One of my second graders did not return from recess. The school security came to my room and said the student had purposely tried to trip one of the recess monitors who is an elderly woman with a cane.
I didn't know what to say. I felt really awkward. The security said the student is in serious trouble and they were going to try and call her Mom.
An hour later, I saw the officer in the hall and he said the administration is going to take care of it and something "Serious and heavy" was coming.
I'm scared for the kid. What she did was wrong, but she's only in second grade. What are they going to do to her? Suspension?
2007-12-12 04:19:08 · 4 answers · asked by Original_Syn 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
Goodness! It sounds like the administrators at your school are a little full of themselves and a little too removed from real children! Unless this child has a history of nastiness and this was the last straw, this makes little sense. School is a place of learning. Rather than thinking in terms of "serious and heavy" punishments, they should use this as an educational opportunity. Kids don't naturally know where funny ends and dangerous starts - we have to teach them. If she hadn't learned that lesson yet, that could easily have been done without terrorizing her.
2007-12-12 04:27:10 · answer #1 · answered by neniaf 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Yea, suspension would be the harshest punishment I can think of for tripping someone...unless the elderly person fell and broke a hip or something. Don't worry though, that kid will be the coolest kid in class when she comes back...all the other kids will think it was great.
2007-12-12 04:25:16 · answer #2 · answered by MoneyMatt 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I don't know if you have any control over this situation or not, but the ONLY thing they are suppose to do is to follow their OWN rules for disclipline.
So many times teachers, principals, etc do any thing to disclipline the child when they are suppose to follow their OWN LAWS in this matter.
Check the schools disclipline policy to see what is SUPPOSE to be done in this case and if they DON"T do this, you can try to fight this if you are very concerned about the child.
2007-12-12 05:51:33 · answer #3 · answered by jdeekdee 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I wouldn't worry about it too much. She did something wrong and she needs to be punished.
2007-12-12 04:27:13 · answer #4 · answered by jdecorse25 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