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| Florida Substitute Teacher Fired, Accused of Wizardry |
| 2008-05-08 |
| A Florida teacher may have to pull an unemployment check out of his hat after performing magic in front of students, according to reports. Jim Piculas said he made a toothpick disappear and reappear in front of students at the Rushe Middle School in Land 'O Lakes, Fla., Local6.com reported. He said he later got a call from the supervisor of teachers, saying he had been accused of wizardry. "I get a call the middle of the day from head of supervisor of substitute teachers. He says, 'Jim, we have a huge issue. You can't take any more assignments. You need to come in right away,'" he told Local6.com. Piculas said heÂ’s concerned the incident may prevent him from being considered for future jobs. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #14 See story below for serous magic. |
| Posted by: George Smiley 2008-05-08 19:01 |
| #13 He should change his name to Tim. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2008-05-08 14:07 |
| #12 "Wow, a wizard in Florida? Have they named him governor yet?" No, But a Senator from West Virginia is getting ready to retire. :-) Al |
| Posted by: Frozen Al 2008-05-08 11:13 |
| #11 Wow, a wizard in Florida? Have they named him governor yet? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-05-08 10:46 |
| #10 I'm so glad to see our school system isn't sliding back into the 7th century. /sarcasm |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2008-05-08 10:18 |
| #9 He did, but he "got better". |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2008-05-08 09:28 |
| #8 Turn the supervisor into a newt. Problem solved. |
| Posted by: ed 2008-05-08 09:22 |
| #7 Maybe the school district should go check out if that tree in Salem Mass. is still around. You know the one they hung those accused of witchcraft from? |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2008-05-08 09:10 |
| #6 I think the school system needs to be exposed to massive amounts of derision and public ridicule. |
| Posted by: lotp 2008-05-08 09:01 |
| #5 Are they seriously considering the possibility that he is a wizard? That's so, muslim. Slight of hand is more like it, and to my knowledge, that has not been banned by any school. You can't punish a guy for doing something that isn't against the rules. I think this guy might need to find a good lawyer. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2008-05-08 08:53 |
| #4 There, fixed. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2008-05-08 07:45 |
| #3 So much for trying to get that youngster's attention. Makes one wonder what that child is being taught at home. I can remember when being a "teaching wizard" was a good thing. |
| Posted by: GK 2008-05-08 06:09 |
| #2 Ah, Wizardy, the first of the computer dungeon adventure games. Glad they were living next to de Leon's pool so bringing the early 80's into the next century. Now to get them a job at the state department... |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2008-05-08 01:40 |
| #1 Oh for G*d's sake! Some middle school student can't tell the difference between a simple sleight of hand trick and "wizardry" and the guy gets fired? I could understand if this story came from Nigeria, or Afghanistan, but Florida? |
| Posted by: Rambler in California 2008-05-08 00:36 |