Sunday, December 3, 2017

Georgia teacher on administrative leave after threatening student now fired.

A Georgia teacher is on paid administrative leave after threatening a student verbally. On November 8, 2017, April Carr sent a video to FOX 5 in Atlanta, Georgia which shows that a teacher threatening her 11th grade son. April Carr has admitted her son’s behavior in the classroom at Rockdale Career Academy sparked the incident which had ultimately led to the threat.

The teacher was later identified as Paul Hagen by the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office identified the teacher as Paul Hagen. FOX 5 News reported the incident live on the 5 o’clock news the following night.

Teacher Paul Hagen stated in his threat: “I’m serious, dude.” “If you screw with me, you’re going to get in big [expletive] trouble.” “Don’t smile at me, man. That’s how people like you get shot. I got a bet. I bet by the time you’re 21 somebody is going to put a bullet in your head. OK? And it might be me, the one who does it.”

April Carr believes that is enough punishment for the teacher. She wants the teacher to be fired from his job. April Carr has since posted the video on Facebook.

A school spokesperson has reported that incident remains under investigation. A criminal investigation has been launched. Teacher Paul Hagen has been fired from his position as science teacher at Rockdale Career Academy. He is now currently unemployed.

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