A Classroom Epidemic: Footage of Teacher Student Fighting

Are teachers being pushed to the edge? That is what the O’Reilly Factor asked tonight. Bill O’Reilly has been following what appears to be a growth in teacher-student violence. Bill O’Reilly showed shocking video – this particular one he has yet to share – of a male teacher in St. Louis slamming a chair down and pushing a 16-year-old girl. That teacher, 36-year-old Peter Sheppard, has been charged with a misdemeanor. No word on whether the student has been charged.

But is that really the heart of the issue? I often find that O’Reilly takes the easy way out. Watch the videos below, and afterwards, we will explore some other explanations. Believe that this is just the beginning with this site publishing these stories.