Another Teacher Injured
By Susan
@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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@mikaelajuliet (638)
• 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!
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@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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@mikaelajuliet (638)
• 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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@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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@mikaelajuliet (638)
• Boston, Massachusetts
20 Oct 17
It's comforting and frightening at the same time that this is a global issue.
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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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@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
20 Oct 17
That is absolutely horrible!! The teacher did nothing wrong in this case, awful. =(
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@rebelann (112879)
• 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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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
20 Oct 17
what a dedicated teacher. all of that would make me quit.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• 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
23 Oct 17
@hereandthere it is a sad situation.
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@LeaPea2417 (37355)
• 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
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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@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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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• 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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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
26 Oct 17
@HazySue imagine what goes on in the home.
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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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@Srbageldog (7716)
• 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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@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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