Teachers and administrators tend to think that this sort of thing is a rite of passage for students to be harassed and tormented. They say such students need to prepare themselves for the real world. However, the real world has laws to prevent this kind of behavior. As a teacher, I guess there are different ways teachers and administrators have of looking at things. One may see it as an undue burden on that teacher to have to disicipline students so often when they have already experienced a lack of support from administration for discipline in general.
Some teachers are just too concerned with teaching that discipline takes a back seat.
Administrators see the correcting of harassment as an undue burden in that it would clog their system for other problems, not to mention the lack of corrective devices for such problems and ensuing threats and possible retaliation by those students. I did protect Shannon while other teachers just watched. Current Events Chatboard Politics Chatboard Gatherings Chatboard Teacher Social Chatboard Golden Apples Chatboard Inspirations Chatboard Teachers. Net Web Services sm , a division of Teachers Web sm . All Rights Reserved.