James McMenemy, a former teacher at the Kerelaw school for troubled kids in Scotland has been brought up on 15 charges for violence against students.

In a competency hearing staged against the teacher he has been accused of lining students against a wall and then firing golf balls and rocks at them before throwing them in a nearby river.

A former student spoke with the Daily Mail and revealed:

“I had cuts and burns from where I was dragged to the floor.”

The student went on to note:

“There was no point complaining because this happened all the time.” and ”It wasn’t just McMenemy, but a lot of them.”

The acts of violence against students was also witnessed by a Glasgow city counselor who says:

“There was an air in the senior management of ‘This is Kerelaw, we do things our own way.’ They covered for each other.”

That counselor says they also witnessed an inappropriate amount of force being used against students.

Thankfully Kerelaw school closed in 2006 but not until nearly 400 allegations of teacher bullying and outright child abuse were reported. A former art teacher has already been sentences to 10 years in prison for the physical assault and sexual abuse of various students.

Do you think officials should have acted more quickly in closing the school and bringing charges against it’s various power abusing teachers?

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If you bought a Baby Einstein DVD between June 5th 2004 and Sept. 4th 2009 you can not receive a full $15.99 refund from Disney for your purchase. The Einstein DVD’s claimed they could make your 3 month to 3 year old children “Geniuses” by watching their videos, claims that research now refutes.

If consumers prefer they can also exchange their DVDs for Baby Einstein books, music or even 25 percent off coupons.

Disney decided to offer the refund now that research has come to light that shows the DVD’s may even be detrimental to developing good learning habits at an early age.

According to TheNewsPK:

An August 2007 the Journal of Pediatrics released a study by researchers at the University of Washington on the effects of television and DVD/video viewing on language development in children under two years of age.

The study’s authors, Drs. Frederick Zimmerman, Dimitri Christakis, and Andrew Meltzoff, concluded that exposure to “baby DVDs/videos” — such as Baby Einstein and Brainy Baby is strongly associated with lower scores on a standard language development test.

The big winner in this recall? The Campaign For A Commercial-Free Childhood, an organization that focuses on parental run and real education over electronic media.

Disney Offers Refunds For Baby Einstein Product Over Concerns Of Efficacy is a post from: The Inquisitr