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31. My sister taught a special ed class for youth that were on

Wed Oct 28, 2015, 12:54 PM

Oct 2015

their last chance in school. In other words kids who had misbehaved so much that they school was ready to throw them out. She was good at it.

She did tell me that the school had a police officer on duty to protect the teachers who were sometimes attacked by a student. She did not like the idea and she never had to use them. I got the idea that she thought that this was a problem that was only made worse by the presence of a police officer.

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Breaking: Cretin SRO officer who attacked student to be fired. [View all] MoonRiver Oct 2015 OP

Sue the Department, they've just admitted he was wrong by firing him for it. NightWatcher Oct 2015 #1

Yep. I think there will be a quick, generous settlement. Nye Bevan Oct 2015 #4

Additional information Bubzer Oct 2015 #47

As she is being thrown to the ground, her hands go up and Bettie Oct 2015 #59

Asking a kkkop "What's going on?" hifiguy Oct 2015 #61

This is exactly what FBI Director Comey was worried about. erronis Oct 2015 #25

LOL Very witty ! Joe Chi Minh Oct 2015 #56

Pleasant surprise Bettie Oct 2015 #2

Payback is hell erlewyne Oct 2015 #48

Fired is a start ryan_cats Oct 2015 #3

SLED is doing a criminal investigation rbrnmw Oct 2015 #6

There is some scary stuff going on in the schools. cwydro Oct 2015 #7

That kind of crap is happening in the Snobblevitch Oct 2015 #12

Violence begets violence. MoonRiver Oct 2015 #15

Thanks for this. peace13 Oct 2015 #27

^^^ BINGO ^^^ PROPER TRAINING groundloop Oct 2015 #28

Yes, very good example! MoonRiver Oct 2015 #36

It's a spring-loaded assembly, in mechanical terms. Mopar151 Oct 2015 #43

Exactly right. GoCubsGo Oct 2015 #37

Pardon my ignorance KatyMan Oct 2015 #50

Yes. The school was in a Juvenile Detention Facility. MoonRiver Oct 2015 #62

My sister taught a special ed class for youth that were on jwirr Oct 2015 #31

You can't have a riot Mopar151 Oct 2015 #38

LOL Yes police riots are the thing. jwirr Oct 2015 #40

Kind words to most kids like that girl would have been very effective. I'd bet on it. Joe Chi Minh Oct 2015 #57

Yes, my sister used to say that her students came in two jwirr Oct 2015 #63

What a wonderful person. And what striking perceptiveness: '....and realize that Joe Chi Minh Oct 2015 #64

Thank you. I am big sis but she is my hero. jwirr Oct 2015 #66

I went to that school. My kid is supposed to be attending that school. LeftyMom Oct 2015 #76

The student in question texted in class. That is the equivalent of passing a note in my day. Vincardog Oct 2015 #32

My ryan_cats Oct 2015 #70

If that is true your dad sounds like an unenlightened fool Vincardog Oct 2015 #71

How ryan_cats Oct 2015 #75

...SHOULD BE JAILED. Iggo Oct 2015 #5

Yes, hopefully MoonRiver Oct 2015 #8

This is the appropriate call. it doesn't matter what she said to him, nothing called for his Pisces Oct 2015 #9

Now, he needs to be put on a list. backscatter712 Oct 2015 #10

Good idea. bvf Oct 2015 #30

GOOD!!! That's what I called for earlier! Ghost in the Machine Oct 2015 #11

Yes, I did too. cwydro Oct 2015 #13

I hope he is prosecuted to the max, then sued for everything he has! N/T Ghost in the Machine Oct 2015 #53

It, long past time..... Mopar151 Oct 2015 #44

I spent about 8 years as a bouncer in some of the roughest biker bars from Homestead to Hallandale Ghost in the Machine Oct 2015 #51

I did'nt mean to imply that ass- whipping was never necessary. Mopar151 Oct 2015 #68

Oh, I understood what you meant. I was agreeing, and added a personal anecdote... Ghost in the Machine Oct 2015 #74

Great news! nt City Lights Oct 2015 #14

Good, now he will have to get his Roid fix somewhere else. Rex Oct 2015 #16

Imagine bringing in a cop for a kid passing a note Mariana Oct 2015 #54

Live press conference on now malaise Oct 2015 #17

I can answer that rbrnmw Oct 2015 #20

firing him is only the start. he should be arrested and jailed. I hope the parents clean niyad Oct 2015 #18

Fired - just announced malaise Oct 2015 #19

Good news... Phentex Oct 2015 #21

The sheriff is on TV now...Why the @$#% are religious leaders present ChisolmTrailDem Oct 2015 #22

The sheriff is on TV now...Why the @$#% are religious leaders present The CCC Oct 2015 #26

Depends - are they rw churches? Or black church leaders? jwirr Oct 2015 #35

Depends - are they rw churches? Or black church leaders? The CCC Oct 2015 #39

Well I guess if you think rw churches are people of good will jwirr Oct 2015 #41

I read that he has a long history of this behavior. yardwork Oct 2015 #23

It's utterly reprehensible that they keep getting re-hired in another 'manor'. Joe Chi Minh Oct 2015 #55

I think he was with the same department. At least four prior accusations yardwork Oct 2015 #67

Brave, too. Joe Chi Minh Oct 2015 #73

Done - he has been fired. George II Oct 2015 #24

Yeah Gothmog Oct 2015 #29

It's a start, but he should be in jail IVoteDFL Oct 2015 #33

Are there still charges pending against the 2 students? Jim__ Oct 2015 #34

Good start. Now fire the teacher and principle Lee-Lee Oct 2015 #42

What on earth is a cop doing in a classroom, anyway ? What is he doing Joe Chi Minh Oct 2015 #45

There are legitimate roles for a School Resource Officer Lee-Lee Oct 2015 #46

There was an officer in my high school in the 1980's. Mariana Oct 2015 #58

Precisely. This was a matter of DISCIPLINE. It seems 'our friend' had major discipline issues, Joe Chi Minh Oct 2015 #65

I am very glad to hear this. Tipperary Oct 2015 #49

Ahhh JackInGreen Oct 2015 #52

Let this be a lesson to the rest of the power crazy psychos who become cops tabasco Oct 2015 #60

Another thread suggests student's mother has died, and student is in foster care HereSince1628 Oct 2015 #69

Someone Will Step Forward ProfessorGAC Oct 2015 #72