NC teacher accused of sleeping in Instagram post says he had a migraine
Substitute teacher Terrence Watson says he cringes every time he sees this picture of him with is eyes closed at South View High School. Watson is among one of three South View teachers who had a photo snapped of them at their desk with their eyes closed.
Posted — Updated"I had a headache, I had a long morning," he said. "I had a migraine headache."
Watson said he told students he wasn't feeling well and closed his eyes for a moment. While Watson said he just had his eyes closed for a second, a student told her father that a female teacher in a different classroom was loudly snoring.
Heather Kaiser, president of the Cumberland County Association of Educators, said that typically, sleeping on the job is not appropriate. But there are exceptions that could explain what's going on behind the photos.
"There are times when you are doing demonstrations or you may have some kind of an activity that is a purposeful activity, and it may have the appearance that you are sleeping, when in fact there's some kind of a teachable moment actually going on," Kaiser said.
"It's hard to know and judge that from a photo," she added.
Cumberland County Schools spokesman Lindsay Whitley said school leaders take "this situation very seriously,"
"We have administrators, cabinet members, even our superintendent who is volunteering and supporting and filling in as needed because of some of the challenges that have been presented due to COVID," said Whitley.
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