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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a secondary teacher and have always kept my purse under lock and key at school. More recently I've had to keep everything else under lock and key too because of students stealing and being destructive. This includes any food I bring from home, tape, markers, stapler, clorox wipes, cheap headphones that are for students who get audio accommodations, my water bottle, etc. [/quote]

Same. The students steal my food, tape dispensers, dry erase markers, binder clips, books, headphones, pens, extra Chromebook chargers (which are labeled with my name and are covered in fluorescent tape), and almost anything else that isn't glued down. I am required to keep my classroom door open between classes as well as to be in the hallways during transitions, so access is easy.

They've also vandalized the floors, desks, power strips, whiteboards, and bulletin boards. Their parents won't back me up, and admin says they have bigger fish to fry, so the behavior continues.

I've taught 7-12 for more than 25 years, and the past three years have been the worst I've ever seen regarding behavior. [/quote]
Because zero consequences, right?
Why do you suppose this is happening?[/quote]

Bad admin and worse parenting. [/quote]
Are bad parents responsible for the bad administrators?[/quote]

Involved parents are much more likely to expect administrators to toe the line. It's a lot harder for an administrator to ignore the fact that Larlo is a theif and tell the teacher there's no proof that Larlo did anything wrong if there are 3-4 angry parents on the phone, all reporting that their children saw Larlo take the headphones from the bin or stole their kids' chargers right before a test.
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