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These kids were physically threatening the teacher. The teacher doesn't have to "handle it". There's no excuse for this kind of behavior. The lack of him being backed up shows how worthless most school administrators in an urban setting truly are. They don't want the applecart, or gravy train, to be upset in any way.

This man is correct. He needs to put a video camera in the classroom, and then, when one of these clowns does the threastened punch routine, call the cops and have him arrested.

The problem is, because this man has not been backed up, the kids know they have won, and will escalated the terrorism against this man.

These kids were physically threatening the teacher.

In the eyes of the administration, there is no evidence that any student was physically threatening. Nor did the teacher do what he was supposed to do to maintain order. In order to have a good school, there must be a minimal level of complaints from those people that the administration has no contol over: the parents. Obviously, in this situation, the teacher is clearly at fault for not performing to the schools' standard procedures. Following proper procedure leads students by example and creates a better learning environment. When a teacher does not follow established procedure, it sends students the signal that it's OK to rebel against authority. SO if there are problems in the classroom, it's becasue of the disruptive nature of the teacher. < /sarcasm>

Personally, I hope more teachers bring many more lawsuits against their incompetent administrators.

"The problem is, because this man has not been backed up, the kids know they have won,"

The little bastards will see the true nature of their "victory" when they come face-to-face with "market forces," fail miserably and become unemployed or "under-employed (if such is possible), futily blame "The System," and win as their ultimate "victory" and honored place in the joint or on a slab.

All the more reason for the rest of us to lock and load.....