Wow, this is insane!
Teacher Faces Fine for Using Doorstop
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A teacher faces a fine of up to $1,000 and 90 days in jail because she propped open her classroom door with a rubber doorstop.
Assistant Fire Marshal Charles Vanatter issued the state fire code violation citation and confiscated the doorstop during a visit to Mountain View Elementary and Middle School in Union on Nov. 9. A court date has not been set.
State Fire Marshal Sterling Lewis Jr. said the corridor wall that contains the door is a smoke partition and the door must be able to close if there is a fire to hinder the spread of smoke. He said not all doors in the building fall under that designation, so some can be propped open legally and some can't.
Sixth-grade teacher Susanna Robinson said her door was not labeled a smoke partition. She said the windows in her classroom do not open, teachers have been told not to adjust the thermostat and the room is too hot when it is filled with students.
Asked if he thought taking Robinson to court over the doorstop was extreme, Lewis said: "You can look at it two different ways. From the general public's standpoint, yeah, I can see that. But from our standpoint, we're responsible for the safety of all the schoolkids in the state."
Fire marshals routinely make unannounced visits to public schools to check for violations.
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(*&^%*$%$^*&$)*%*%*^$#%#@%@%& it.
Not even gonna comment.
Not even gonna comment.
Wait.... who said it's impossible to take a doorstop out when there is a fire?! And since when is forcing students to overheat in a classroom without sufficient ventilation looking out for their health?
Ug.... this is stupid!
Ug.... this is stupid!
Jeez! The schoolboard is getting overly ridiculous these days. 
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A teacher faces a fine of up to $1,000 and 90 days in jail because she propped open her classroom door with a rubber doorstop
guess our highschool would be out of teachers if we had that rule 
That's stupid! Yes it's okay to let our kids suffocate! 
Don't they have anything better to do than look for stupid things like that? I wonder how the teacher is feeling about all of this.
That is by far one of the stupidest things I have ever heard. what a complete waste of time, she was doing it to help the children instead of letting them slowly cook in that classroom!
"A doorstop! We're doomed!"
Damn government.
Damn government.
This is just plain stupid, I'm sure if there was a fire they'd smell the smoke and shut the door.
I like this game. Would you rather slow cook in an over heated classroom, or move a doorstop out of the way to prevent getting burnt up in a fire?
(I choose the latter)
(I choose the latter)
Then someone should fix the windows
The human race is officially the most retarded thing ever.
QUOTE(Tia @ Dec 7 2004, 04:25 AM)
This is just plain stupid, I'm sure if there was a fire they'd smell the smoke and shut the door.
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Plus,if they shut the door during a fire they would be screwed, as the windows evidently don't open.
Well, someone should fine the safety board for not alerting the staff to what doors were and were not smoke partitions.
burocrazy dont you just love it...
QUOTE(RelicHunter @ Dec 7 2004, 11:55 AM)
Wow, this is insane!
Teacher Faces Fine for Using Doorstop
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A teacher faces a fine of up to $1,000 and 90 days in jail because she propped open her classroom door with a rubber doorstop.
Assistant Fire Marshal Charles Vanatter issued the state fire code violation citation and confiscated the doorstop during a visit to Mountain View Elementary and Middle School in Union on Nov. 9. A court date has not been set.
State Fire Marshal Sterling Lewis Jr. said the corridor wall that contains the door is a smoke partition and the door must be able to close if there is a fire to hinder the spread of smoke. He said not all doors in the building fall under that designation, so some can be propped open legally and some can't.
Sixth-grade teacher Susanna Robinson said her door was not labeled a smoke partition. She said the windows in her classroom do not open, teachers have been told not to adjust the thermostat and the room is too hot when it is filled with students.
Asked if he thought taking Robinson to court over the doorstop was extreme, Lewis said: "You can look at it two different ways. From the general public's standpoint, yeah, I can see that. But from our standpoint, we're responsible for the safety of all the schoolkids in the state."
Fire marshals routinely make unannounced visits to public schools to check for violations.
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Teacher Faces Fine for Using Doorstop
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A teacher faces a fine of up to $1,000 and 90 days in jail because she propped open her classroom door with a rubber doorstop.
Assistant Fire Marshal Charles Vanatter issued the state fire code violation citation and confiscated the doorstop during a visit to Mountain View Elementary and Middle School in Union on Nov. 9. A court date has not been set.
State Fire Marshal Sterling Lewis Jr. said the corridor wall that contains the door is a smoke partition and the door must be able to close if there is a fire to hinder the spread of smoke. He said not all doors in the building fall under that designation, so some can be propped open legally and some can't.
Sixth-grade teacher Susanna Robinson said her door was not labeled a smoke partition. She said the windows in her classroom do not open, teachers have been told not to adjust the thermostat and the room is too hot when it is filled with students.
Asked if he thought taking Robinson to court over the doorstop was extreme, Lewis said: "You can look at it two different ways. From the general public's standpoint, yeah, I can see that. But from our standpoint, we're responsible for the safety of all the schoolkids in the state."
Fire marshals routinely make unannounced visits to public schools to check for violations.
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Our tax dollars at work, this makes about as much sense as anything else. I suppose if a student had passed out from heat the teacher would be to blame then also!!!!!
The charges were droppped against her. Article
QUOTE(Diebytheflyguy @ Dec 11 2004, 11:58 PM)
That's good! I hope the school board gets fined.
Wow this is priceless!
"Vanatter had confiscated the door stop on Nov. 9 when he issued the citation but returned it to the school on Wednesday. "
Lol returned the doorstop. Heh heh.
This is stupidity at it's finest. I hope the freaking school has some common sense and builds windows that have the ability to, let's say... OPEN!?
This is stupidity at it's finest. I hope the freaking school has some common sense and builds windows that have the ability to, let's say... OPEN!?
whoooah there tiger....windows that open.....isnt that well beyond our level of technology 
oh wait...no its not
oh wait...no its not
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"You can look at it two different ways. From the general public's standpoint, yeah, I can see that. But from our standpoint, we're responsible for the safety of all the schoolkids in the state."
the common excuse of a jerk . I wonder who fining the teacher for somthing she probobly wasnt even aware of is going to benefit ? Certainly not the kids at that school .
Searchin, Seek and Destroy! sorry listenin to Metallica, I think tats outrageous though, it takes a little push to remove a doorstop.
I think I understand this problem. The firemarshall was the geek that was picked on in school and then married a woman that cheats on him. He has power and is miserable So he is going to make everyone else miserable.
QUOTE(k_ksdad @ Dec 13 2004, 02:40 AM)
I think I understand this problem. The firemarshall was the geek that was picked on in school and then married a woman that cheats on him. He has power and is miserable So he is going to make everyone else miserable.
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LOL! It must be. I have a teacher at school who proboly was picked on in school every single day. He decided to become a teacher so that no one would ever pick on kids like him. Guess what, kids do pick on him! They ride him like a bus, so sometimes he acts like a jerk.
Just when I was beginning to think the establishment was on our side....
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