Talk:Cripple

Pupil called a cripple

The following is an extract fron an article published by the BBC on 5 January 2007:

Teacher 'called pupil a cripple'

Amy suffered complications after heart surgery A school is investigating after a disabled 14-year-old pupil claimed she was called a "cripple" by a teacher. Lynne Wild is making a formal complaint about the comment which was aimed at her daughter Amy at Reddish Vale Technology College, Stockport. The teenager uses a wheelchair after heart surgery complications left her with damaged nerves in her legs. Doctors do not know if Amy will walk again and she uses a wheelchair and crutches to get around. Amy told her mother that a male teacher said "move, cripple", as he passed her in the school's dining hall. "My daughter has been through a lot over the past few years and really tries to put a brave face on it," said Mrs xxxxx. "She shouldn't have to put up with this kind of insult, particularly from teachers. This incident upset her and has enraged me. "I am furious and think it is totally unacceptable. This is a man in a responsible job, who should be setting a good example to the pupils."

Question is: Is the teacher's position defensible in Law given the historic meaning of the word "Cripple"? Was the teacher simply linguistically correct in his utterance?

I've added a title to your post. Perhaps this talk page is not the best place for this question. Please sign your post using four ~'s. Calamarain 09:03, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

I say yes. Cripples always get in the way. My friend brad is a cripple and I am a sea cow there for we make good friends with benifits. --Prince Paul of Yugoslavia (talk) 00:56, 25 April 2008 (UTC)