Cheburashka
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- Dec 25, 2020
I'm a classroom teacher in a non-union state. During a meltdown a special education student in my class held up a pencil in a threatening way (the way a person holds a knife they plan to stab with) 1-2 feet from the special education teacher in my classroom yesterday. After school I learned that earlier this week this student had threatened to kill a staff member and threw a chair at another staff member, as well- no one told me about this, despite the fact that I am his teacher. Nothing is being done to restrain or remove this child. I've removed the long pencils, scissors and sharpeners from his desk and from the open classroom supplies. I requested a safety meeting and the principal said she will set that up once she can find a time that the special education staffers can also meet. What should I do? This is a child who melts down and cannot be reasoned with when he is in that state. Any teachers out there with advice? He's in my classroom almost all day, every day, with no other adult present most of the time. I am a single mother with a sick, disabled teenager who depends on me. Quitting isn't an option but neither is getting injured or killed.
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