Anonymous wrote:My kids have had boring teachers, bad teachers and somewhat mean teachers and we let all of that slide. They had one teacher that crossed the line. She belittled kids and among other things routinely made middle school boys cry. She was known as horrible by alllll the parents, and was known to single out kids who went to their counselor about her.
I reported her anonymously to the school. I did not think she should be teaching middle schoolers, and is thankfully no longer there.

How did you report anonymously? Call and blocked your phone number? I assume all schools have the unblock the block function for safety reasons so nothing would be anonymous.

Anonymous wrote:DD (16) has a teacher who she describes as behaving in unusual ways. For instance, DD says that the teacher “crashed out” in class almost every day when describing her day after getting home from school, frequently over minor things. Then there are more extreme things. One time she ripped up a student’s homework assignment because she felt it was poorly done. Another time she belittled a student with a hearing impairment during a secure. DD doesn’t seem particularly disturbed by all this, but I am. What would you do?

OP, do you even know what this means? "Crashed out" is such a vague term, and could mean anything from crying to shouting to just getting really despondent or seeming sad. Did you bother to question your teen about the specifics, and if so, why are you including vague childish language in your post?

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Anonymous wrote:This is second hand information coming from a teen.

This. You should hear the things the students tell me about their parents. Nothing that is reportable, but a lot that you wouldn’t want repeated. - a teacher

My mother says that when I started school, the principal met with the parents and offered a deal along tge lines of: If you don’t automatically believe everything they tell you about us, we won’t automatically believe everything they tell us about you.

You are quoting me. School just started so we don’t know these kids that well. If I took them literally you would think some have zero food in their house and you are starving them often (because they don’t like what you buy and aren’t giving limited cash for whatever they want but that’s only after you dig a little more and they keep talking). A different person would instantly put in a CPS referral.

And I this post would get reported if I typed all of the things I hear about your dating lives or other things you do. Yes, they tell us. And when they are a little bit angry maybe some is exaggerated but we do the best to redirect like we would when we get told anything that’s off task or inappropriate .

As teachers, we’ve heard it all. We can go on and on. That principal was correct.

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Anonymous wrote:DD (16) has a teacher who she describes as behaving in unusual ways. For instance, DD says that the teacher “crashed out” in class almost every day when describing her day after getting home from school, frequently over minor things. Then there are more extreme things. One time she ripped up a student’s homework assignment because she felt it was poorly done. Another time she belittled a student with a hearing impairment during a secure. DD doesn’t seem particularly disturbed by all this, but I am. What would you do?

What does this mean?

A secure hold when something is going on in the building so we stop movement in the halls and keep kids in their rooms . Less serious than a lockdown but still a security maneuver.

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Anonymous wrote:DD (16) has a teacher who she describes as behaving in unusual ways. For instance, DD says that the teacher “crashed out” in class almost every day when describing her day after getting home from school, frequently over minor things. Then there are more extreme things. One time she ripped up a student’s homework assignment because she felt it was poorly done. Another time she belittled a student with a hearing impairment during a secure. DD doesn’t seem particularly disturbed by all this, but I am. What would you do?

Red flags all over. Why is she telling the students about her personal life after school? I know this type. High school teacher who never left high school herself.

What are you reading because it doesn’t say that anywhere. OP’s KID is describing her day, not the teacher

Crash out can mean anything to kids. You’re envisioning it being screaming and throwing desks and really it was probably just telling them to knock off some annoying behavior. During a secure, any student acting foolish and compromising safety is going to be reprimanded, even if they are hard of hearing. Your kid is dramatic and you’re 10x worse.

Anonymous wrote:DD (16) has a teacher who she describes as behaving in unusual ways. For instance, DD says that the teacher “crashed out” in class almost every day when describing her day after getting home from school, frequently over minor things. Then there are more extreme things. One time she ripped up a student’s homework assignment because she felt it was poorly done. Another time she belittled a student with a hearing impairment during a secure. DD doesn’t seem particularly disturbed by all this, but I am. What would you do?

Red flags all over. Why is she telling the students about her personal life after school? I know this type. High school teacher who never left high school herself.

Anonymous wrote:DD (16) has a teacher who she describes as behaving in unusual ways. For instance, DD says that the teacher “crashed out” in class almost every day when describing her day after getting home from school, frequently over minor things. Then there are more extreme things. One time she ripped up a student’s homework assignment because she felt it was poorly done. Another time she belittled a student with a hearing impairment during a secure. DD doesn’t seem particularly disturbed by all this, but I am. What would you do?

What does this mean?

Anonymous wrote:MYOB
Teachers get stressed dealing with other people's evil spawn everyday. Best to not anger her and have that frustration directed at your daughter.

Wrong answer

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Anonymous wrote:This is second hand information coming from a teen.

This. You should hear the things the students tell me about their parents. Nothing that is reportable, but a lot that you wouldn’t want repeated. - a teacher

My mother says that when I started school, the principal met with the parents and offered a deal along tge lines of: If you don’t automatically believe everything they tell you about us, we won’t automatically believe everything they tell us about you.

My kids have had boring teachers, bad teachers and somewhat mean teachers and we let all of that slide. They had one teacher that crossed the line. She belittled kids and among other things routinely made middle school boys cry. She was known as horrible by alllll the parents, and was known to single out kids who went to their counselor about her.
I reported her anonymously to the school. I did not think she should be teaching middle schoolers, and is thankfully no longer there.

Even if you attempted to solve this problem it is very unlikely that anything will happen to the teacher. One of the most demoralizing things about the profession is that teachers can be real nightmares and nothing ever happens (and they get paid the same as the good ones)

Anonymous wrote:You gather the facts, and if you feel your daughter is a reliable reporter (my daughter is) you email the counselor and CC the Principal. Discrimination against disabled people is grounds for firing, OP. It's extremely serious.

So glad to hear your daughter is a reliable reporter!

I don't know why weirdos are posting that this is nothing; or impugning the teen just because they're using normal slang for their age.

The teacher sounds emotionally out of control and needs to be reported.

You can contact the counselor and the administrator for your kid's grade (or whatever the hierarchy is at your school).

"Secure" is a new term this year in MCPS which indicates that classrooms need to be locked for the duration of the alert. It's less burdensome than "Lockdown" (lights out, no noise) and stricter than "Hold" (corridors need to be kept clear).

Anonymous wrote:This is second hand information coming from a teen.

This. You should hear the things the students tell me about their parents. Nothing that is reportable, but a lot that you wouldn’t want repeated. - a teacher