Why aren’t teachers allowed to call 911 when they’re getting attacked by a violent student?

[Anonymous]

Was just checking psychiatry.com and they advise you to call 911 when your safety is at risk. Teachers are also responsible for the safety of all the other children in the room.

[Anonymous]

Aren’t they? I’m not a teacher but if I’m on school property and see a teacher get attacked by a student then I’m definitely calling 911.

[Anonymous]

Ignore what the school administration tells you and call 911.

Same goes for all the parents out there: teach your kids to call 911 if they see a dangerous level of violence, and call 911 yourself if your child has been seriously injured at school, even if the school promises they'll do their due diligence. They can't. They are not neutral parties in the matter. In MCPS, for example, there are numerous instances in recent years when Principals have acted against victims' best interests by ad hoc interrogations of alleged perpetrators and victims, and destruction of evidence. The restorative system of justice in schools tend to protect only the perpetrators. You need police and the courts to protect victims' rights.

[Anonymous]

I have never heard that teachers can’t call 911

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have never heard that teachers can’t call 911

And, when my child was a danger to themselves, 911 was called. I have vivid memories of three times, and I know there were more. So I am not understanding the prohibition that OP is referring to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have never heard that teachers can’t call 911

And, when my child was a danger to themselves, 911 was called. I have vivid memories of three times, and I know there were more. So I am not understanding the prohibition that OP is referring to.

Sounds like your memories are from many years ago. Things have changed since then. Teachers are routinely being attacked these days. Are you new to this forum?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have never heard that teachers can’t call 911

And, when my child was a danger to themselves, 911 was called. I have vivid memories of three times, and I know there were more. So I am not understanding the prohibition that OP is referring to.

Sounds like your memories are from many years ago. Things have changed since then. Teachers are routinely being attacked these days. Are you new to this forum?

Ohh Rude. No not new to the forum or special needs. But yes the last time 911 was called on my kid was about 4 years ago. I don’t think that’s many years ago, though I do realize things have changed. But, I don’t think there is a prohibition of calling 911. That was my point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have never heard that teachers can’t call 911

And, when my child was a danger to themselves, 911 was called. I have vivid memories of three times, and I know there were more. So I am not understanding the prohibition that OP is referring to.

Sounds like your memories are from many years ago. Things have changed since then. Teachers are routinely being attacked these days. Are you new to this forum?

Ohh Rude. No not new to the forum or special needs. But yes the last time 911 was called on my kid was about 4 years ago. I don’t think that’s many years ago, though I do realize things have changed. But, I don’t think there is a prohibition of calling 911. That was my point.

Please name a school that you think allows a teacher to call 911 when getting attacked by a student.

When you read the public school forums here, you don’t notice anything about routine classroom violence? And how teachers aren’t even allowed to give violent kids any consequences?

[Anonymous]

Nobody can keep you from calling 911 when you’re getting attacked, but if you need to I’d assume there’s a lot lacking in that school. Lack of administration, lack of support, lack of discipline, lack of environmental control, lack of training, etc. I would not hesitate to call if needed but if I needed to I would plan on leaving at the end of the day because it would be indicative of a hopeless situation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have never heard that teachers can’t call 911

And, when my child was a danger to themselves, 911 was called. I have vivid memories of three times, and I know there were more. So I am not understanding the prohibition that OP is referring to.

Sounds like your memories are from many years ago. Things have changed since then. Teachers are routinely being attacked these days. Are you new to this forum?

Knock off the histrionic hyperbole. This simply isn’t true.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have never heard that teachers can’t call 911

And, when my child was a danger to themselves, 911 was called. I have vivid memories of three times, and I know there were more. So I am not understanding the prohibition that OP is referring to.

Sounds like your memories are from many years ago. Things have changed since then. Teachers are routinely being attacked these days. Are you new to this forum?

Ohh Rude. No not new to the forum or special needs. But yes the last time 911 was called on my kid was about 4 years ago. I don’t think that’s many years ago, though I do realize things have changed. But, I don’t think there is a prohibition of calling 911. That was my point.

The other poster is very aggressive, PP, but your case is special because there was no perpetrator. Usually, with current policies of restorative justice, schools do their utmost to avoid having to call police and therefore get minors in the coils of justice. My teen's high school called police for bomb threats and shots fired. But some years ago, after a particularly horrendous locker room rape, the Principal took time to interview victims and wander around the crime scene, moving stuff around, before the parents finally called police in frustration. So it seems like if there's an immediate danger, police will be called, and if there's a crime, no matter how dire, but the danger has passed, the administration might drag its feet.

Anyway. The point is that you cannot trust schools to always act on victims' behalf. On that point, and that point only, the other PP is correct.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have never heard that teachers can’t call 911

And, when my child was a danger to themselves, 911 was called. I have vivid memories of three times, and I know there were more. So I am not understanding the prohibition that OP is referring to.

Sounds like your memories are from many years ago. Things have changed since then. Teachers are routinely being attacked these days. Are you new to this forum?

Knock off the histrionic hyperbole. This simply isn’t true.

Unfortunately it is true, if you count insults, spits, raised voices and threats. Then there are shoves and punches, rarer but they still happen at least once a year in every school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have never heard that teachers can’t call 911

And, when my child was a danger to themselves, 911 was called. I have vivid memories of three times, and I know there were more. So I am not understanding the prohibition that OP is referring to.

Sounds like your memories are from many years ago. Things have changed since then. Teachers are routinely being attacked these days. Are you new to this forum?

Knock off the histrionic hyperbole. This simply isn’t true.

It’s very true, admin has zero control.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have never heard that teachers can’t call 911

And, when my child was a danger to themselves, 911 was called. I have vivid memories of three times, and I know there were more. So I am not understanding the prohibition that OP is referring to.

Sounds like your memories are from many years ago. Things have changed since then. Teachers are routinely being attacked these days. Are you new to this forum?

Knock off the histrionic hyperbole. This simply isn’t true.

Unfortunately it is true, if you count insults, spits, raised voices and threats. Then there are shoves and punches, rarer but they still happen at least once a year in every school.

It’s. Not. True. I told you to knock it off. Comply.

[Anonymous]

This is a silly thread. I say this as a teacher. Everyone’s definition of being “attacked” is different. Having a child spitting on me does not warrant me calling the police. I am not in danger and neither are my students. Having a student shove me, I would not call the police. I am not in danger if the child stopped and walked away and neither are the students. I may decide to file a police report but does not mean I need to call them right away. If a student stabs me with a knife then I am calling the police AND admin. They need to understand why the police showed up and security on grounds needs to be alerted and the child possibly restrained. There is nothing that says we are not allowed to call the police. That is completely false.