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Actually, every time we’ve tried to provide more support and advocated for a different placement for students who REALLY need it, we can’t get the parents to return phone calls or attend the meetings. We currently have a student who elopes up to 5 times per day, hits staff members and has screaming fits multiple times per day and we’ve had to have a staff member one on one with him, which means that resources are taken from others in order to make that work.

We would like to provide that support for him officially but that requires data collection and many meetings. The parent will not take phone calls and will not respond to meeting requests. This significantly delays the process to get him the services and resources he needs. This has been the pattern with almost every student with these behavioral issues. So staff members continue to be hit and resources that other kids should also have access to are being used for just this one child. —teacher

I apologize, PP, but I am wondering what word you meant to use before autocorrect fixed it. Erupts?

No, I meant that he elopes. It wasn't autocorrect. That is the term used to describe when students run out of the classroom (or any area they're supposed to be in at that time) or even out of the building. This student has done both, even with a staff member with him 1:1. He is much faster than an adult, and we are not allowed to physically stop him.

Isn't there special training that teachers and paras can take through MCPS to be able to lawfully restrain a child? I understand that the child may be not in danger if he's just running around the building, but he may be endangering other students by running so fast and he may endanger himself if he keeps running to the street or parking lot. Or does he stop when he gets to the edge of school grounds?

...We're teachers, not bouncers. I'm 5'3 and 110 pounds. I'm not restraining anyone.

You would if the alternative is being bitten.

Nope. Did you see the size of that kid? I think I'm going to stick with my strategy of not calling anyone the N word.

If that actually happened.

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Actually, every time we’ve tried to provide more support and advocated for a different placement for students who REALLY need it, we can’t get the parents to return phone calls or attend the meetings. We currently have a student who elopes up to 5 times per day, hits staff members and has screaming fits multiple times per day and we’ve had to have a staff member one on one with him, which means that resources are taken from others in order to make that work.

We would like to provide that support for him officially but that requires data collection and many meetings. The parent will not take phone calls and will not respond to meeting requests. This significantly delays the process to get him the services and resources he needs. This has been the pattern with almost every student with these behavioral issues. So staff members continue to be hit and resources that other kids should also have access to are being used for just this one child. —teacher

I apologize, PP, but I am wondering what word you meant to use before autocorrect fixed it. Erupts?

No, I meant that he elopes. It wasn't autocorrect. That is the term used to describe when students run out of the classroom (or any area they're supposed to be in at that time) or even out of the building. This student has done both, even with a staff member with him 1:1. He is much faster than an adult, and we are not allowed to physically stop him.

Isn't there special training that teachers and paras can take through MCPS to be able to lawfully restrain a child? I understand that the child may be not in danger if he's just running around the building, but he may be endangering other students by running so fast and he may endanger himself if he keeps running to the street or parking lot. Or does he stop when he gets to the edge of school grounds?

...We're teachers, not bouncers. I'm 5'3 and 110 pounds. I'm not restraining anyone.

You would if the alternative is being bitten.

Nope. Did you see the size of that kid? I think I'm going to stick with my strategy of not calling anyone the N word.

My DS’s HS has many big and tall security gurads in the hallway all the time. I am sure they can handle any kids/adult students. No 5’3 teacher needs to lift a finger.

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Actually, every time we’ve tried to provide more support and advocated for a different placement for students who REALLY need it, we can’t get the parents to return phone calls or attend the meetings. We currently have a student who elopes up to 5 times per day, hits staff members and has screaming fits multiple times per day and we’ve had to have a staff member one on one with him, which means that resources are taken from others in order to make that work.

We would like to provide that support for him officially but that requires data collection and many meetings. The parent will not take phone calls and will not respond to meeting requests. This significantly delays the process to get him the services and resources he needs. This has been the pattern with almost every student with these behavioral issues. So staff members continue to be hit and resources that other kids should also have access to are being used for just this one child. —teacher

I apologize, PP, but I am wondering what word you meant to use before autocorrect fixed it. Erupts?

No, I meant that he elopes. It wasn't autocorrect. That is the term used to describe when students run out of the classroom (or any area they're supposed to be in at that time) or even out of the building. This student has done both, even with a staff member with him 1:1. He is much faster than an adult, and we are not allowed to physically stop him.

Isn't there special training that teachers and paras can take through MCPS to be able to lawfully restrain a child? I understand that the child may be not in danger if he's just running around the building, but he may be endangering other students by running so fast and he may endanger himself if he keeps running to the street or parking lot. Or does he stop when he gets to the edge of school grounds?

...We're teachers, not bouncers. I'm 5'3 and 110 pounds. I'm not restraining anyone.

You would if the alternative is being bitten.

Sorry, my comment here was referring to younger children (elementary) with either autism or emotional disabilities. A high schooler probably requires several adults to be restrained properly. This is not expected of general education high school teachers.

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Many of the security guards whom I've seen in DCPS are grandmas. Be glad that our security personnel are burlier.

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Actually, every time we’ve tried to provide more support and advocated for a different placement for students who REALLY need it, we can’t get the parents to return phone calls or attend the meetings. We currently have a student who elopes up to 5 times per day, hits staff members and has screaming fits multiple times per day and we’ve had to have a staff member one on one with him, which means that resources are taken from others in order to make that work.

We would like to provide that support for him officially but that requires data collection and many meetings. The parent will not take phone calls and will not respond to meeting requests. This significantly delays the process to get him the services and resources he needs. This has been the pattern with almost every student with these behavioral issues. So staff members continue to be hit and resources that other kids should also have access to are being used for just this one child. —teacher

I apologize, PP, but I am wondering what word you meant to use before autocorrect fixed it. Erupts?

No, I meant that he elopes. It wasn't autocorrect. That is the term used to describe when students run out of the classroom (or any area they're supposed to be in at that time) or even out of the building. This student has done both, even with a staff member with him 1:1. He is much faster than an adult, and we are not allowed to physically stop him.

Isn't there special training that teachers and paras can take through MCPS to be able to lawfully restrain a child? I understand that the child may be not in danger if he's just running around the building, but he may be endangering other students by running so fast and he may endanger himself if he keeps running to the street or parking lot. Or does he stop when he gets to the edge of school grounds?

...We're teachers, not bouncers. I'm 5'3 and 110 pounds. I'm not restraining anyone.

You would if the alternative is being bitten.

Nope. Did you see the size of that kid? I think I'm going to stick with my strategy of not calling anyone the N word.

My DS’s HS has many big and tall security gurads in the hallway all the time. I am sure they can handle any kids/adult students. No 5’3 teacher needs to lift a finger.

You realize there are boys in 5th grade much bigger and stronger than teachers. We aren't talking high school. Some of these kids are up to 12 years old and held back multiple times. It is a massive danger and the parents ship them off to not deal with them and will never meet with the teachers. They don't care resources are being taken away from other kids. I say just let the kids run away outside of the school and call the police. The more records you have of the issues, the better.