He Professor Apparently Cursed At Him Flores Fileda Written Complaint Addressed To The Dean Along Witha Notarized Affidavit His Classmates Also Executeda Joint Corroborating 39 University Then Issueda Charge Sheet Against Lacanaria For Serious Misconduct It Turned Out Was Not First Time That Faced Reports Of In 2008 Verbally Reprimanded Telling Green Jokes Class After Hearings News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana
MANILA - The Supreme Court (SC) has affirmed a labor court ruling against a professor who questioned his termination by the university after he forced a sick student to dance during a class presentation. In a recent 29-page decision written by Associate Justice Ramon Paul L. Hernando, the SC upheld the National Labor Relations Commission's (NLRC) findings on Benedicto F. Lacanaria's complaint for illegal dismissal against the University of the Cordilleras (UC). On Feb. 25, 2010, Rafael Flores, one of Lacanaria's students, did not join the dance portion of the creative presentation although he participated in the singing and acting parts. Despite persistent cough, Flores attended the class since absence would yield a grade of zero for the performance. Since Flores did not join in the dance segment, Lacanaria instructed him to still dance to be fair to the whole group. However, while Flores was dancing, his knees suddenly gave out which caused him to fall to the floor close t