Originally Posted by jen:
Actually, that isn't true. Educators are not allowed to "call out" a student for bad behavior as they are "shaming" the child. We are not to call attention to a child's poor behavior and I have seen children literally push an administrator and simply get sent to the "reflection" room...after all, he didn't really hit anyone.
Now, don't get me wrong. NO ONE had better lay a hand on my child; but the truth is, educators are pretty limited in what they can do by way of discipline. Teachers need to rely on parents. I had a student last week who told a teacher she was a "stupid sl*t." She then refulsed to go to the in school suspension room; administration contacted her parent. The parent told the kid to go sit in detention and she'd get $50 when she got home...
Just sayin...
You just summed up parenting today, Jen....and sadly this kind of thing goes on EVERYWHERE and in HUGE numbers.