teacher assaulted by student, and caught on video

[UGAalum94]

I didn't click through to the link, but I saw the story on the news last night, and they reported that the principal claimed that the teacher brought the attack on herself.


Doesn't that pretty much sum up the pathetic attitude that creates horrible school culture from the top down?

I hope the teacher pressed charges against the kids and sues the principal as well.

ETA:L from the article: "Lewis High was put on probation by Maryland school authorities last year for the high number of violent incidents reported there. Marietta English, the president of the Baltimore teachers’ union, said that the school has taken to not reporting incidents and not disciplining students for fear of being labeled “persistently dangerous,” a designation that would allow students to choose to go to other schools in the city."

[AKA_Monet]

Originally Posted by UGAalum94

I didn't click through to the link, but I saw the story on the news last night, and they reported that the principal claimed that the teacher brought the attack on herself.


Doesn't that pretty much sum up the pathetic attitude that creates horrible school culture from the top down?

I hope the teacher pressed charges against the kids and sues the principal as well.

Yes, it pretty much sums up the dumb attitude some folks have created from the top down.

And the reality is, this school is off the No Child Left Behind list--because these are the kids that have been long since been left behind...

You have got to think the kid was probably born in 1987-1989? Crack baby maybe? Also the teacher did not seem like that was her happily chosen profession--yet, it does not excuse the fact what this student did to her.

The teacher can probably press charges against the student for assault. She probably cannot touch the principal, but probably get her demoted. Making of a hazardous work environment? The GC lawyers would know more.

The sad part is this kid is probably headed directly to a penal institution because she just does not know appropriate behavior.

[DeltAlum]

I'm not sure I really want to watch the video.

My wife taught in a high school for "emotionally disturbed" adolesent girls in Baltimore years ago. Almost everyone in her classes had criminal records.

Even in a very suburban public school in Ohio, she had a knife flashed at her in a class once. She backed the kid down. I wouldn't want her to even consider it these days.

Scary stuff.

[KSUViolet06]

What is going on with kids today? I'm not even trying to be funny.

I'm 23, and I already feel like kids and teens are SO different than myself and my friends were growing up.

[epchick]

Originally Posted by AKA_Monet

Yes, it pretty much sums up the dumb attitude some folks have created from the top down.

You have got to think the kid was probably born in 1987-1989?

Since the girl is in high school, she would have been born 1990-1993...well unless she's failed a grade or two, then she might have been born before 1990.

But it is pretty pathetic that the principal would place the blame on the teacher. It really goes to show how little control teachers have in the classroom. I know if it was me, i would have struck back--and then i'd probably be in jail. haha.

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

What is going on with kids today? I'm not even trying to be funny.

I'm 23, and I already feel like kids and teens are SO different than myself and my friends were growing up.

I was taking to one of my long-time friends, and we said the exact same thing! I mean I've been out of high school for almost 5 years, and it seems like its been AGES compared to how we acted when we were in school compared to the kids now.