Teacher in Texas Resigns After Injuring 12 Year-Old Student with Serious Burns in a

Science Experiment

Last April 1, a Texas teacher caused what may be third degree burns to a 12 year-old student
after subjecting her students to a science experiment. She has resigned after the incident.

Last Tuesday, the Granbury Independent School District reported that a teacher in Granbury
Middle School in Texas caused burn injuries to a boy. The school is located approximately 50
miles southwest from Fort Worth.

The officials of the school have already turned the matter over to the law enforcement authorities
for proper investigation. Officials are currently investigating this incident and will ultimately
submit their findings to the Office of the District Attorney for review.

A “Science Experiment” Gone Wrong

The incident occurred last Friday, when the police responded to a call regarding an injury at the
Granbury Middle School.

The authorities said a female teacher aged 37 years old applied hand sanitizer on the hands of a
12 year-old male student and set the boy’s hands on fire. The hand sanitizer is a flammable
solution and the act was meant to be part of a science experiment. As a result, the boy suffered
burns.

According to a CBS DFW news report, parents said that the teacher asked her class if they like to
"see something cool." According to the Granbury police, the teacher reportedly performed the
said experiment many times during that day with her other students with no untoward incident.

However, the student who was injured was not so lucky. The school district reported that the boy
received medical care after the incident.

Many of the students’ parents reported that they were not aware that their children were playing
with fire in their school.

The boy’s condition is still unknown and has not been divulged by officials. According to the
school district communications director, Jeff Meador, the school cannot provide additional
details because it is an issue with personnel. He stressed that they need to follow federal
requirements on student confidentiality.

The teacher has since resigned from her job.

Outrage from Parents

Parents have been expressing differing opinions online. While some of them took the side of the
teacher, others parents have called the experiment inexcusable.
Photos were posted online that showed the hands of the student having blisters that were caused
by the fire.

One video showed a student who was quickly extinguishing the fire from their hands, which
were previously applied with flammable hand sanitizer. The fire was not supposed to burn the
hands or cause pain. Unfortunately, according to some accounts, the student who was injured
panicked.

Angry parents expressed their criticism regarding reports of the teacher’s resignation. One parent
said that there was no excuse whatsoever for putting a student in such danger. Another parent
said that what the teacher did was not a science experiment and was stupid.

Other parents, however, were more forgiving, saying that even if the teacher may not have
exercised good judgment in conducting the experiment, it was performed safely 99% of the time.
They said that having the teacher lose her job is not the solution.

According to officials, criminal charges may be filed against the former teacher.