STUDENT ABUSE ALLEGATIONS vs

THE MONTEREY PENINSULA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT IS INVESTIGATING ALLEGATIONS THAT A TEACHER STRUCK A STUDENT WITH A GOLF CLUB. A 15-YEAR-OLD MONTEREY HIGH SCHOOL BOY SAYS HE HAS A LEG INJURY, AFTER A TEACHER STRUCK HIM IN THE LEG WITH A GOLF CLUB. THE TEACHER, GILBERT BLANK, SAYS HE JOKINGLY ASKED THE BOY TO PUT HIS FEET DOWN FROM A DOOR HANDLE IN THE CLASSROOM. WHEN THE BOY DIDN'T, HE TAPPED HIS LEG WITH A GOLF CLUB, AND DID NOT THINK THE STUDENT WAS HURT. THE BOY'S RELATIVES ARE ANGRY AND ACCUSED THE SCHOOL BOARD OF DOING NOTHING, AT MONDAY'S BOARD MEETING.