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I agree with that. You know, my wife is an 8th grade teacher. A few years back she had a couple of twins that were walking hell. I mean these kids caused maximum trouble for everybody they could. School sent them home repeatedly... even to the point that the dad was going to sue the district for "singling out his kids" etc. My wife has taught 27 years... and these were far and away the worst.

After the 2nd semester started and my wife was about to either cry or quit her job, I went one evening to the kids house. They lived around the block from me. Told dad face to face that if his kids gave my wife one more minute of problem in school, that I would personally kick his you know what. Well that didn't go over well, and there was talk of court proceedings and all sorts of things. But when I left, he understood that I was absolutely serious. Didn't matter what else happened, I had had enough. His kids from that night forward treated my wife with respect.... treated her like a teacher. He of course called the school and complained about me... and they told him I wasn't under thier jurisdiction. And I see him around the neighborhood now and then... but he always looks the other way.

Very true story.