Rex Roland, a 6th grade teacher in a North Carolina School, claims it was just a joke, a way to get close to the kids.  But one mom isn’t laughing.  And I’m not either. 

From NECN:

(NECN/WLOS) – A middle school teacher’s controversial style of educating has him in hot water with one parent.

Rex Roland teaches sixth grade at Enka Middle School in Candler, North Carolina.  Parent Patty Clement said Roland wrote "loser" in red ink after correcting her daughter’s paper.

"I went to the principal in November and complained," Clement said.  "She said she would put a stop to it."

A few weeks ago, another of 11-year-old Heather Clement’s graded assignment made its way home and at the top of the page was a step beyond the original — "minus 20% for being a loser."  The word "loser" underlined twice and capitalized.

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