Patrick Robinson, Texas Teacher, Accused Of Lifting Students Off The Ground By Hair

Patrick Robinson, a 26-year-old teacher at Hedrick Middle School in Lewisille, Texas, is the subject of a local police investigation after three students reported the physical education teacher lifted them off the floor by their hair, WFAA-TV reports.

Parents of the students who were allegedly abused filed a compliant, and Robinson was placed on paid leave pending the results of the investigation.

Police Capt. Kevin Deaver told NBC Dallas-Forth Worth that, while Robinson has not been arrested, he could face three felony counts of injury to a child if the investigation yields sufficient evidence.

The Lewisville Independent School District confirmed that Robinson, who has worked at the school for two years, has since resigned for the rest of the current school year, according to the station.

This isn't the first school gym-related incident to cause controversy.

Last month, Marco Inskip, a 40-year-old substitute teacher in Egg Harbor City, N.J., was suspended after allegedly telling a 7-year-old girl her clothes were "too sexy" for gym class.

The girl's father, Henry Wilson, told the Press of Atlantic City that, while he appreciates the suspension, he wants the punishment to be more extensive. The Egg Harbor City school board plans to visit the case in May.

Comments

[dbrett480]

02:51 PM on 05/23/2012

I'd like to know the reason why he did this.

[Melissa Irlandez]

09:47 AM on 05/15/2012

What a whack job. Guess he felt entitled, was having a stressful day. We need camera's in the classrooms. That would create jobs- people who sit at home and monitor activity and present evidence.

[yooperz michigan]

07:02 PM on 05/14/2012

just about every day there are negative news stories about teacher troubles, what is it with these teachers.....are they Taught to be terrible people?? dang...something has to be done soon, im thinking drug testing all teachers...after all we trust them with our children...horror stories in just wisconsin are bad but multiplied by 50 states...something has to be done to get rid of the bad teachers before they hurt our children...

[poeticjustice4all]

12:47 PM on 05/14/2012

I truly hope these parents press charges. The only way to stop this teacher bullying is to confront the bullies and put them behind bars. As it stands right now, teachers feel free to emotionally and physically abuse the children in their care because the worst thing that happens is a paid vacation.

[Caryn Banker]

10:11 PM on 05/12/2012

Why were they on the ground? Did he pull them off of the ground as they were rolling around fighting? Were they doing some calisthenic exercises? If they were fighting and he was rough with them it's quite a different circumstance than if they were just doing exercises.

[poeticjustice4all]

12:28 PM on 05/14/2012

Child abuse is child abuse. To suggest that somehow the children made the teacher abuse them is evil.

[Caryn Banker]

06:58 PM on 05/14/2012

"evil"? Wow. Just Wow.

[Melissa Irlandez]

09:51 AM on 05/15/2012

How would you feel if someone pulled you off the ground with your hair? Do you think it just hurts more because you are a grownup? Would you ever for a second think this is okay? Kind people don't do stuff like this. We need kind teachers. Some kids have such unforgiving parents at home, such a narrow view of everything. The whole human scope needs to be modeled by a teacher.

[Caryn Banker]

07:03 PM on 05/15/2012

Well, I explained below to poetic justice, but they didn't post it. When I read it, the only thing I could imagine was that perhaps the kids were rolling around on the ground fighting and the teacher pulled whatever he could get ahold of, shirts, hair whatever to pull them apart. Middle schoolers can be as big and strong as adults, (mine certainly are), so this is no easy task. Not abuse in that instance, (IMHO, anyway).

It's quite different if the kids were just sitting there. I still have a hard time imagining a teacher just reaching down a yanking someone up by the hair. (apart from just wrong; it's w.e.i.rd. it's bizzaaaar, no?)

As to your last sentences; kindness certainly is not the whole human scope. But that is another long discussion, I think.

Cheers,

[Calliopenjo]

08:35 PM on 05/09/2012

This is a nice article, but a misspelling in this paragraph, caught my attention.

Parents of the students who were allegedly abused filed a *compliant*, and Robinson was placed on paid leave pending the results of the investigation.

[carnivaluv]

03:12 PM on 05/09/2012

If he did it, I'm sure he had a good reason.

[NYtoVT]

06:34 PM on 05/09/2012

I really hope you're being sarcastic...

[rhettphive]

12:46 PM on 05/09/2012

Abuse does not have to be physical to hurt children. My child's teacher shamed and embarrassed my son yesterday in front of his whole class. It was a teaching moment and this teacher chose to bully. I think if she had hit him it would have caused less damage to him. Bullying is wrong especially when it comes from the very person who is educating them. I cannot reach every bully, but believe me this one will be handled tomorrow...

[poeticjustice4all]

12:37 PM on 05/14/2012

Do not go alone. If you can contact a lawyer -- do so -- but at least have someone else with you. Put your complaint in writing, and record everything said in writing for your records. Also, be clear about what you want to happen -- what response you expect from the teacher and the school.

[MyNameIsMickey]

12:28 PM on 05/09/2012

Texas - naturally.

[rewith85man]

10:07 PM on 05/08/2012

The suspect still was paid and freed. He is innocent until proven guilty.

Injustice still occurs.

[aliciabook]

09:29 PM on 05/08/2012

wow...Hedrick really is a ghetto school...

[rewith85man]

10:08 PM on 05/08/2012

Add the hardcore thugs there and it really would be ghetto.

[OldCowboy]

08:09 PM on 05/08/2012

I hope the local Child Welfare Agency looks into the case of the "too sexy" 7 year old. Young girls who act too sexy for their age are sometimes being sexually abused or are being groomed for future sexual abuse.

[Caryn Banker]

10:13 PM on 05/12/2012

Yes, or maybe there is something fishy about this Sub. Definitely should be looked into though.

[h 4]

05:00 PM on 05/08/2012

what's wrong with these teachers? lifting a student by the hair is demoralizing... and he allegedly did it 3 times... he should be fired...

[Fran Jaime]

11:38 PM on 05/08/2012

Agreed! What a horrible person!

[carnivaluv]

03:13 PM on 05/09/2012

Got to get their attention somehow.