On 2012-09-16, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

Had to be the teacher's fault, not the student taking some
responsibility for her actions.

Didn't hafta be, but mighta been.

Not every person is born with an inate knowledge of safety around
machines. Humans have been at odds with machines since the first
stone hammer hit the first caveman thumb. I thought I had all the
saftey bases covered while lathe turning stainless steel until my wise
ol' shop forman came up and told me to grind a chip breaker into my
turning tool. He told me those long strands of stainless coming off
my lathe would cut through my boots and leg flesh like a razor through
butter, should I trip and entangle myself. A safety lesson learned
before a fall, thank goodness.

The teacher should have warned the girl ...nay, the entire class... of
long hair, loose clothing, rings on fingers, etc. After all, not like
he hadn't taught a few thousand students including some long haired
guys. If he DIDN'T! ....hello unemployment line and likely lawsuit.

OTOH, I find it hard to believe a shop teacher with that long a tenure
did NOT warn everyone and preach constant safety all the time. My
shop teachers ragged on it endlessly. Signs on every wall, every
machine, etc. The mom sounds like a classic golddigger. Hope the
teacher is not one of those who is disliked by his entire class and
has some friendly pupils to stand up on his behalf. If not, he's
screwed. :\

nb


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