In recent months, Santa Rosa High School teacher and 2011 educator of the year Willie Swindle has been accused of physically striking a student on campus.

In late August of 2012, ABC 7 News first ran the story, which was later picked up by the Huffington Post, accusing Swindle of having hit the ears of an SRHS junior in his special education class.

Bullying. We’ve all been affected by it and it’s a part of growing up. Cases of bullying vary from verbal to cyber abuse to physical abuse. Bullying is a common problem in schools and is constantly advertised in social media.