by David Safier
What is it with conservatives and anger management problems? (No need to answer. Rhetorical question.)
Remember that substitute, Anthony Hill, who wrote an angry letter about the gang-members-in-training (or so he characterized them) he had in a Glendale Middle School? It looks like his wife and eight kids could write a far more scathing letter about their husband and father. Kudos to the Phoenix New Times for doing the research.
Hill and his wife are legally separated. Apparently he was verbally and physically abusive:
A few years ago, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Susanna Pineda awarded the wife sole custody of the minor children (that's unusual), writing, "Father has a history of exploding by verbally calling the minor children vulgar names and using intimidating gestures towards Mother and the children…Father choked Mother at one point and physically abused the family pet in front of the children."
The judge said Hill has "mental health and anger management issues…[his] erratic and violent behavior, [and his] long history of domestic violence against Mother and the children."
Paul Rubin at the New Times ends with:
Who the hell are our substitute teachers, and what kind of vetting process do they go through before being allowed into the classroom?
A partial answer is, Hill was hired from a teacher substitute agency. The district needs to look into the background checks the agency does on its employees.
And on The Range, Jim Nintzel reminds us:
And remember: Republican Sen. Al Melvin of the Catalina Foothills and Oro Valley praised Klein's courage in reading this letter.