Teacher Accused of "Wizardry"
Posted: May 7th, 2008, 11:38 pm
Para618 gets credit for passing this one along to me. I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen the article. I believe there's a photo on the site too.
Seriously... mind boggling, this one.
http://www.local6.com/news/16169506/detail.html
Seriously... mind boggling, this one.
http://www.local6.com/news/16169506/detail.html
LAND 'O LAKES, Fla. -- A substitute teacher in Pasco County has lost his job after being accused of wizardry.
Teacher Jim Piculas does a magic trick where a toothpick disappears and then reappears.
Piculas recently did the 30-second trick in front of a classroom at Rushe Middle School in Land 'O Lakes.
Piculas said he then got a call from the supervisor of teachers, saying he'd 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 said.
Piculas said he did not know of any other accusations that would have led to the action.
The teacher said he is concerned that the incident may prevent him from getting future jobs.
Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.