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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm the OP.  I saw my primary care physician yesterday who recommended I start taking an anti anxiety medication.  I have also put in some calls to therapists to try and see someone.

I need to stay until I can get my full pension.  I'm not suicidal, I'm just massively stressed out.  I have one kid in my class who, daily, rips apart my classroom library.  He'll pull out hundreds of books and whip them across the room.  We regularly have to evacuate the room because he's dangerous.  (I'm going into the building tomorrow to pack up everything that belongs to me, including the entire class library, to give him less to damage and less to throw)  He's not quite 4 and a half feet tall, but he's 100 pounds and strong.  He's already injured a few kids.  He shoved one kid into the wall so hard we were worried that kid had a concussion.  He didn't, thank god.  Then I have a little girl who will sit in the coat area, with her coat over her head and she either cries really loud or screams anytime I ask her to do any work.  It is so loud, I can't teach and the other kids can't ignore her.  Yes, social work has gotten involved with both kids.  We've done an FBA and a BIP on each.  I'm implementing "the plan" as best as I can.  But I have 27 other students to take care of and my school seems to believe teachers should be able to deliver the work of a 1:1 aide, plus social work, plus psych care, and teach everyone else, too.

I'm going into my building tomorrow and my husband is helping me take home my classroom library and any other items the student can throw or damage.  I personally paid for all those things and it doesn't make sense to just let him destroy them.  It does mean that none of the other kids will have reading material outside the few school provided resources or games or any fun ways to learn.  I'm moving to strictly paper and pencil work.  They'll have to read stories from photocopies or from the smart board.  I also have a lot of sick days banked and my teacher friends are encouraging me to use them as much as possible.  I feel weird about that, especially because I several times, I've been able to step between the boy and other kids to prevent serious harm.  If I leave the others alone with a sub, I'm afraid of what will happen.

My school is dragging its feet re: a domain meeting on either kid.  It has been a few years in a row of this now.  At the end of this year, I am going to put in for a transfer to a more calm school though so many teachers I know are dealing with similar stuff I really don't want to go from the frying pan into the fire.

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I taught a similar class. I am so sorry. I am getting stressed just reading your story. Consider taking medical leave. You will take a financial hit this year, but you may still be able to retire at the time you were planning, depending on how long a break you take. Call your union tomorrow to ask about options. Will the kids get less? Yes. But that is not your fault or problem. [/quote]

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