AKRON, Ohio (AP) — A referee is going to hear the case of a northeast Ohio teacher who may be fired over an allegation that she posted a Facebook photo of her students with their mouths covered with duct tape.
The Akron Public Schools Board of Education is trying to fire Melissa Cairns, a middle-school math teacher. The Akron Beacon Journal (http://bit.ly/SAr2fR ) reports that the teachers' union on Tuesday filed a request for a referee, who will then make a recommendation to the school board.
The district says the photo, posted on Cairn's personal Facebook page, showed some of her students with duct tape across their mouths. The caption read: "Finally found a way to get them to be quiet!!!"
Cairns told WEWS-TV that posting the photo was "stupid and not well thought out."
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Information from: Akron Beacon Journal, http://www.ohio.com
