The Rude Pundit - Cops in the Classroom: How Pathetic Are We?

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72. There is no excuse for the actions of that officer. And firing him was the right thing to do.

However, the school does have rules, and "children" today know exactly which buttons to push when it comes to authority figures. Many teachers today only have about 50 minutes to teach a lesson. When you have one disruptive child in the class he's/she's robbing the rest of the class from precious learning time. The only option is to send that student to a detention area in the school, sometimes called independent study or special resources center. They have to hire an officer to keep strict control of these students, mainly to show these students that they mean 'business'. From my reading this child had a cell phone and was given instructions about having it out which was against the rules. But the way that it was handled was way out of line. The issue here is THESE OFFICERS need training on how to handle these types of students. It would not hurt to get a professional in to train these people in interpersonal communication skills. Yeah, these kids can really get your blood boiling if you let them. Not all schools have to deal with these types of behavioral issues, they're the lucky ones. But many many public school teachers have to deal with class behavioral interruptions on a daily basis and it is so stressful.