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NYC Charter School System Denies Culture of Teacher Aggression

Disturbing footage of a Brooklyn classroom shows a teacher lashing out against a confused first-grade girl.

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Alex Train's first grade classroom only had 22 students at the beginning of the year, but has added two more since at Wanke Elementary School in north San Antonio, Friday, March 9, 2012.
Credit: Jennifer Whitney

Disturbing footage of a Brooklyn classroom shows an teacher lashing out against a confused first-grade girl. The video, shot by an assistant teacher who feared retribution from that lead teacher and school administration, has sparked debate about an apparent culture of teacher aggression throughout New York’s Success Academy charter school network. (The New York Times)

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