Are there any groups that protect children from abusive staff at school? .?

Question

Children not getting to do what they are qualified for. Told to limit questions to three in a given class. Being punished for other peoples mistakes.

Answer 1

What do you mean by "what they are qualified for"? What are children qaulified for other than to go to school, behave, and learn? As for only being able to ask 3 questions... that's probably just something you should talk to the teacher about personally. It's probably a rule to keep kids from asking stupid things like "What color was the white horse?". It encourages them to think for themselves but at the same time if they really don't understand they should be able to ask as many questions as it takes (and given those circumstances I'm sure the teacher would be willing to work with any child individually who had more than three questions and showed a SINCERE interest in learning the material). Being punished for others mistakes is common in school... see the other answerers response about the 'quite lunch' for example (we had to do that too when I was in school). But if you feel the teacher is punishing your child in excess of another for the same misconduct you should first talk to the teacher then the principle. Always give the teacher time to explain their reasonings and at that time you might be able to make suggestions that could help them out.

Answer 2

The first thing, is to make sure your accusations are correct. You should not stand alone with this, you need other witnesses.
Start by contacting the school board and continue up the line to the board of education. Everywhere you turn, you must accept the fact that you will be blamed. Don't let this stop you.
If you are within your rights you might send a letter to your State Legislature. If this gets you nowhere, then you have the right to visit the classroom on any given day to observe. Don't let anyone know that you will be there. A first hand view of the teachers actions can make a big difference. If you are not the only person with this problem, then when all efforts are exalted, you could go to your local newspaper. No organization likes to have to defend themselves with the media. (Before going to the classroom to observe, check-in with the principal).

Answer 3

There's nothing abusive about limiting questions, or mistakenly laying blame. If you are really concerned, start with the teacher, and if the matter is not resolved, go to the principal, then the school board. I agree with hootie's response - kids don't have any inherent rights at school, the school is acting in place of the parents, and some things that might seem wrong - particularly when described by a child who has an axe to grind - make sense if you know the truth about the circumstances.

Answer 4

I gotta go with Ashley. We weren't allowed to talk at lunch when we were in school.

As for being punished for others mistakes, sometimes a teacher doesn't know who did it. If no one fesses up, and somebody always knows who did it, everyone gets punished. That's the way the world works. Perhaps you should get whoever is causing the trouble to stop doing it.

I agree the question thing is weird, but the other stuff is just standard procedure.

Answer 5

Unless it's physically or sexually abusive, you probably should just go through the ranks to try to resolve the problem. Talk to the teacher directly, then the principal, then the superintendent,etc. But by all means, if you feel like your child is being harassed or threatened in any way, do not hesitate to take legal action, or request your child be removed from that class, or even that school. Good luck!

Answer 6

You would really need to be more specific, nothing you have said sounds like abuse. When I was a kid we would sometimes have "quiet lunch" where no one in the grade could talk or sit with whomever they chose because some students had been out of control the previous lunch. That's being punished for another's mistakes, but its not abuse.

Answer 7

its called parents that take action for there children.
dont be intimated by the school system. do the chain of command like principle on up. if you get no results then go to
school board. myself personally, teacher touches my kid, gets charges pressed. then gets a *** kicking after school hours. if i dont touch my kids no one else does either.
you an adult, adults dont put there hands on my kid.
my kid aint perfect, if he in the wrong its my job to correct him not anyone else. if my kid in the right, then ill back my kid 200% all the way. school is to learn education not to be abused.

Answer 8

school board