12-Year-Old Boy Arrested for Throwing Sticks at Pregnant Teacher

 

It’s about time that something was done about out of control children in schools. I work at a public school and I love children dearly. We have had children with disorders and have dealt with them accordingly, always putting the child’s interests and safety first. This story raises an important issue. At what point do you stop a child from lashing out? How much abuse verbal and physical, are educators supposed to accept before they are allowed to protect themselves and stop the child from inflicting real harm? These days I see more and more children coming in on the kindergarten level who have no control over their tantrums and in some instances, when parents are called they put their hands up in the air and exclaim “what do you want me to do?” I have heard this exact statement from 3 parents in 2 years. How shameful for parents to believe that its ok for them to let children rule the home and give in to every demand. Then they enroll them in school and magically they believe that somehow these spoiled, undiciplined, disrespectful children will suddenly behave in school and not disrupt a classroom. What about the rights of other children. What about the rights of educators? I watched the mother of this child (Jason Stewart Lord) in tears asking why and how this could have happened. I give credit to schools who have a no tolerance policy toward violence and children acting out. Thank you for having the courage to say enough is enough. This behavior is unacceptable and lets face it if it were allowed to continue to adulthood, this child would be facing more than a night in a children’s detention center. Parents pay attention! This is what happens to those cute little babies who are defiant and demand their way and test you all the time. At some point it stops being cute and gets out of control. Now let this mother deal with the real issue that her child is out of control. Unfortunately she will probably hire a lawyer and claim her child’s right were violated. How about the rights of that educator and the fact that her son exposed other children to violence. Why is it so difficult for people to take responsibility for their children and how they are raised

- niece

Posted 10/21/08 12:08 PM

 

 

Hiya Niece! Did you say you are an educator, or that you work in a school? Now, line by line! I agree, it’s not about time. It is way past time! For instance, when the poor child first assaulted the teacher, and by extension, the foetus inside her, thus threatening it’s life!Had an adult committed the same assault, the charge would likely have been upgraded to attempted murder on the foetus! You are darn right it’s time! The poor baby broke a law and was allowed to “walk”! What the heck are we teaching children? That there are no consequences severe enough to preclude their choice to behave in a particular manner? The school, chose to deal with the initial incident internally out of nothing short of fear! In the same way, parents live3 in fear of disciplines that one were acceptable not now being so! I turned out ok thanks! Dad’s belt was on the door and it wasn’t for the convenience of him grabbing it on the way out the door!Little by little parents, teachers, and law enforcement have been stripped of the consequences they could administer that precluded certain behaviors. What is shameful is not the parents that say “what can I do/”, but the answer to that very question! Which is, Not much!” My child is raised as strictly as the law allows and yet when he “acts out” at school he is enabled by the lack of consequence for his behaviors!He knows the house rules are, don’t lie, don’t cheat, don’t steal, and treat others as you wish to be treated and yet he has a failing grade at school. Not because he cannot do the work but because his legal guardians, the teachers, do not do what is necessary to get him to do the work! The reason for this is a lack of consequence! what is achieved, for instance, by suspending children from school who by their very behaviors demonstrate that they do not want to be there? Enabling at it’s most ironic!I don’t have all the answers, but I do have a suggestion and that would be put the power back in the hands of the parents and teachers to discipline effectively! Hitting someone is assault at any age and against the law. the excuse that “they are just being kids” will not and should not bear muster! yours in frustration, still

- phil

Posted 10/28/08 08:58 PM