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"Teacher with "fear of young kids" sues for discrimination"
Posted by PepeLePew13 on 01-15-13 at 05:06 PM
The world gets weirder and weirder.

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/1315164--teacher-with-fear-of-young-kids-sues-school-board-for-discrimination

Seems that there is a teacher who taught for many years but then was transferred to a school that had young children and her phobia of young children (oh, why can't pedophiles have this same phobia?) created problems so she was transferred to a different school. Now she's suing for discrimination because the school board put her into a school with young children.

Umm. If you have a fear of young children, why become a teacher in the first place? (I know she went from older kids to young kids then out)

Makes me think of someone being a lifeguard despite a fear of water or becoming a cop despite a fear of guns. How about being host of The Amazing Race even with aviatophobia (fear of flying)?

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"RE: Teacher with "fear of young kids" sues for discrimination"
Posted by Estee on 01-15-13 at 05:18 PM
LAST EDITED ON 01-15-13 AT 05:21 PM (EST)

I think an NBA team (the Rockets?) recently drafted a player despite knowing he had aviatophobia and was incapable of traveling to most of their away games.

I'm pretty sure it hasn't been working out.

"Royce White"
Posted by AyaK on 01-16-13 at 11:23 AM
LAST EDITED ON 01-16-13 AT 11:25 AM (EST)

Yep, and, like this teacher, he's thinking about suing.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/houston-rockets-suspended-royce-white-refusing-services-150546128--nba.html

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"RE: Teacher with "fear of young kids" sues for discrimination"
Posted by agman on 01-15-13 at 05:36 PM
I hate to say this, but you'd be surprised by how many teachers fear kids. Usually it's primary (K-2) teachers who fear working with older students though.



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"RE: Teacher with "fear of young kids" sues for discrimination"
Posted by Molaholic on 01-16-13 at 11:01 AM
She's got a fear of middle school kids. That's like having a fear of tornadoes, hurricanes, atomic blasts and toxic fumes.