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Post by mnmloveli on May 8, 2021 14:54:15 GMT
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2021 14:56:46 GMT
Yes, I saw that. She was able to disarm the student.
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Post by Merge on May 8, 2021 15:15:57 GMT
I want to write a snarky response. I really do. Something along the lines of getting teachers meaningful gun control for teacher appreciation week next year instead of lauding one as a hero for doing the job legislators refuse to do.
But instead, I’m just sitting here shaking my head.
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Post by gotigers on May 8, 2021 16:10:28 GMT
She’s from Rigby, ID. It’s a very small town of about 5000 people. The town is a four hour drive from Boise.
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Post by Peal on May 8, 2021 16:13:52 GMT
I know this isn't the point, but, it happened in Rigby, Idaho. Not Boise. It's on the opposite side of the state. I can't believe how many news outlets got this wrong.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on May 8, 2021 16:21:50 GMT
CNN did report the incident and the correct town in the article I posted on the school shooting thread on the 6th.
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Post by psoccer on May 8, 2021 16:27:26 GMT
I want to write a snarky response. I really do. Something along the lines of getting teachers meaningful gun control for teacher appreciation week next year instead of lauding one as a hero for doing the job legislators refuse to do. But instead, I’m just sitting here shaking my head. I am right there with you. Disarming a student should not be part of a teacher’s job because teachers shouldn’t have to worry about weapons in the school. Obviously, teachers will do what they can to keep students safe, but it shouldn’t be to the extreme of removing a gun from a student. I’m happy she was able to do it, but she, and any teacher, should never have to be in that position. |
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Post by SockMonkey on May 8, 2021 16:30:50 GMT
Teachers shouldn't have to risk their lives for other people's hobbies or opinions! This goes for gun rights nuts, anti-maskers, and anti-vaxxers.
We would prefer to just be employees, not heroes. It's a job, not an opportunity for martyrdom.
Stop giving us 100 Grand bars with cute puns on them and start respecting the profession by supporting policies that keep everyone safe. This is fucked up.
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Post by maryland on May 8, 2021 17:30:59 GMT
Teachers shouldn't have to risk their lives for other people's hobbies or opinions! This goes for gun rights nuts, anti-maskers, and anti-vaxxers. We would prefer to just be employees, not heroes. It's a job, not an opportunity for martyrdom. Stop giving us 100 Grand bars with cute puns on them and start respecting the profession by supporting policies that keep everyone safe. This is fucked up. Exactly! It's so often that the teachers are the ones to disarm the students. These women and men should not have to risk their lives so people can have guns. |
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Post by luckyjune on May 8, 2021 18:12:47 GMT
I want to write a snarky response. I really do. Something along the lines of getting teachers meaningful gun control for teacher appreciation week next year instead of lauding one as a hero for doing the job legislators refuse to do. But instead, I’m just sitting here shaking my head. Well, I'll be snarky for you. I am so damn tired of this narrative. Teachers are at the whim of...what...the wind blowing? As long as we do what you (collective you, not Peas) want us to do (take a bullet for your kids, babysit for the day, greet you with a smile and kind words, excuse your piss-poor behavior toward us because your life is falling apart), we're "the best!" Stand up for gun legislation that eliminates the likelihood that we'll need to step between a gunman and your child, thereby CREATING A SAFER ENVIRONMENT FOR YOUR BABIES (Sandy Hook, anyone?) and we've stepped over the line. Fight for better physical conditions within schools and we're only looking at our own comfort. We don't want smaller class sizes because it makes the job easier...SMALLER CLASS SIZES MEAN BETTER LEARNING CONDITIONS FOR YOUR CHILDREN. I know that this scenario is outside what happened in Idaho. I'm mad that a fellow teacher had to put her life on the line once again and I thank the universe that she wasn't killed. But in this week of teacher appreciation, our entire staff got an email from admin, outlining how we are not handling hybrid learning like we should. The kids at home don't feel like they are getting a "full experience." Well, no shit. The email came as the result of a parent complaint. Nothing said about the training we never received. Nothing said about how, to do this job efficiently, we really need another computer screen. Nothing said about how this whole shitshow has been a nightmare. Happy teacher appre...never mind. But here's a Payday candy bar with a cute little poem about how we wish we could pay you more. Can we infantilize this profession any more? That's a whole 'nuther conversation... We're not heroes. We're not martyrs. We have fucking jobs and we get a fucking paycheck. The culture of glorifying "look-how-much-I'm-sacrificing-by-working-on-school-work-until-midnight-each-night" needs to stop. Teachers themselves need to stop trying to outwork each other. This culture has developed because we've played along. When a parent is out of line in a conference, they need to be called out, not rewarded for being rude. Teachers and schools are not your whipping boy. That went broad. Thanks for listening. This year can't end fast enough. Stepping off the soap box. |
