Reply #51: Voluntary vs Coercion

[NashVegas]

It's part of a teacher's job to find out what the problems are

The only part of a teacher's job in discovering the root of any kid's problems is that part which deals with learning difficulties which keep a kid from advancing in education.

Some teachers, some magnificent beings who go the extra mile, do so of their own volition, but control of bodily functions is generally not considered the realm of a teacher's responsibility and one cannot expect them to take on this responsibility unless one is willing to sacrifice all parental control to the school district and other governmental offices.

and make recommendations to resolve them.

And it's a parent's job to see they are resolved.

The kid is not "just a kid." The kid in this case has major developmental problems. There are not enough details supplied to get a full idea of exactly what happened, but I feel safe in assuming it's one of two things: this is not an isolated incident for either the teacher or the student in question. One or both of them have control issues.

Nowhere in this thread have I said the teacher's action was appropriate - in fact, the opposite.