Woodgrove HS student physically assaults teacher
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Anonymous
+1. I hope that student gets criminal charges filed. Teachers have to put up with so much crap and are expected to do nothing. This kids' bad parents yielded a violent child. And there is NOTHING in the past 18 months that would turn a kid violent. If your kid is violent, he has underlying mental health and behavioral issues that preceded COVID. Stop blaming the pandemic for being lazy. My DH survived a civil war - complete with bullets, bombs, political upheaval and a lost childhood. Guess what? He doesn't beat people up becuase he had it rough. Anyone who blames the pandemic for their poor behavior is just a lazy, entitled, brat with bad parents. |
Anonymous
In my district, most students did NOT feel safer with SROs and actively petition for their removal. |
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Anonymous
What pros? SROs haven't stopped a single active school shooter and most shootings often happen off campus now. Just because kids "feel" safer doesn't mean they actually are safer. https://news.yahoo.com/mom-takes-action-her-5-200004843.html |
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I’m a teacher, and I want them back. People don’t know the all of the horrible things some kids endure in the community. Having an SRO at school is really helpful for those moments, when that stuff comes to light. I also think their presence has a positive impact on student behavior, which all of my colleagues are complaining about right now, but don’t seem to get the connection. They’re all falling all over themselves to prove how anti-racist they are (students and parents, too, for that matter) by demanding that they’re pulled out. This doesn’t solve George Floyd. I’d never dare say it to them, though- they’d jump all over me. But removing the SRO’s was so dumb. As far as active shooters go- yeah, I’d like them there. They’re trained and they have a gun. That article means nothing to me. SRO’s have also been helpful in these incidents. We could go back and forth with that. Would like to err on the side of safety. https://www.police1.com/active-shooter/articles/armed-sro-stopped-md-school-shooting-2-students-shot-BvrrqaXiOdlQlnqq/ |
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| Student to blame. |
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The full story, from what I've heard, is the teacher was upset because the student had called him 'buddy' trying to belittle the adult as if he were talking to a fellow classmate. Apparently, the teacher told the student that "Someone will get you for the way you talk to people" To which the student replied "Who? You?" In an attempt to push the teachers' buttons. Then the two began insulting each other. As the student got up with his backpack and started heading towards the door as seen in the video, the teacher made a comment about him 'running away'. Then the student (Who has an I.E.P, and reportedly has A.D.H.D, O.D.D & Bipolar disorder) Grabs the computer, (Which breaking things is a common in children & teens who suffer from chemical imbalances in areas of the brain, where trying to control impulsive behavior is difficult) The student was not in the right. But neither was the teacher. From the information that I have, the teacher works/worked with children with I.E.P.'s, he's gone through training for de-escalating situations just like this. I've worked with many children that suffer from mental illnesses, troubled teens, and adults.
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[quote=Anonymous]The full story, from what I've heard, is the teacher was upset because the student had called him 'buddy' trying to belittle the adult as if he were talking to a fellow classmate. Apparently, the teacher told the student that "Someone will get you for the way you talk to people" To which the student replied "Who? You?" In an attempt to push the teachers' buttons. Then the two began insulting each other. As the student got up with his backpack and started heading towards the door as seen in the video, the teacher made a comment about him 'running away'. Then the student (Who has an I.E.P, and reportedly has A.D.H.D, O.D.D & Bipolar disorder) Grabs the computer, (Which breaking things is a common in children & teens who suffer from chemical imbalances in areas of the brain, where trying to control impulsive behavior is difficult) The student was not in the right. But neither was the teacher. From the information that I have, the teacher works/worked with children with I.E.P.'s, he's gone through training for de-escalating situations just like this. I've worked with many children that suffer from mental illnesses, troubled teens, and adults.
[/quote] Where do you think most mental illness originats? |
Anonymous
His actions were abhorrent but neuroscience has clearly established that the frontal lobe and mature impulse control do not fully develop until mid to late 20s so it is a little unreasonable to expect the kid to act like an adult - even the adult lost his cool, after all! This is why we have a juvenile court so rehabilitative programming can hopefully rescue this idiot kid before he ruins his whole life by ‘acting out.’ I feel bad for all the kids, and all the teachers. It’s been a hellish few years. |
Anonymous
Sorry but you are irrational; given the frequency of violence on school campuses nationwide, it is irrational for anyone to expect good teachers to walk around with their heads in the clouds and not being alert to the fact that they could be violently attacked by a student at some point - if not facing one down the barrel of a gun. Very good teachers who love teaching and mentoring kids can still have realistic awareness that students can also pose serious threats to them. I wouldn’t want my kids in classrooms with Pollyannas who haven’t considered how they might protect themselves and other students from a student’s violence. |