Susan Barry

Instructing her class to make sure they have a "basket for the head" and inquiring as to whether "neck guts" are ready, Susan Barry, a Shakespeare studies teacher at Clearview Regional High School has her hands full.

The students, mostly juniors and seniors, are preparing for their first-ever Haunted Torture Trail scheduled for Sunday evening at Ella Harris Park.

Since the middle of September, the teenagers have been studying the different tortures used during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I and the time of William Shakespeare.

"We were asked to come up with something for Halloween by the Harrison Township recreation department," said Barry, 34, as she took a break from her students who were anxiously preparing to "torture" each other."They wanted us to haunt their woods and I tried to think of something that tied into Shakespeare."

The students were required to learn lessons on law, crime and punishment during the era and had to conduct research on the topics.

There are six main types of torture used, Barry said.

Susan Barry, English Teacher, Clearview Regional High School, Mullica Hill, NJ

Susan Barry, English Teacher, Clearview Regional High School, Mullica Hill, NJ

Susan Barry was barred from her own classroom for a week after sending out an e-mail that charged the singer with throwing a hissy fit and berating students in her school's nationally acclaimed vocal ensemble.
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After Susan Barry was booted for practicing her right of free speech, upset students protested and even circulated a petition.

And while Barry still received a paycheck during her suspension, students pointed out her absence also impacted them.
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"[Barry's] a fabulous teacher who's showing the kids to think for themselves and when they write, to dig deeper."
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English teacher Susan Barry sent an e-mail to www.gawker.com about Aiken's behavior Thursday when Clearview Regional High's Vocal Ensemble was to sing with Aiken at a concert.
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English teacher Susan Barry sent an e-mail to www.gawker.com about Aiken's behavior Thursday when Clearview Regional High's Vocal Ensemble was to sing with Aiken at a concert.
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This being an electronic age, Susan Barry sat down at her computer, typed out a tirade, cc'd everyone she knows, and hit "send."

Barry being an English teacher, she used some choice words and phrases to describe the slights and snubs her students endured.

In a fatal move, she forwarded the rant to the gossipy blog www.gawker.com .
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By the time my column hit front porches Thursday, Barry had already been placed on a week's paid suspension by Clearview's superintendent.
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"[Barry's] a fabulous teacher who's showing the kids to think for themselves and when they write, to dig deeper."

And yet, Barry got benched for doing just that - if a bit gratuitously.
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The longer Barry is banished, "it's the students getting punished."

>This being an electronic age, Susan Barry sat down at her computer, >typed out a tirade, cc'd everyone she knows, and hit "send."

>Barry being an English teacher, she used some choice words and phrases >to describe the slights and snubs her students endured.

>In a fatal move, she forwarded the rant to the gossipy blog
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>By the time my column hit front porches Thursday, Barry had already
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"[Barry's] a >fabulous teacher who's showing the kids to think for themselves and >when they write, to dig deeper."

>And yet, Barry got benched for doing just that - if a bit
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>Barry is banished, "it's the students getting punished."