Teacher Ousted, Ordered Students to Remove Underwear

Collinsville, Illinois - A southwestern Illinois special-education teacher has been ousted after allegedly ordering students to remove their underwear to determine which child soiled his pants. The Belleville News-Democrat reports that Collinsville’s school board voted not to renew the contract of the unidentified Webster Elementary School teacher. The newspaper reports a letter sent to parents this week indicated the teacher saw feces on the classroom floor and had each of the seven children go separately into a private bathroom stall and remove his or her underpants. The third and fourth graders then were told to put their clothes back on and exit the stall to show their underpants to the teacher.  More