Guest MikeSC Report post Posted October 15, 2004 LAFAYETTE, La. - A University of Louisiana at Lafayette physics professor was banned from the campus Wednesday and taken to the coroner's office for evaluation after threatening his class, university officials said. Student Kacie Spears said professor Louis Houston lost control right after class began Wednesday morning and was yelling obscenities. "Then he told us if we got out of our seats he's gonna kill us. He went on the black board and wrote "911 now", so we were really in fear for our lives," Spears told KATC-TV. Spears said Houston slapped a student and then told his class he was God. After class ended, students left the room in Broussard Hall and someone called campus security. Houston was taken to campus police to answer questions. Officials then evacuated Broussard Hall and canceled all classes there while police searched the building. University police contacted the FBI (news - web sites), State Police, and the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Department Intelligence Unit for assistance. A bomb dog was also brought in to check for explosives, but nothing was found. Spears said it wasn't the first time Houston had an outburst in class. "He's always acted a little strange, he's yelled and cursed before, and this time we waited for it to stop, but it never did," Spears says. Law enforcement officers transported Houston to the Lafayette Parish Coroner's Office to be evaluated for possible involuntary commitment to a mental health facility. In the meantime, Houston has been banned from the university's campus and his faculty duties have been suspended. University officials said in a statement they would make a final decision about Houston's employment once a full investigation into the incident is complete. http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=...ved_3&printer=1 -=Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2GOLD 0 Report post Posted October 15, 2004 Well, maybe he was trying to teach them physics in a FRESH NEW WAY. Come on, I bet not one of them forgets the lesson he taught that day. And isn't that all that matters? That he helps the students? Just one. And I think he accomplished that mission. Professor Houston for Teacher of the Year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MikeSC Report post Posted October 15, 2004 I thought him telling them he was God was kinda cute, actually. -=Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2GOLD 0 Report post Posted October 15, 2004 I thought him telling them he was God was kinda cute, actually. -=Mike Well, most college professor think it. He was just dumb enough to say it out loud. Most professors can recite Alec Baldwin's speech from MALICE word for word. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Agent of Oblivion Report post Posted October 15, 2004 That would've been the best time to yell back at him. The worst thing you can let someone like that do is gain momentum by listening to themselves. Some kid should've cussed back. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brett Favre 0 Report post Posted October 15, 2004 Wussy ass kids. He's was out numbered wasn't he? Or was he teaching to two kids? I thought it was pretty funny. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jingus 0 Report post Posted October 15, 2004 Spears said Houston slapped a student I could only dream of this happening to me one day... so I could fulfill my lifelong fantasy of beating the everliving hell out of a snotty professor. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
