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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree with many of the previous posters. As a new DCPS high school teacher, a boy came into my classroom and began dragging a girl around by her hair. She picked up the trash can and hit him with it until he let her go. Though I was shouting for security, none came. The students all knew who the boy was and ID'd him to the VP, however his behavior was never addressed in any way. He was in school the next day like nothing happened. I pestered the VP to at least have a sit down with both the girl and the boy, but it never happened.

I have SO many stories like this. I gave up long ago on security or support from the admins. I lock my classroom door from the inside to keep my students safe. The students are so far behind and have so many troubles, it is exhausting. Not to mention many students are hungry and the (free and reduced) food they feed in the cafeteria is absolutely disgusting.

The school has a nice building, a beautiful closet full of whiteboard markers, new textbooks, and supplies for activities - all things my previous school didn't have- but until basic needs are met, all those nice things are useless.  [/quote]

Why the hell didn't someone call the police?

If I were treated this way, it's what I would do.  If my child were treated this way, it's what I'd want her to do.  Why would you observe criminal assault and not file a police report?!

What school are you getting paid to show up at, and ignore criminal behavior?[/quote]
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You do realize to a lot of these kids this is normal behavior right?[/b]  It's behavior they see at home and on the street. So while you would expect your daughter to call the police, in these communities you would be considered a snitch and not taking care of your own business.

Besides at my DCPS school if we call the police we better have a bloody face or major injury. Otherwise he'll hath no fury like the principal. You won't be long employed at DCPS if you go calling the police about everything you see [/quote]

Another former DCPS teacher, I am now in MCPS. The straw that broke the camel's back for me, happened when my second grader brought a steak knife to the school to stab a boy he didn't like. I called the the school security. Teachers in DCPS are forbidden from calling the police, instead the school security officer or the administration are the only ones who can call. The school that I worked at worked with the local police station and had specific officers that were assigned to the school. So, whenever the school called, only the officers who worked closely with the school were called. The administration and security guards also had these officers personal cell phone numbers. This ensures that this is never a record of 911 being dialed from the school number. IF 911 if called from a school number, the administration and those in the office have to report it and file an incident report with central office.

Why is this, you may ask? As someone mentioned before, administrators in DCPS are only concerned about staying ahead of scandals and hopping from job to job.

The other straw that broke the camel's back for me happened when a 5th grader was arrested on school grounds because he had robbed someone with a gun a few days before with his brother. The kid was literally handcuffed and laughing and smiling because it was cool and he got "swag" points.

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