An Inclusive Litany

7/8/97

The Florida Times-Union reported that a Jacksonville teacher got into repeated book-throwing brawls with students, and wrote rambling letters saying that evil spirits had invaded her students' eyes. She later changed her last name to "God."

Under teacher-tenure laws, it took authorities three years to remove her from the classroom, by which time children had become accustomed to hiding beneath their desks to avoid being hurt by flying missiles.