Another Teacher Injured

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@HazySue (39268)
Gouverneur, New York
October 20, 2017 8:47am CST
In this crazy mixed up world there has been yet another attack on a teacher. This time it wasn't just a student who attacked her, it was also the parents. Pittsburg Pennsylvania police are investigating the attack of a fourth grade teacher who took a cell phone away from a fourth grade student. It should not have come as a surprise to anyone, the school district had a no cell phone policy. When she took the cell phone away the student bit her. She first had to deal with the parent threatening to get even with her and then following her to local clinic where she was going to get the bite checked out. When she parked at the clinic the mother of the child threw a brick through the teachers car window hitting her in the face. When she got out of the car, she was then attacked from the back. The teacher then called 911 and was taken to the local hospital. She suffered injuries to her face and lost a tooth. The mother was arrested and is currently facing charges of aggravated assault, stalking, terroristic threats and recklessly endangering another person. This teacher showed grace in the midst of this attack by worrying about the child involved. Apparently she was concerned about the parents teaching the little girl that you solve problems with violence. No wonder there are so many kids who use violence these days.
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• Boston, Massachusetts
20 Oct 17
This is crazy! As a school social worker, this is one of my worst fears. I work with a lot of angry kids - I've been bitten, hit, punched, slapped, spit on... But never by a parent!
@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
20 Oct 17
I have run across the same problems as you. I taught a self contained class for a few years before switching to a classroom of students who should have been contained but were not. They could not be mainstreamed but were set up to change from a special class for each subject. These Inclusion students many times needed a stronger structure than we were able to provide.
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• Boston, Massachusetts
20 Oct 17
@HazySue It's not always a fun job, but it's incredibly rewarding
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@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
20 Oct 17
@mikaelajuliet It was rewarding for a very long time.
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@Kandae11 (55164)
20 Oct 17
That is terrible! What would happen to the future of the world if there were no teachers?. I hope that parent is taught a strong lesson.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
20 Oct 17
Jail time sounds appropriate to me @Kandae11 .
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
20 Oct 17
@HazySue A lot of teachers have left teaching simply because the students RULE the classroom any more.
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@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
20 Oct 17
I think that teachers are no longer thought of as important people in the life of a child. I am afraid if it keeps going the way it is there will be no really good teachers left just those who go through the motions.
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@LadyDuck (472078)
• Switzerland
20 Oct 17
With parents like this one, I do not want to think what the future will look like.
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@LadyDuck (472078)
• Switzerland
20 Oct 17
@HazySue I agree it's scary, many children have no rules at all. They think that they can do anything and go unpunished.
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@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
20 Oct 17
@LadyDuck that is so true. I don't know if the parents don't care or if they are just overpermissive.
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@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
20 Oct 17
It is a scary thought. What they are teaching this child is that they can do anything they want, the rules don't apply to them, and that violence is the way to solve a problem.
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@franxav (13849)
• India
20 Oct 17
We find parents here in India too who don't see any fault in their children when they should be first to discipline them.
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@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
20 Oct 17
@franxav as a teacher there are rules you have to follow and rules the children have to follow as I am sure there are there. I think that parents need to support a rule like this and stop being so defensive.
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@franxav (13849)
• India
20 Oct 17
@HazySue I fully agree with you. Rules are in their place but quite many parents react in not only defensive but illogical manner.
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• Boston, Massachusetts
20 Oct 17
It's comforting and frightening at the same time that this is a global issue.
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
20 Oct 17
Oh my, this is horrible. I wonder what the child said to her Mother why her Mother attacked violently the Teacher. I hope the Teacher is okay and what about the child?
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@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
20 Oct 17
The parents also talked to the behavior specialist. They felt that the school was interfering with their child's rights They did not care that the child bit the teacher or that she was breaking a longtime policy of the school.
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@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
20 Oct 17
@JustBhem They did know about this policy At the beginning of the school years parents are sent home a paper about this that they sign and send back.
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
20 Oct 17
@HazySue In this parents know about the policy right?
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
20 Oct 17
Wow that is just terrible. That poor child doesn't have a chance with a parent like that. I can see why the teacher would be concerned about the child. I am glad the teacher is going to recover but scary that such a thing even happened over a simple thing that was a policy that the child was aware of.
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@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
20 Oct 17
when I see stories such as this I no longer wonder why the students are behaving so badly in the last year. The irresponsible parents are helping to cause the problem. It must be hard for the kids who have been taught the proper way to behave.
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@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
20 Oct 17
@Happy2BeMe it is certainly something to be concerned about. Children need to be taught right from wrong.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
20 Oct 17
@HazySue Yes it is sad. There will be the next generation and they have no idea what is right or wrong and being taught that you handle problems with violence.
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• Valdosta, Georgia
20 Oct 17
That is absolutely horrible!! The teacher did nothing wrong in this case, awful. =(
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@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
20 Oct 17
I know there are times when a teacher will overreact, this does not seem to be one. This type of thing is happen more and more often, it is one of the biggest reasons why I retired.
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@rebelann (112983)
• El Paso, Texas
21 Oct 17
It's a shame that so many of todays parents never got disciplined because now they are raising the hellraisers we'll have to content with when they turn 21 or probably before. This is definitely not a good thing. One aspect of ancient civilizations that we really need to implement is teaching our daughters how to be good moms which would have to include the proper ways to discipline children so they don't become violent adults, we don't live alone, we live in a society and must be able to be responsible adults. The reason I didn't mention boys is because when you come right down to it they do not have babies whereas girls do, hopefully not all of them but many will.
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@rebelann (112983)
• El Paso, Texas
21 Oct 17
Isn't it more about how to supervise children so they don't fall victim to the natural hormonal upheavals of puberty?
