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[quote=Anonymous]If I could distill it down to one thing, the hardest part is that I am not permitted to set and defend my own boundaries. In my life outside of teaching, I can say “I won’t be sworn at,” or “I don’t tolerate sexual innuendo that is meant to be disrespectful, threatening, or intimidating,” and I can leave the situation or refuse to interact further with the abusive person. In a school environment I’ve had students, parents, and teachers respond “That’s not a reasonable rule,” “This behavior can’t be helped,” “This behavior is a manifestation of the child’s disability,” “What you heard or saw is not what you thought you heard or saw,” “You have to give a second [or 1,322nd] warning before imposing consequences,” and other excuses. There is nothing that exhausts a person more than having your bright lines crossed every day. Eventually you have to stand up for yourself in the only way you have left—by leaving.[/quote]
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