A teacher in Texas was fired after an incident some are describing as literal torture. The teacher used a high-pitched dog whistle to punish her class.
The teacher at Edge Middle School in Collin County, Texas was officially let go by the district earlier this week. However, she is still under investigation by police.
Despite this, not all parents are satisfied.
The incident took place on March 2, 2022.
While the teacher didn’t use a literal dog whistle, she instead found a website that plays high pitched noises younger people can hear, while older people can’t.
Zoey Lohrs, a student in the classroom, told local news NBC 5 DFW:
“She put on the ringing noise everyone was covering their ears. One of them walked out of the classroom, one of them was yelling that it was torture and one was trying to unplug the computer.”
The sound was played for the entire period, over 40 minutes. The students were begging the teacher to stop.
This left many questioning how the teacher could do something like this.
what the actual fu..ndimental malfunction is going on in the USA?— EveryDayThinker (@EveryDayThinker) 1649223272
Some people shouldn\u2019t be teachers. The kids were begging her to stop using the whistle\u2026https://twitter.com/metrouk/status/1511624771657777157\u00a0\u2026— salt&light || SPEAK UP || SPEAK OUT || SPEAK TRUTH (@salt&light || SPEAK UP || SPEAK OUT || SPEAK TRUTH) 1649250479
Cruel & unusual punishment https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1511437678960648199\u00a0\u2026— Abdulrhman (@Abdulrhman) 1649231130
The teacher clearly is a sadistic, low level functioning person with a warped mind. They should go on permanent leave.https://twitter.com/MailOnline/status/1511576986996682752\u00a0\u2026— NBegin (@NBegin) 1649256378
What is wrong with people? Texas teacher fired for using 'dog whistle' noise to punish kids\u00a0https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10690027/Texas-middle-school-teacher-fired-playing-40-minutes-dog-whistle-noise.html?ito=native_share_article-top\u00a0\u2026— Lynn Brewer (@Lynn Brewer) 1649219425
Even after the teacher was fired, the district reiterated an investigation was ongoing.
However, Zoey Lohrs’ mom doesn’t think this is enough.
Especially when her daughter has a sound sensitivity, one she says the school and teacher were aware of.
“I would understand if the teacher used it for a split second to gain the attention of the class but not for the excess of 40 minutes. Not when kids are begging you to stop.”
While Lohrs appreciates the principal who called her to tell her about the incident, she’s hoping more would be done.
As do many other parents, watching this incident with worry.
We have some really scary people out there.— W. Clayton (@W. Clayton) 1649248447
Some people shouldn\u2019t be teachers. The kids were begging her to stop using the whistle\u2026https://twitter.com/metrouk/status/1511624771657777157\u00a0\u2026— salt&light || SPEAK UP || SPEAK OUT || SPEAK TRUTH (@salt&light || SPEAK UP || SPEAK OUT || SPEAK TRUTH) 1649250479
Without comment.https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10690027/Texas-middle-school-teacher-fired-playing-40-minutes-dog-whistle-noise.html\u00a0\u2026— Liekitisn\u2019t (@Liekitisn\u2019t) 1649226159
She needs to be kept away from any class for life, she's obviously got mental health issues.— Emden White (@Emden White) 1649278397
40 minutes of torturehttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10690027/Texas-middle-school-teacher-fired-playing-40-minutes-dog-whistle-noise.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490\u00a0\u2026— \ud83d\udd75\ufe0f\u200d\u2640\ufe0fThinkologist \ud83d\udc8e\u2728\ud83d\udcab\u2728 (@\ud83d\udd75\ufe0f\u200d\u2640\ufe0fThinkologist \ud83d\udc8e\u2728\ud83d\udcab\u2728) 1649250167
The district wouldn’t give an interview to the news, but provided a statement saying police are investigating the incident.
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