Are teachers being pushed to the edge? The O’Reilly Factor has been following what appears to be a growth in teacher-student violence. Bill O’Reilly showed shocking video of a male teacher in St. Louis slamming a chair down and pushing a 16-year-old girl. That teacher, 36-year-old Peter Sheppard has been charged with a misdemeanor. No word on whether the student has been charged.
A high school teacher in Illinois landed himself in trouble after reminding his students of their constitutional rights. Social Studies teacher John Dryden told his class that they have a Fifth Amendment right to not answer questions.