[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.

[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?

[ThreePuttinDude]

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

Lockhart Elementary School

[LouD]

I am inclined to believe the teacher

There is not a doubt in my mind that the teacher is telling the truth. I've been substitute teaching while between jobs, and the level of obnoxious student behavior, disrespect towards teachers, and threatening or violent behavior is staggering - And the schools have little latitude in dealing with the problem students.

The typical approach is to shift students from school to school. In the district I teach in, there is no ability grouping (except for the so-called "learning disabled" or special needs/MR kids) until high school - so every single class in K-8th grade is polluted with troublemakers who suck up the majority of teacher attention. When they become bothersome enough, they ship them off to be someone else's problem.

[mrfixit514]

As a high school teacher I have often thought about taping my classes so I have proof that students are being disruptive. Then I realized it would be pointless since our administration does not punish students even when they admit to bad behavior.

[=Intervention=]

My mom taught jr. high in the 90's and the lack of control that teachers are allowed in their own classroom is amazing. Hearing story after story of how the kids must be allowed to get away with everything or else the parents will sue on trumped-up-charges, no support from administration, and so on, causes me to also trust the teacher in this story. What too often happens is that the teachers are already pushed into a corner and so do nothing, passing the kid so they don't have to deal with him next year. Meanwhile, the disruption, the violence, and so forth the kid does worsen every year...

[lawdude]

"Now when she encounters disruptive students, she tapes them."

Boy oh boy there is a violation of the little ba**ards civil rights and right to extreme privacy!