snot

教師の不祥事を聞かない日がなくなりました。哀しい教育の「今」です。「sn-ではじまる単語は鼻に関係することが多い」と田邉先生はおっしゃっていましたが，このsnotも「鼻汁」。自分もナタレ小僧（＝snot-nosed kids）だったけれど，ここでのsnotには教育の暗部が投影されている気がします。（gacha）
Primary school teacher uses kisses, snot to punish students
SAITAMA -- A sixth grade primary school teacher is in hot water with parents and the local school board after complaints that he was using kisses and snot to punish his students.
The 59-year-old teacher at Ogi Elementary School in Iruma, Saitama Prefecture, apparently had three dice, one with sides marked with the words "hug" and " forgiven," another marked with "kiss," "snot" and "forgiven" among others, and the third marked with "snot" and "forgiven." Students who forgot to bring something to class were forced to roll one of the dice. The teacher has apparently admitted to kissing one boy and acting as if he would put snot on one girl. He nicknamed the dice the "sexual harassment dice."
"I made the dice while playing with the children. The first two dice were for boys, and the third was for girls," the teacher has told the Iruma Municipal Board of Education. "I apologize deeply for my complacent teaching method."
The incident was discovered when parents complained to the school on Oct. 14. The school invited parents for a meeting on Oct. 25 and made a formal apology. The board of education has also issued an apology, stating, "We sincerely apologize to the children and parents for causing such an unpleasant experience."
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