union contract stipulations , Gallo said she could not disclose the name of the teacher . Gallo said it was difficult to comprehend how a teacher could not `` understand that a class full of children are very offput by such a ` joke . ' `` He does n't see it as making a mockery or , worse , just total disrespect , '' Gallo said . `` Clearly , he was n't thinking . '' She said the matter is under disciplinary review and has been sent to Rhode Island State Police . State police have not returned phone calls seeking comment . The local teachers union condemned the act Thursday . `` Simply put , the teacher 's actions were wrong and can not be condoned under any circumstances , '' Jane Sessums , president of the Central Falls Teachers Union , said in a written statement . `` The teacher has apologized verbally to his students and has asked Superintendent Frances Gallo for permission to apologize to them in writing . He understands that his actions affect not just his students but all of us . There is no excuse for what he did . ''
Central Falls , Rhode Island -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The teacher at an embattled Rhode Island school who displayed an effigy of President Obama in his classroom is under disciplinary review , according to the school superintendent . The Obama effigy was an apparent protest of the president 's support of mass firings of the school 's teachers . Its existence was first reported on CNN.com on Thursday . An Obama doll , about a foot tall , hung by its feet from a white board ; the doll held a sign that said , `` Fire Central Falls teachers . '' Superintendent Frances Gallo discovered the item late Monday at Central Falls High School after being asked about a rumor about an Obama doll hung by his feet in a classroom . Gallo took it upon herself to investigate and found the effigy Monday night . `` It was obviously imprudent on -LSB- the teacher 's -RSB- part , very ill-conceived and nothing to fool around with , '' Gallo said . Bold superintendent hated , loved The superintendent said the teacher was contrite when confronted but said it was `` a joke to him . '' Due to