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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I work at an elementary school and [b]we had more than one physical fight last week (2 on the same day).[/b]  Yes, elementary school. OSSI wouldn’t allow suspension because a weapon wasn’t involved. Kids have been able to get away with way too much due to lack of consequences because the student code of conduct is written that way. Administrators are too spineless to push back. They don’t want their numbers to look bad. The people at OSSI need to physically be in schools to see firsthand what’s going on.

The people who developed the student code of conduct need to get out of their ivory tower and see what we’re seeing. Once kids realize they can get away with behaviors then the behaviors escalate until we have the current situation. It’s a perfect storm of no consequences and spineless admin and the teachers are expected to work miracles with kids who know they can get away with anything, and then once other kids see that then game on.

Teachers are leaving my school in droves next year. Maybe that will actually catch the eye of central office since teachers’ accounts of what’s really going on in schools certainly haven’t. [/quote]

We are at an ES that has had several fights this year.  Same situation.  None of the students can be suspended.  Kids know there are few (if any) consequences, and the bad behavior continues.  Too much of a focus on PBIS, and not enough on punishing kids who behave badly.

Agree with the other PP that there is pressure to NOT report things.  Principals don't want it to reflect poorly on their schools, so they pretend incidents are less important than they may be.  [/quote]

sad thing is this - Teachers can leave all they want.  It isn't better in other schools.  Now, if they leave the profession altogether, that's another thing (and another societal issue as well that's too big to solve here).  [/quote]

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