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Bad parenting. Probably. But bad teachers? Ann, what you saw in that video happens to teachers every day. I myself was once hit so hard that it knocked me over, and I had to go to the hospital.

No teacher likes that. And no teacher teaches it as acceptable behavior.

So why does it happen, in schools anyway? Like with society in general, in schools bad behavior is excused away. Principals get bonuses - and promotions - by limiting suspensions. So a kid who would have been thrown out of school in the old days is now sent right back to class, with a note telling the teacher to call home.

And woe to the teacher who calls the police to report a violent incident. We were told that calling the police was a firing offense. And that was because you weren’t going through the proper channels. Of course, when you go through the proper channels everything was hushed up.

Yes, today’s curriculum is weak. Things like manners and citizenship aren’t taught anymore. But teachers no longer have any input on what’s being taught. That all comes from central administration.