Grabbing and yanking the girl by her arms, Justine Clark forced her into a chair, which left the girl in tears.
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Justine Clark was a teacher at Hāwera’s Ramanui School in 2020.
Justine Clark had been teaching for 18 years when she "lost her rag" at a 5-year-old, whom she did not want to teach.
Grabbing and yanking the girl by her arms, Clark forced her into a chair, which left the girl in tears.
In another two incidents, she yelled for 10 minutes at a pupil with disabilities and forcefully shoved another crying 5-year-old into a chair.
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