As an urban high school teacher all I can do is shrug. You cannot do anything to these kids, especially protected groups. I frequently tell my suburban friends about my school experiences, I find they don’t believe me, or at least I’m exaggerating. Throwing chairs, screaming at each other at the teacher, taking hits on vapes, just getting up and leaving the classroom in mass groups, entering a classroom in session in mass groups, refusing to sit down, profanity you’ve never heard. This is just IN THE CLASSROOM, the behavior out in the halls and the grounds is worse. There is NO accountability, no discipline. Our test scores are rock bottom and the news and “big deals” blame the teachers, or poverty. I just keep my head down and wait out the 3 more years. At one time I did try to make a difference and I was always on the carpet on the verge of losing my job, (and in reality, there is no such thing as a teacher’s union, most are merely extensions of the administrative wing). So, lesson learned, just keep them from killing each other.
Wow, I would be afraid to go to work every day if I were you. As they say in dangerous situations - stay alert, stay alive.
You have to wonder about the parent(s) of these kids. Do they not care or are they resigned to the situation? I would move heaven and earth to get my kid out of a school like this.