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A professor at Georgia's Valdosta State University was arrested on assault charges last week, after shutting a laptop on a student's hand.Frank J. Rybicki, an assistant professor of media studies, reportedly became angry with a female student who seemed to be surfing the Web on her laptop rather than paying attention to class. Frustrated, he shut the laptop and dismissed the student, who immediately began arguing with him.
Shutting someone's computer certainly isn't the worst thing a college professor has done to a laptop, but the student didn't let Rybicki get away with it. Following the incident, the 22-year-old woman went to campus police, alleging that the professor had hurt her fingers when shutting the computer. The professor was later arrested, and has been suspended from the school.
Many of Valdosta's students, however, are squarely in Rybicki's corner. "He cares about his students and our grades, always making sure we do our best," said Samuel Logan, a student who wasn't in the class but has taken courses with the professor.
But university spokesperson Thressea H. Boyd insisted that Valdosta is taking every possible precaution. "The university is investigating an incident involving a faculty member and this matter will be processed through the appropriate legal channels," she wrote in a statement. "In terms of class instruction, modifications have been made. All employees are expected to perform their obligations and responsibilities in a professional manner."
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Subscribe to commentstjApr 5th 2011 9:27AM
automatic F for this idiot student from every teacher . pay backs are tough
Sue ReddelApr 5th 2011 12:00PM
Can't say I haven't wanted to do this myself on multiple occasions. However, the professors job is to maintain civility despite the rampant disrespect of the students. In their defense, there still are plenty of students that are hard-working and eager to learn so removing her from class would have undoubtedly made everyone happy.
XenoApr 5th 2011 4:04PM
I think it was pretty stupid of that teacher to have done what he did to her, 'if' the student wasn't paying attention in class then that's her loss, she's 22 for god sakes she's old enough to make her own choices.
Marsha MaddenApr 9th 2011 2:07PM
I think the student was in the right to report the student because he had physical and mental abuse her and even do this may be a good person but his attitude was nasty toward the student and something need to be done about this negative action. This should came to school learn not to get beat up by her instructor and I don`t consider this a positive learning environment. Students does have
rights as well as teacher. Marsha Madden