconstrued,†Applegate said. The Georgia Professional Standards Commission, which oversees teacher certification, has no record of any complaints or actions against Kilpatrick. The Carroll County superintendent's office is not saying when the school board will decide to punish her, or clear her, in this case. Kilpatrick could lose her job, but she is not facing any criminal charges. Carroll County sheriff's deputies have all but wrapped up their investigation, concluding that whatever happened, it was not abuse or molestation, and they're not pursuing any criminal charges against Kilpatrick. Link: [url="http://www.11alive.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=64020"]http://www.11alive.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=64020[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BlackJesus Posted June 5, 2005 Report Share Posted June 5, 2005 [b]Maybe she was practicing for getting into Med School in 8 years [/b] [img]http://www.bikernet.com/news/images/PhotoID5614.jpg[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BadassBengal Posted June 5, 2005 Report Share Posted June 5, 2005 [img]http://forum.go-bengals.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/24.gif[/img] Yea, I read about it yesterday. Funny wierd shit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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