Anonymous
Post 09/13/2025 17:13     Subject: Re:Child came home distraught over teacher who was attacked.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You need to email the school and say that your daughter fears for her safety. Start that paper train now. This kid will be back and this will happen again. You need to keep saying your daughter feels unsafe to get him or her moved to a different classroom. Also get the other parents to email. Its the beginning of the year - do not wait to take action on this or this will be like this all year.


But she doesn't (reasonably) fear for her safety. The teacher was certainly at risk, but nothing in the OP suggests that the other students were physically at risk. OP needs to talk to her anxious child about how we are all struggling with things, that this other child probably also has anxiety that manifests differently, and that evacuating the classroom was how the school keeps the students safe while he is learning better tools.


You don't think the child threatening to kill people wouldn't make the other children fear for their safety? Is there something wrong with you?


The kid is presumably also 9. It is exceedingly unlikely that he has the means to kill anyone. I'm not doubting that it was scary, but talking about how the school can keep everyone safe is more productive than demonizing the kid. (If this was high school, or even middle school, it would be different.) Learning to distinguish between realistic and unrealistic threats is a key skill, especially for someone with anxiety.


With the number of guns in this country you really think it’s exceedingly unlikely that kid has the means to kill anyone? Also a 9 year old can be big. They can beat someone severely. Stop minimizing violence.
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2025 14:19     Subject: Re:Child came home distraught over teacher who was attacked.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Kinda surprised a kid can assault a teacher and not be immediately expelled.


Have you been living under a rock for ten years?


My kids have gone to charters where behavioral issues are nonexistent. DCPS sounds like a different world. You all have very low standards.
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2025 14:07     Subject: Child came home distraught over teacher who was attacked.
The class was evacuated but it took about 10-15min to get the child off the teacher.


Ten to fifteen minutes?!

I hope the teacher lawyers up and gets everything they can.

Nothing will change until people start making waves.
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2025 14:05     Subject: Re:Child came home distraught over teacher who was attacked.
Anonymous wrote:Kinda surprised a kid can assault a teacher and not be immediately expelled.


Have you been living under a rock for ten years?
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2025 13:43     Subject: Child came home distraught over teacher who was attacked.
Anonymous wrote:I am so sorry. I’m sorry for you and for the class. My daughter had a violent and destructive child in her class for two years until I told the school never to place her in the same class as him.

Unfortunately, I think your son is right that it will happen again. It’s going to happen several more times and the poor teacher won’t be able to defend herself and this child’s behavior will just continue to happen.


This. Your poor child is fearing for her safety. The more parents who complain and document, the higher likelihood something will be done OP.

Tell the principal your child is worried about her teacher and scared to go to school now.
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2025 13:26     Subject: Child came home distraught over teacher who was attacked.
The school WANTS you to make an official complaint and cause a huge stink.

Why? Because they cannot work on outplacement for this troubled student if there isn't sufficient documentation of his behavioral issues.

So contact every parent you know in the class and push them to make official complaints. You will help the school get this kid out to a more appropriate placement.



Anonymous
Post 09/13/2025 13:21     Subject: Re:Child came home distraught over teacher who was attacked.
Kinda surprised a kid can assault a teacher and not be immediately expelled.
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2025 11:55     Subject: Re:Child came home distraught over teacher who was attacked.
Let us know when the kid beats the teacher the death in front of the class. Otherwise, yawn....
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2025 11:21     Subject: Child came home distraught over teacher who was attacked.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Talk to your child's doctor and get them medicated/treated for their anxiety.


Please talk to a medical professional and self identify as a sociopath, your children as well if they watched unfazed as someone was attacked.


There's a huge difference between being "unfazed" and being paralyzed with fear. The OP's child is not reacting appropriately or rationally.


Paralyzed with fear is your narrative. OP’s is that the kid doesn't want to go to school after watching a kid assault his teacher and threaten to kill everyone. You know— that thing that happens regularly enough that OPs kid has probably done lockdown drills.

So tame your truly sociopathic concern trolling elsewhere, or tell me the last time you let your kids witness violet assault.
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2025 08:49     Subject: Child came home distraught over teacher who was attacked.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Talk to your child's doctor and get them medicated/treated for their anxiety.


Please talk to a medical professional and self identify as a sociopath, your children as well if they watched unfazed as someone was attacked.


There's a huge difference between being "unfazed" and being paralyzed with fear. The OP's child is not reacting appropriately or rationally.
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2025 08:45     Subject: Child came home distraught over teacher who was attacked.
Anonymous wrote:Talk to your child's doctor and get them medicated/treated for their anxiety.


Please talk to a medical professional and self identify as a sociopath, your children as well if they watched unfazed as someone was attacked.
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2025 08:26     Subject: Child came home distraught over teacher who was attacked.
Talk to your child's doctor and get them medicated/treated for their anxiety.
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2025 03:05     Subject: Re:Child came home distraught over teacher who was attacked.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You need to email the school and say that your daughter fears for her safety. Start that paper train now. This kid will be back and this will happen again. You need to keep saying your daughter feels unsafe to get him or her moved to a different classroom. Also get the other parents to email. Its the beginning of the year - do not wait to take action on this or this will be like this all year.


But she doesn't (reasonably) fear for her safety. The teacher was certainly at risk, but nothing in the OP suggests that the other students were physically at risk. OP needs to talk to her anxious child about how we are all struggling with things, that this other child probably also has anxiety that manifests differently, and that evacuating the classroom was how the school keeps the students safe while he is learning better tools.


You don’t have a lot of access to news sources do you? Children do face real danger from violent classmates.
Anonymous
Post 09/12/2025 11:39     Subject: Child came home distraught over teacher who was attacked.
Anonymous wrote:Complain in writing to everyone you can think of - Principal, guidance counselor, school board, etc. Focus on the disruption and threat to your own child. Do this every time something happens. In writing. It can take YEARS for the school system to offer a more appropriate placement even if the parents, teacher, and school staff are on board. Having a large paper trail and complaints from many different people can help.


It DOES. NOT. MATTER. They have a structure in place that is locked tight and literally no one can do anything to effect change.