Vic,Vic wrote:While I agree that the instructors should be covering all the material or otherwise be reported, I don't want to turn this thread into a discussion of reporting instructors. I meant my posts merely as an example of how it is possible to go to the class, pay attention, have an interest in learning the material, and still come away with an incomplete understanding due to poor instruction.
As for the reporting, the instructor for the first class made it abundantly clear that this was one of his final classes, maybe the final one. He expounded on his health concerns for a while. I don't want that to sound callous, I did feel for his plight, but then again, that's not the subject of the class. In any case, I believe that particular problem took care of itself. I don't believe that instructor is still teaching.
As for the second, I'm not going to be the one to make a case out of it. The instructor is a 28-year veteran DPS trooper. I find it patently unrealistic to think that there would be any real inquiry. In an ideal world, that wouldn't enter into it, but we all know this isn't an ideal world.
What these instructors are doing is against the law. If they do not teach the required subjects or do not teach for the minimum required time, then by signing off on the forms that they did fulfill the requirements, they are falsifying government records. This is a serious crime. I believe this falls under Chapter 37 of the Penal Code, 37.10 Tampering with Government Records and penalties range from a Class B misdemeanor to a third-degree felony.
Would you not report a retired law enforcement officer for committing some other crime with a Class B -to- 3rd degree felony punishment range?
The DPS officer in charge of the division that monitors this made it very clear at the latest instructor class that they take this kind of thing VERY seriously.
I strongly encourage you to report these instructors.
