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Reply to "Violence in Kindergarten- Sligo Creek Elementary "
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And the person who was injured yesterday and has staples in her head is a paraeducator, not a classroom teacher.[/quote] [b]Then she wasn't doing her job,[/b] assuming she was in room to help with that student. If, of course, any part of this story is true at all.[/quote] What in the f? Why would you assume she was in the room as a 1:1 to that student? Why would you assume that someone doing their job as a 1:1 aide can’t be harmed by a kid? Are we all living on the same planet where a 6 year old shot a teacher last year or were you at your home base on Mars for that?[/quote] Why? Because MCPS's standard for getting a 1:1 is far less than what has been described in this thread. And an adult that is paying attention should be more than capable of preventing a 6 year old from obtaining and throwing an apparently heavy object. Again, if this story is actually a true story, which seems less and less likely.[/quote] You have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. You think it is so easy that you stand next to the child and say -no, please stop, go back to your seat - and the out of control child automatically follows your directions? That’s not how it works -you are trying to block getting bitten, kicked and hit at the same time to you are trying to prevent other kids from being attacked. You can’t physically restrain the out of control child like you could your own son or daughter. You really can’t touch the out of control child either. How do you prevent the child from obtaining heavy objects when the room is literally full of heavy objects. So the kid picks up a chair and you grab the chair, then get kicked in the shins at the same time and try not to fall over or get kicked again or stomped on. Meanwhile the kid rushes away from you and grabs a stapler and chucks it. Or a water bottle or heavy book. Or a pencil and tries to poke another kid. It’s ridiculous you think it is so easy and keep denying teachers and staff members are being seriously assaulted all over the country by elementary aged students. [/quote] Very creative. But again, we're talking about a kindergartener. An adult assigned to a child should be able to prevent that child from obtaining and throwing an object like a water bottle. And a good paraeducator would be able to guide the child to calming strategies before a situation escalates to that level. That's literally the job.[/quote] Since it’s so easy you try it. [/quote] I didn't say it was easy-- I said it was the job. Unfortunately, MCPS does a terrible job training paraeducators, and makes minimal efforts to appropriately pair paraeducators with students based on their skills and needs.[/quote] Why are you so determined to underplay this, or blame the victims? I'm flummoxed about your motivations here. [/quote] I'm not underplaying it. But the fault here rests with MCPS not providing appropriate supports in the classroom, not with the 6-year-old child that some have been demonizing.[/quote] Got it. It’s your child. That’s why you’re so defensive. It’s almost impossible to get a 1:1 on an IEP AND HIRE SOMEONE FOR THE 1:1 (most 1:1 positions are considered critical staffing, which doesn’t come with benefits or paid holidays…why would you want a job w/o benefits when you could get hired as a regular para with benefits?). It’s likely the para in the room was not specifically a 1:1 and was helping multiple students at the time. Also, as pointed out earlier, you were not allowed to restrain a child or discipline in any way (per MCPS must speak in positive statements, instead of saying “no running in the halls please” we have been told to state it in the positive, “hallways are for walking.”[/quote] I'm not sure what your point is other than demonstrating other ways MCPS is failing kids with special needs. That should be the lesson here.[/quote] MCPS is absolutely failing kids with special needs…not to mention failing teachers who are quitting/leaving because of the lack of support and being stretched way too thin. Most families are not able to hire advocates to hold MCPS accountable, and unfortunately many MCPS teachers are reaching their breaking point and are tapping out. [/quote] Then why are there people here outraged at a 6-year-old instead of outraged at a school district with a $3.3 billion budget?[/quote] I have read this entire thread and have not seen anyone advocate for the child in question being locked up, nor have I seen anyone outraged at the child themselves. I've seen frustration at the school administration, and frustration at the situation but not at the kid. It's clear to anyone who has seen this situation play out over the course of the school year that this is a child who is being failed by their current placement. A mainstream classroom with 25 other kids is simply not the right place for a child who is so disregulated that they routinely turned to violence. If the only thing you know about what's happening here is this thread, you may not know that several children have already been injured this year. For many, their first introduction to public school has been marked by violence, insecurity in terms of who their teacher is, and random adults rotating through the classroom trying to get this one child's needs met. I think some parents in the classroom are upset that their kids kindergarten education has been disrupted, and that can exist simultaneously with compassion for a child whose needs are so great right now that they need a different sort of classroom environment until they can get to a place where they can learn together with their peers.[/quote] How did you miss the comments about calling the police or CPS? Or, as you are also doing, calls to send the child to a more restrictive environment before even attempting to provide proper services and supports in the general classroom setting?[/quote] Calling the police or CPS is the correct thing to do with a violent assault. It is a great way to start a paper trail and get parents and admin to start doing something about a violent student. It should be done every single time. And while you are advocating for your hellion to stay and ruin the education of 25 other students and crush a teacher's soul, those same people can advocate for their children, to include getting said violent kid out of their general environment and probably don't care where they go, but they don't deserve to stay here. [/quote] Thank you for illustrating my point. I'm not sure how the pp missed posts like yours.[/quote]
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