***....."Administrators have said to me privately that they would rather be academically failing than be a dangerous school." ...*** Source"Yep, greedy lawyers, dishonorable judges, clueless juries, and worthless plaintiffs."
This is exactly the problem..People are too intimidated to practice any kind of civility or action to protect children or anyone for fear of being sued to kingdom come. To think that the police have to be involved to safely resolve an issue like this is hair raising but any rational person can understand the dilemma these teachers found themselves in. In my day, that kid would have been spanked at school and, again, at home for such defiant behavior. If these lawyers are not reigned in, we are going to go back to a state of uncivilization which we cannot comprehend.
***....."Administrators have said to me privately that they would rather be academically failing than be a dangerous school." ...*** Source