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@rebelann (112983)
• El Paso, Texas
22 Oct 17
I think that's been a age old problem @HazySue many parents over the centuries had no clue how to show affection but because of the overpopulation of the human race it's become a much worse problem than previously.
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@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
22 Oct 17
@rebelann that and actually making them feel good about themselves, Many of these children are looking for affection that they don't seem to get at home.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
20 Oct 17
what a dedicated teacher. all of that would make me quit.
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• Philippines
22 Oct 17
@HazySue and that's the saddest thing. many teachers are dedicated, but have to give up eventually for their own safety, health and sanity
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@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
21 Oct 17
The level of violence that has been rising in the last few years is what made me retire.
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@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
23 Oct 17
@hereandthere it is a sad situation.
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@LeaPea2417 (37381)
• Toccoa, Georgia
20 Oct 17
I read about this and it makes me sick.That is why I would never teach school!
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@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
21 Oct 17
This is why I don't teach school anymore.
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@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
21 Oct 17
What kind of parents does this poor child have? What will she grow up to be?. I hope these parents get a long sentence to serve. What an example for the child.
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@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
21 Oct 17
I was left with the same questions. I am hoping they do receive a very stiff punishment. The behavior of the child and the parents was unforgivable.
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@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
22 Oct 17
@RubyHawk there is a lot of bad judgment out there. It seems that behavior and responsibility stopped being important about the time they stopped teaching cursive writing in school.
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@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
21 Oct 17
@HazySue We had a discussion earlier about permissive parents and spoiled children. This incident shows just what bad judgement some parents have.
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@ourlot (982)
20 Oct 17
I'm shocked (but not surprised) to see how people lash out after a minor issue. And this was a minor issue that could have been solved with communication. It's also annoying to see how attached are people to their cell-phones.
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@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
20 Oct 17
It is disturbing. We had many an argument with parents about cell phones when I was teaching. I will never understand how a parent can condone the use of a cell phone during classroom time when the child is supposed to be learning.
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@YrNemo (20255)
20 Oct 17
Shocking behavior (that violent family!). I feel sorry for the teacher who got involved and got injured.
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@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
20 Oct 17
I was sorry to hear this story. It should never have happened.
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@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
21 Oct 17
@YrNemo I can't say I blame them for being scared off.
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@YrNemo (20255)
21 Oct 17
@HazySue There had been some similar stories somewhere else (in the news). It scared potential teachers off from this career.
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@fly802 (1383)
21 Oct 17
This is very shocking that teacher was bitten by her student and got hurt by the child`s mother.Just hate such rudeness.
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@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
23 Oct 17
@fly802 I loved teaching for many years and would not like to discourage anyone who wished to be a teacher. There are private school that you could work for that do not tolerate bad behavior. Maybe you could look at a few of them for employment.
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@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
21 Oct 17
It's kind of scary to me that these people got so out of control. It would be hard to feel safe going to work after an incident like this.
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@fly802 (1383)
22 Oct 17
@HazySue I`m also being scared because I`m going to be a teacher.What to do?
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• United States
22 Oct 17
Wow! That is absolutely horrible! And to think it was over a cell phone. People become so attached to their electronic devices. Sad when a child goes into a rage over something like that. And the parent attacking the teacher, there really are no words I can come up with for that one. Kudos to the teacher.
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• United States
26 Oct 17
@HazySue imagine what goes on in the home.
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@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
23 Oct 17
I don't understand why the parents seemed to think it was acceptable for the child to bite the teacher. Not only that, their own behavior was way over the top.
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@Srbageldog (7716)
• United States
21 Oct 17
OMG That is awful. I hope child protective services look into that child's home life. That sounds like a very unstable environment. That poor teacher.
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• United States
21 Oct 17
@HazySue I agree. Any parent who is deranged enough to attack anyone like that (who throws bricks at people?? That could have killed that teacher!) does not deserve to have custody of any children.
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@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
21 Oct 17
I am hoping they do get looked at. To me a child should not be taught that violence is the way to solve a problem.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
20 Oct 17
Good grief what an absolute crock of crap @HazySue . Yeah, nothin' like teaching your kid the 'right' way to solve issues is there!!
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
20 Oct 17
@HazySue Exactly!! And as far as the parent goes......in court....personal property damage and assault. If the child or the parent doesn't like the 'rules' at the school; Home School the brat.
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@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
20 Oct 17
@nanette64 I think you have the right idea. Rules are rules for a reason.
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@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
20 Oct 17
I know what you mean. Years later we will be reading about this child attacking someone for one reason or another.
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
27 Nov 17
Where is this that things like that happen? That is horrible. Kids should not have cell phones on in classes anyway. They are suppose to be there to learn and not play with their phones.
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@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
27 Nov 17
I agree. Apparently it is happening all over
@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
28 Nov 17
@HazySue Susan, that is very sad.
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@YesWay (3674)
21 Oct 17
My goodness. These people are animals
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@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
21 Oct 17
Yes they do appear to be. Unfortunately I ran across quite a few when I was teaching.
@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
22 Oct 17
@YesWay it wasn't pleasant.
@YesWay (3674)
21 Oct 17
@HazySue It must have been awful
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@Megukim (87)
• Edinburgh, Scotland
20 Oct 17
Omg, what a sick world we live in... No wonder that kid was aggressive. The parents learned her to do that? Wth is wrong with people?!
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@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
21 Oct 17
Sad but true. I have seen many of the students involved in things that would make your hair stand on end. Many times the parents are aware of what is going on but do nothing to stop it.
@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
22 Oct 17
@Megukim I agree but I have seen more and more people try to blame it on the school.
• Edinburgh, Scotland
21 Oct 17
@HazySue that is just so wrong. Parents should learn their kids the difference between what's good and bad..
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