Wayne (US), Dec 7 (AP) A state arbitrator has fired atenured teacher in New Jersey for confining two students in abathroom.
The arbitrator found Donna DeMarco was guilty of conductunbecoming for using the confinement as a means of punishmentor behavioral control.
DeMarco was a teacher at Packanack Elementary School inWayne. Half of her class of 16 students were special needs orhad autism.
The teacher testified she used bathroom confinement as ade-escalation technique for two students during the 2015-16school year.
She also said she referred to the children usingderogatory terms in front of colleagues as a means of venting.
The arbitrator said the name-calling was unprofessional,but not grounds for termination.
DeMarco was hired in 2006 and granted tenure in 2009.
Her lawyer declined comment. (AP)CPS.
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