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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Two years ago we had a kindergarten teacher, upcounty, who got hit by a student, and suffered permanent brain damage. She went on long-term disability but then left the school system soon after. It happens. :([/quote]

What the heck? How are five year olds that strong?    [/quote]

Six years and two principals ago, a kindergartener at the same school did something that broke a teacher's leg (I'm unfamiliar with the current incident, so I don't know if the same K teacher was involved).  A long-term sub was needed for a few months; one of the parents filled in.

Thankfully, the teacher was able to return.  The student was moved (uncertain where), but the issue should have been addressed earlier, as there had been several earlier reports of that child's sometimes violent behavior.

I think this is less about a particular school and more about the system, though administrations at one school or other may be more adept in their handling of incidents.  RJ, IEPs, etc., are important individual and societal goods when employed correctly.  That doesn't mean a lack of consequence, and it shouldn't mean countervailing action out of a concern for social optics.  It also shouldn't have to get to the point of serious medical attention, whether for a broken major bone or a head wound with a concussion, before protections kick in that remove the child from class, and reasonable return conditions should be set.

Safety has to trump accommodation when the two are in great conflict, and there needs to be situation-conditioned allowance of immediate temporary relief while processes (e.g., IEP and associated staffing) play out.[/quote]

I don't think this is about the school because we also have a child at SCES and haven't heard anything about recess violence or violence in class (granted, our DC is older).  But if you are part of the school community you probably saw the many emails from PTA begging for more parent volunteers at recess.  If you can take the time to do it, even for just one day, please do.  Obviously, your job is not to intervene in fights, and some kids will act out regardless, but it is definitely helpful to simply have more adults present.  For example, there was an issue with recess soccer games getting out of hand but some parents have stepped up to help "referee."  They are just really, really understaffed and cannot possibly be everywhere at once on the recess field.

I mean, pull your kid out of the school if you want - but SCES is really a very good school with an amazing parent community, and other MCPS elementary schools likely have similar issues.

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