Subj : Re: Chinese Scientists Cr
To   : ROB MCCART
From : Mike Powell
Date : Sat Feb 22 2025 10:53:00

> RM>> My niece is a teacher in younger grades, K to 3, and she's
>   >> been punched and hit with objects by 'problem' kids and the school
>   >> system does nothing about it other than tell her she CAN NOT ever grab
>   >> a kid to stop them.

> MP>From what I can tell, at least this part is the same here also.  :(

> That really sucks.. Teachers have a hard enough job without having to
> be afraid of their students. In the good old days if a kid did something
> like that the parents would be told to come pick them up and, if they
> couldn't, the police would get involved..

When I was in school that was *mostly* true.  There were certain "types" of
kids that they either were not allowed to do too much to, or they just went
easier on them "because."  If they caused enough trouble, or were a threat to
do physical harm, they did get handled, though.

I do remember one kid who was sort of a school friend of mine who started
having behavioral problems and got kicked out. IIRC, he didn't do anything
violent, just got to where he would not listen to any authority figures.
This was in Grade 4.  That was when I learned there was a "BD school" that
kids like him went to (IIRC, BD = Behavior Disability, or Behavior and
Discipline).

> The current system is literally training kids that they can do anything
> they want with no consequences. Great education for when they get out
> into the real world..

Indeed.  I do know that a neighbor kid also got kicked out of what I
presume is the local elementary school.  The (grand)parents had to make
different arrangements for the kid, and the kid seemed to be home a lot
when you would normally expect a kid to be in school.

So I guess that some school districts do still have some standards.

Mike

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