Student, 11, sent mom selfie after English teacher 'TAPED his mouth up to stop ... trends now

Student, 11, sent mom selfie after English teacher 'TAPED his mouth up to stop ... trends now
Student, 11, sent mom selfie after English teacher 'TAPED his mouth up to stop ... trends now

Student, 11, sent mom selfie after English teacher 'TAPED his mouth up to stop ... trends now

An eleven-year-old North Carolina student, who had his mouth taped shut by his sixth-grade English teacher 'on more than one occasion' after talking too much in class, revealed the disturbing punishment to his mom in a text exchange.

Catherine Webster received a text from her son Brady in February saying 'I don't know what to do' with an image of himself with layers of blue painter's tape stuck to his mouth during class at Smithfield Middle School, Johnston County.

Horrified by the image of her son who she described to be a 'chatterbox' who has a 'tendency to clown around', Catherine posted the shocking image to Facebook to bring to light her son's story and his interaction with Dawn Felix who she refers to as 'Mrs. Felix' in the post.

DailyMail.com can exclusively picture Dawn Felix, who joined the Johnston County school, in August last year after her identity was confirmed by Catherine.

Eleven-year-old North Carolina student Brady Webster, who had his mouth taped shut by his sixth-grade teacher 'on more than one occasion' after talking too much in class, revealed the disturbing punishment to his mom in a text exchange

Eleven-year-old North Carolina student Brady Webster, who had his mouth taped shut by his sixth-grade teacher 'on more than one occasion' after talking too much in class, revealed the disturbing punishment to his mom in a text exchange

DailyMail.com can exclusively picture Dawn Felix (pictured) who joined the Johnston County school, in August last year

DailyMail.com can exclusively picture Dawn Felix (pictured) who joined the Johnston County school, in August last year

Catherine said she hoped her post would 'serve as an example to any other teachers or caregivers who may be walking a fine line between discipline and assault.'

'In this case, the chargeable criminal offense known as 'assault on a child under the age of 12,' Catherine wrote in the post. 

She said she'd 'never met, seen or received an email' from Felix, who allegedly used this bizarre punishment 'on at least three students.'

'But apparently I should have, several times over, so that I could work with her to correct my son Brady's behavior in her class,' wrote a concerned Catherine.

'His grades were good, so I had no reason to believe anything was amiss there because she never once reached out to me.'

The mother-of-three said other teachers said that Brady got along well with others and 'enjoys entertaining his classmates.'

'[He also] has a tendency to clown around and be disruptive and talk too much,' she said.

'I'm a reasonable person and a fairly strict parent with no tolerance for disrespect and an understanding that teachers do not have time for repetitive disruption, so I also discipline Brady at home when this happens.'

After receiving the text message from her son who said he was 'humiliated' by the experience Catherine said she couldn't hold back her shock and disappointment.

She said that other teachers had communicated their concerns about Brady's behavior, and with her help, come up with solutions to keep disturbances in class to a minimum.

'Those teachers have had to redirect or correct this behavior and they have always emailed or called me to make me aware,' she said in the post.

'They give him silent lunch or move him away from his buddies or in some cases, more serious but acceptable forms of punishment. They have never laid a hand on Brady.

But when speaking of her son's English teacher, she said that rather than addressing her concerns with a parent, Felix had taken matters into her own hands.

'She has been doing it for a couple months to numerous children, and according to my child, a detective with Johnston County Sheriffs department, and other classmates, she also sometimes taped their wrists together,' said Catherine.

Catherine Webster received a text from her son Brady in February saying 'I don't know what to do' with an image of himself with layers of blue painter's tape stuck to his mouth during class at Smithfield Middle School, Johnston County

Catherine Webster received a text from her son Brady in February saying 'I don't know

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