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In a recent and troubling episode in Spring Lake, North Carolina, one high school biology teacher is now without a job after she allowed students to share needles as part of an in-class experiment. The teacher, Miyoshi McMillian, was fired after officials learned that she had her students prick their fingers with lancing needles and then leave them on their lab trays for other students to use later in the day.
A spokesperson for the Harnett County School District said that the incident was troubling for all those who were informed about it. The district not only does not want children sharing needles, but also said that any type of human blood should be kept out of high school classrooms.
The incident only came to light because McMillian offered students who did not want to participate in the experiment a chance to leave the room and write a five-page paper. One girl, who said she was concerned about the exercise, then left them room and called her parents. The girl’s parents then called the school’s principal who later fired McMillian.
Since her firing, it has been revealed that McMillian was not a fully licensed teacher, but was instead subbing in the classroom for the semester while she worked to earn her full teaching certificate. McMillian says that she believes she was unfairly scapegoated in the incident saying that the lancets were already in the classroom and that if school officials had not wanted them to be used they shouldn’t have been available in the first place.
School officials have sent letters home to the affected students and suggested that parents take them to get their blood tested. The hope is that no permanent harm was done to the unsuspecting students who likely assumed their teacher was watching out for their best interest.
If you, or someone you know, have any questions regarding personal injury claims, please feel free to contact the experienced personal injury attorneys and lawyers in Charlotte, North Carolina at Arnold & Smith, PLLC for a free consultation. Call at 704-370-2828.
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Mr. Arnold grew up in Charlotte, graduating from Providence Senior High School and continued his education at Belmont Abbey College on a basketball scholarship. After graduating cum laude he attended law school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on a full academic scholarship. In his spare time, Mr. Arnold enjoys golfing and spending time on the North Carolina Coast with his wife and three young children: two daughters and one son.
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“N.C. teacher fired after allowing students to reuse needles for blood testing experiment,” published at RedAlertPolitics.com.
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