FL Teacher Sues Orange County District over "Kindergartner from Hell"

WND.com ^ | 06-01-03 | WND.com

[Theodore R.]

Finally, a teacher who will fight back and tell the truth about the government schools. But I bet CA won't listen. Orange Co. administrators would probably deny all this and try to keep the public from finding out what is happening in that elementary school.

[AppyPappy]

The word Principal must be French for "gutless".

[independentmind]

I'm confused. Did this occur in Florida or California?

BTW, I have a friend who teaches high school English. Based on her stories, I am inclined to believe the teacher in this story. My friend has also confronted the problem of disbelief from parents. Her school system has actually installed video cameras in each room. Now when she encounters disruptive students, she tapes them.

Oh, and by the way, she is extremely conservative.

[Theodore R.]

You are right, this is Orange Co., "conservative" Orlando, in FL, not Orange Co., CA.

[prairiebreeze]

The school districts attorney said: "I find it incredible that anyone would put this kind of litany of student problems in a court case,"

Translate that: "I'm worried about defending the school's inaction in view of all this documentation".

I believe the teacher, however I have problems with her "pain and suffering" lawsuit. We all have difficulties we have to deal with. This unfortunate occurrance only lasted a finite period of time for this teacher. More fodder for the civil suit trial lawyers. Gimme a break!

Prairie

[Carolinamom]

Since the child was transferred to a more appropriate setting (teachers trained in dealing w/such students), why was the teacher ALSO transferred to another school?

[whereasandsoforth]

There is a simple solution to all this: Birch rod & bare butt. Apply rod to butt as needed.

[ThreePuttinDude]

Lockhart Elementary School
7500 Edgewater Dr
Orlando, FL 32810
Phone: (407) 296-6440
Fax: (407) 521-3342

Lockhart Elementary School

[johniegrad]

The article says that the teacher became disruptive in the school. Not sure what that means although one could surmise that she ticked off the administration.

[Vinnie]

The word Principal must be French for "gutless".

LOL

I used to entertain the thought of teaching. But then I realized the easiest thing to do was just report to the jail and save myself the hassle of a trial. That is how my imaginary career would end.

[secret garden]

They don't indicate who was transferred first or why the child was transferred(parental request or school district request). More questions than answers.

[Theodore R.]

Also soap in mouth for the young does wonders in controlling obscenities. It only takes a little dab too.

[Vinnie]

I was at a shopping mall several years ago. A 5-6 yr. old boy threw a tantrum right in front of me. He was literally laying on his back kicking his feet and shreiking. I'd never seen that before except on TV.
The mother was squatted beside him saying " Now Johnny we shouldn't ...".

I offered her my belt. That did not go over well. :)

[ThreePuttinDude]

One cure for all the difficulties these lawsuites are creating
would be to charge the losing party to pay for all the
costs of the case.

If the teachers case is dismissed as frivolous then she and the lawyer
that takes the case should be made to pay.

[AppyPappy]

I taught for two weeks. That was enough. I taught Reading to seniors who couldn't read but were going to graduate. We used a 4th grade primer.

We've gone through this whole gutless principal thing with our daughter who is in 3rd grade. Teacher's have been assaulted and he just can't throw the bad kids out.

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

I offered her my belt. That did not go over well. :)

Unfortunately, you should have offered it in a different way and hit her hard and often.

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

Yes, finally! I have waited for YEARS for someone to do this. I hope this sets a precedent and the pendulum begins to swing back in the other direction. Children are going to have to learn to conform to standards of behavior set by schools and the parents are going to have to make the children obey those standards. If not, throw the children out of school and punish the parents through fines, etc.

[AppyPappy]

My son did that. I considered it entertainment. A crowd would gather and we'd all watch him. Eventually, he got too embarassed to do it.

Crying is good for their little lungs. A tantrum at any age is a bad time to negotiate. I don't have a problem with them wallowing around, screaming like banshees but when they try anything destructive, they get their ass whacked. They've outgrown it now. I rather miss it.

[AppyPappy]

soap in mouth for the young does wonders in controlling obscenities.

We use vinegar.

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

Finally, a teacher who will fight back and tell the truth about the government schools.

This is not just government schools. I have taught in two different states, both public and private. The problem is EVERYWHERE except with homeschooled children. In almost all home-schooled children I have observed, they are light years ahead of anyone else in every way. The problem is that almost no one has the willpower to set standards and see that they're adhered to. If someone does set standards, that individual is quickly run off.