Goodwater “intentionally swung the computer cord and forcibly struck (the boy), leaving him crying, with a raised welt on his back that was still noticeable the next day,” the commissioner said in his ruling.
He acknowledged Goodwater had apologized to the student, but called that “a mere gesture … in light of the fact that (Goodwater) continues to suggest that his actions were fully justified under the circumstances.”
He also said Goodwater has tried “to put all of the blame on (the boy’s) behavioral problems and the atmosphere in which he teaches.”
According to the administrative law judge’s decision, Goodwater testified that his “kids are murderers, criminals and car thieves.”
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