Illinois will soon become just the fifth state in the nation to prohibit corporal punishment in all schools. Legislation that Gov.
    • chakan2@lemmy.worldEnglish
      48·
      27 days ago

      Earlier that day, the child allegedly spit at a teacher. Now, he was in handcuffs and a police officer was saying he could end up in jail.

      Well…that’s assault…what would you like the teacher to do in that situation?

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
        6·
        26 days ago

        Once upon a time, back in the dark ages when I was in school, kids like that were sent to the principal’s office, at which point they might be given detention, suspension, or even expulsion.

        • vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works
          2·
          26 days ago

          Hell when I was a kid having meltdowns it usually took me chucking a chair for the police to be called. Me spitting while only partially melting down was usually seen as a throw him at the principal problem.

        • chakan2@lemmy.worldEnglish
          21·
          26 days ago

          We can’t expel children any more. And I’m betting this was the last straw after several detentions.

          What would you like the teacher to do then?

            • chakan2@lemmy.worldEnglish
              21·
              26 days ago

              I guess you can expell children in my state, but the paperwork and procedure makes it almost impossible. The teacher would have to go through the equivalent of a small trial…and that’s only if it’s a normal kid. If a parent says ADHD the kid can’t be expelled.

              It’s fucking weird to arrest kids, I get that. But as someone with a kid in school, I’ve seen how batshit crazy school has gotten.

              If I had spit on a teacher growing up, I’d immediately have been expelled and thrown in juvie. Welcome to alternative education.

              I believe the teachers. They’re under paid and dealing with the craziest fucked up post COVID generation in history.

              • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
                2·
                26 days ago

                If I had spit on a teacher growing up, I’d immediately have been expelled and thrown in juvie.

                Where on Earth did you grow up that spitting on a teacher would have ended with you being thrown in juvenile detention? Can you provide any evidence of this?