DEBORAH FEYERICK, CNN ANCHOR: So if you have kids, you know how challenging it can be to keep them quiet sometimes. But this next story got us wondering how far a teacher can go and stay within the law. A 13-year-old chatty Florida teen would not stop talking in class, so the teacher duct taped her mouth shut. Well, I discussed this case with our legal guys, Avery Friedman and Richard Herman.</s>AVERY FRIEDMAN, CIVIL RIGHTS ATTORNEY: It seems to me that teachers have certain professional standards. And it strikes me that when teachers start having to use physical constraints, then they've failed to do what they're supposed to be doing. It doesn't rise to the level of a lawsuit, by any means. But you know what? This is actually bad professional work by the teacher. At very least, she owes the student an apology.</s>FEYERICK: And Richard, what do you think about this? I mean, there are rules. There are rules. Was this an actual violation?</s>RICHARD HERMAN, CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY: Well, Deb, I think, number one, this teacher should be terminated immediately. Number two, I disagree with Avery, I would absolutely file a lawsuit. I'd get the child into therapy right now. I mean, she got duct taped in front of her entire class. Who knows if she's having nightmares about this. Who knows the lasting impact of this. It's really ridiculous. If the teacher can't control the class, they have to be terminated. Simple as that. There's a lot of teachers who want to work these days.</s>FEYERICK: All right. Avery, no? You don't think - do you think that's going too far?</s>FRIEDMAN: Yes. A little extreme. I - I'm with that - Richard's answer is based on a lot of assumptions.</s>FEYERICK: Well, you can catch our legal guys here every Saturday at noon, Eastern.
Teacher Duct Tapes Chatty Student's Mouth