Teh One Who Knocks
12-15-2011, 12:37 PM
By Michelle Stoffel - The Chicago Tribune
A Rolling Meadows High School teacher resigned last week after spraying a student in the face with Lysol.
The 47-year-old science and math teacher resigned last Thursday, after admitting that she sprayed two students with Lysol when they refused to keep their safety goggles during a science lab, according to police reports.
One student was transported to Northwest Community Hospital after the incident.
The teacher will not face any charges because the 15-year-old student and his father decided not to pursue any criminal charges, Rolling Meadows Sgt. Tom Gadomski said.
Township High School District 214 spokeswoman Venetia Miles declined to discuss details, but confirmed the teacher had resigned.
The teacher did not return calls seeking comment.
According to a police report, which provided a narrative of what allegedly happened, during a science lab Nov. 30, the teacher walked around the classroom and told students at least twice to put on their safety goggles. According to witnesses, she said if they did not put their safety goggles on, she would spray them with a 32-oz. bottle of Lysol she was carrying.
When some of the students still did not have their goggles on, she sprayed one student, who turned away and was sprayed in the back of the head.
She then sprayed another student, who was holding his goggles, and the Lysol got into his eyes, causing him to scream and drop a beaker he was holding.
According to another teacher and students interviewed by police and detailed in the report, he yelled and cursed at the teacher before washing his eyes out.
When his eyes were still burning, he was sent to the nurse’s office. The nurse requested paramedics take the student to Northwest Community Hospital, where he was treated and released.
When police interviewed the dean of students, Art Senteno, he said he had gone up to the teacher’s classroom to investigate shortly after the incident.
When interviewed by the school’s principal, Eileen Hart, and the Township High School District 214’s superintendent of human resources, Randy Hawley, the teacher allegedly admitted to spraying the students because she was frustrated that they would not keep their safety goggles on.
The teacher refused to talk directly to police without a lawyer.
The case was closed Dec. 9. That same day, Hart sent an e-mail to parents, who had been concerned about the incident, indicating the teacher had resigned and that a retired Rolling Meadows teacher was secured as her substitute.
The e-mail, which was provided to the Tribune by the school district, did not specifically address the incident.
A Rolling Meadows High School teacher resigned last week after spraying a student in the face with Lysol.
The 47-year-old science and math teacher resigned last Thursday, after admitting that she sprayed two students with Lysol when they refused to keep their safety goggles during a science lab, according to police reports.
One student was transported to Northwest Community Hospital after the incident.
The teacher will not face any charges because the 15-year-old student and his father decided not to pursue any criminal charges, Rolling Meadows Sgt. Tom Gadomski said.
Township High School District 214 spokeswoman Venetia Miles declined to discuss details, but confirmed the teacher had resigned.
The teacher did not return calls seeking comment.
According to a police report, which provided a narrative of what allegedly happened, during a science lab Nov. 30, the teacher walked around the classroom and told students at least twice to put on their safety goggles. According to witnesses, she said if they did not put their safety goggles on, she would spray them with a 32-oz. bottle of Lysol she was carrying.
When some of the students still did not have their goggles on, she sprayed one student, who turned away and was sprayed in the back of the head.
She then sprayed another student, who was holding his goggles, and the Lysol got into his eyes, causing him to scream and drop a beaker he was holding.
According to another teacher and students interviewed by police and detailed in the report, he yelled and cursed at the teacher before washing his eyes out.
When his eyes were still burning, he was sent to the nurse’s office. The nurse requested paramedics take the student to Northwest Community Hospital, where he was treated and released.
When police interviewed the dean of students, Art Senteno, he said he had gone up to the teacher’s classroom to investigate shortly after the incident.
When interviewed by the school’s principal, Eileen Hart, and the Township High School District 214’s superintendent of human resources, Randy Hawley, the teacher allegedly admitted to spraying the students because she was frustrated that they would not keep their safety goggles on.
The teacher refused to talk directly to police without a lawyer.
The case was closed Dec. 9. That same day, Hart sent an e-mail to parents, who had been concerned about the incident, indicating the teacher had resigned and that a retired Rolling Meadows teacher was secured as her substitute.
The e-mail, which was provided to the Tribune by the school district, did not specifically address the incident.