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talkstowolvesLet us have a tale of school.
I had just given my 11th graders their quiz on Their Eyes Were Watching God, when one of my seniors (hereafter known as Bearina) entered the classroom in search of her cel phone. Never mind that students aren't allowed to have cel phones in school. My students were distracted from their quiz, had to move around to allow her to search, and it was generally annoying.
She didn't find it and left, only to return a few moments later, claiming that our office lady had told her she could search again. She was visibly more agitated this time, again having students stand up and going so far as to demand they open their bags this time. She started bitching about how the cel phone wasn't hers and cost $500. My students were hopelessly derailed from their quiz-taking.
She left again and I finally got them settled back into their quiz. But all was not done! No, my door then burst open as Bearina and a 10th grader stumbled into my room, struggling. I thought they were fighting at first, as I rose, shouting them down, and then realized that the 10th grader had actually been holding Bearina back from another student. They exited my room as quickly as they had come with me hot on their heels.
I emerged into chaos. One of the office lady's was at the desk trying to talk to a client. (!) The Ineffectual Teacher was talking to the Neo-Nazi student, and he was arguing that she couldn't give him a demerit for whatever happened. Bearina was still being held off him by her boyfriend and the 10th grader, both of whom managed to get her to sit down. I called her boyfriend over and asked what had happened: apparently, the Neo-Nazi had gotten cute with her while she was searching for her phone and so she attacked him. (I found out later that she actually slammed him into a wall with a desk, pinning him, and proceeded to wave scissors in his face.)
At this point, Neo-Nazi returned to his class and Bearina proceeded to Andy's class (which she was currently supposed to be in). However, she opened the door and immediately started demanding which of the seniors had her phone. One of the other seniors talked back to her in a condescending tone, so she started in with the various obscenities, such as "I'll take all you motherfuckers on!" Andy asked her to be quiet, strongly yet respectfully, and so she slammed his door so hard back that it ricocheted off the table and television behind it. Andy came out shouting at her to sit down, with the office lady joining in, but she ignored them all and proceeded outside.
Just after all this ruckus, yet another senior approached me and gave me Bearina's missing cel phone. She said "she had left it on the table." I just told her to go back to class and went outside to where the other office lady was talking to a tearful Bearina. I handed over the phone, identified who had brought it to me, and waved off any appeals to agree with Bearina's actions.
All my 11th graders did pretty poorly on their quizzes, and I don't think it's entirely due to how much they read.
Bearina has been expelled. We have a zero tolerance policy regarding students attacking other students. It's a damn shame that this happened, though. Bearina had a good mind when she bothered to apply herself. I just hope she can shape up and find her way somewhere else.
I had just given my 11th graders their quiz on Their Eyes Were Watching God, when one of my seniors (hereafter known as Bearina) entered the classroom in search of her cel phone. Never mind that students aren't allowed to have cel phones in school. My students were distracted from their quiz, had to move around to allow her to search, and it was generally annoying.
She didn't find it and left, only to return a few moments later, claiming that our office lady had told her she could search again. She was visibly more agitated this time, again having students stand up and going so far as to demand they open their bags this time. She started bitching about how the cel phone wasn't hers and cost $500. My students were hopelessly derailed from their quiz-taking.
She left again and I finally got them settled back into their quiz. But all was not done! No, my door then burst open as Bearina and a 10th grader stumbled into my room, struggling. I thought they were fighting at first, as I rose, shouting them down, and then realized that the 10th grader had actually been holding Bearina back from another student. They exited my room as quickly as they had come with me hot on their heels.
I emerged into chaos. One of the office lady's was at the desk trying to talk to a client. (!) The Ineffectual Teacher was talking to the Neo-Nazi student, and he was arguing that she couldn't give him a demerit for whatever happened. Bearina was still being held off him by her boyfriend and the 10th grader, both of whom managed to get her to sit down. I called her boyfriend over and asked what had happened: apparently, the Neo-Nazi had gotten cute with her while she was searching for her phone and so she attacked him. (I found out later that she actually slammed him into a wall with a desk, pinning him, and proceeded to wave scissors in his face.)
At this point, Neo-Nazi returned to his class and Bearina proceeded to Andy's class (which she was currently supposed to be in). However, she opened the door and immediately started demanding which of the seniors had her phone. One of the other seniors talked back to her in a condescending tone, so she started in with the various obscenities, such as "I'll take all you motherfuckers on!" Andy asked her to be quiet, strongly yet respectfully, and so she slammed his door so hard back that it ricocheted off the table and television behind it. Andy came out shouting at her to sit down, with the office lady joining in, but she ignored them all and proceeded outside.
Just after all this ruckus, yet another senior approached me and gave me Bearina's missing cel phone. She said "she had left it on the table." I just told her to go back to class and went outside to where the other office lady was talking to a tearful Bearina. I handed over the phone, identified who had brought it to me, and waved off any appeals to agree with Bearina's actions.
All my 11th graders did pretty poorly on their quizzes, and I don't think it's entirely due to how much they read.
Bearina has been expelled. We have a zero tolerance policy regarding students attacking other students. It's a damn shame that this happened, though. Bearina had a good mind when she bothered to apply herself. I just hope she can shape up and find her way somewhere else.