Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In this day and age where a teacher's options are limited by law and the court of public opinion, what would you advise a teacher with an out of control, physically violent kid (who probably refused a time out) to do? Leave the classroom?, hit the kid?, call security?. Obviously you wouldn't want your kid's teacher to leave the classroom unattended with an out of control kid in there and you would not want your kids' teacher to hit the unruly kid(s). Maybe calling security (without the verbal threat of being put in jail) is the lesser of all the options. It doesn't seem like the kid(s) would have listened to the principal either.

With the push towards immersion some 'out of control' (through NO fault of their own) children are being put into the classroom. Isolating the child is considered 'child abuse'--ie sending the child form the class. I was advised in my special needs class that if a child is throwing desks etc. I need to lead the rest of the children from the room and seek help. You may have the best classroom management skills in the world, and be confronted with a child who is beyond reach from the regular strategies. Security seems like a good option here. though not a long-term bandaid.

I am the poster you quoted 18:54. Maybe I didn't express myself well but I do agree with you that security seemed like a good option there. I meant to write in my prior post that maybe calling security was the lesser evil of all the options. My friends daughter used to be in a class in one of the charter schools where three teachers has quit since school started in August because the unruly kids were creating an environment that was not condusive to their teaching.

I live in Brookland DC and it's one of the areas of DC that feels like it's a maryland suburb. I love the fact that it's a bit removed from the hustle and bustle of downtown DC but is only about 10 mins train ride to metro center and 15 mins ride to dupont circle. I don't know about the public schools but my niece goes to St Anthony's school on 12th and Monroe and her parents have very positive things to say about the school. I also know she thrives in the school. Two charter schools are also setting up shop in DC in the fall right behind my house. Potomac lighthouse public charter school and the chinese immersion public charter school that has been actively discussed in this forum. Good luck and if you decide to move there, welcome to brookland.