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Post by SockMonkey on May 8, 2021 19:13:05 GMT
I want to write a snarky response. I really do. Something along the lines of getting teachers meaningful gun control for teacher appreciation week next year instead of lauding one as a hero for doing the job legislators refuse to do. But instead, I’m just sitting here shaking my head. Well, I'll be snarky for you. I am so damn tired of this narrative. Teachers are at the whim of...what...the wind blowing? As long as we do what you (collective you, not Peas) want us to do (take a bullet for your kids, babysit for the day, greet you with a smile and kind words, excuse your piss-poor behavior toward us because your life is falling apart), we're "the best!" Stand up for gun legislation that eliminates the likelihood that we'll need to step between a gunman and your child, thereby CREATING A SAFER ENVIRONMENT FOR YOUR BABIES (Sandy Hook, anyone?) and we've stepped over the line. Fight for better physical conditions within schools and we're only looking at our own comfort. We don't want smaller class sizes because it makes the job easier...SMALLER CLASS SIZES MEAN BETTER LEARNING CONDITIONS FOR YOUR CHILDREN. I know that this scenario is outside what happened in Idaho. I'm mad that a fellow teacher had to put her life on the line once again and I thank the universe that she wasn't killed. But in this week of teacher appreciation, our entire staff got an email from admin, outlining how we are not handling hybrid learning like we should. The kids at home don't feel like they are getting a "full experience." Well, no shit. The email came as the result of a parent complaint. Nothing said about the training we never received. Nothing said about how, to do this job efficiently, we really need another computer screen. Nothing said about how this whole shitshow has been a nightmare. Happy teacher appre...never mind. But here's a Payday candy bar with a cute little poem about how we wish we could pay you more. Can we infantilize this profession any more? That's a whole 'nuther conversation... We're not heroes. We're not martyrs. We have fucking jobs and we get a fucking paycheck. The culture of glorifying "look-how-much-I'm-sacrificing-by-working-on-school-work-until-midnight-each-night" needs to stop. Teachers themselves need to stop trying to outwork each other. This culture has developed because we've played along. When a parent is out of line in a conference, they need to be called out, not rewarded for being rude. Teachers and schools are not your whipping boy. That went broad. Thanks for listening. This year can't end fast enough. Stepping off the soap box. RIGHT ON THAT SOAPBOX WITH YOU! |
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Post by katybee on May 8, 2021 20:15:51 GMT
We got in “trouble” last week at my school because a plain-clothes police officer was let inside the building (by a sub) and was able to walk around for 10 minutes and nobody (meaning us teachers) stopped her. We are supposed to immediately stop anyone without a badge and escort them to the office. Now—beyond the fact that we’re in the middle of a freaking pandemic and are busy teaching in-person kids and virtual ones at the same time, so it’s not surprising that no one noticed she wasn’t wearing a badge....but what if? What if she meant us harm? Then what? We have NEVER been given any guidelines or training about what to do next. Do we scream? Try to turn away and call someone? Tackle her? Nobody has EVER told us what to do. I guess we’re just supposed to tackle the person and hope she (or he) is as easy to subdue as the 6th grade girl in Idaho. I imagine I will end up dead and y’all will be praising ME as a hero while Marjorie Taylor Greene is saying it was all a hoax...
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Post by SockMonkey on May 8, 2021 20:23:22 GMT
We got in “trouble” last week at my school because a plain-clothes police officer was let inside the building (by a sub) and was able to walk around for 10 minutes and nobody (meaning us teachers) stopped her. We are supposed to immediately stop anyone without a badge and escort them to the office. Now—beyond the fact that we’re in the middle of a freaking pandemic and are busy teaching in-person kids and virtual ones at the same time, so it’s not surprising that no one noticed she wasn’t wearing a badge....but what if? What if she meant us harm? Then what? We have NEVER been given any guidelines or training about what to do next. Do we scream? Try to turn away and call someone? Tackle her? Nobody has EVER told us what to do. I guess we’re just supposed to tackle the person and hope she (or he) is as easy to subdue as the 6th grade girl in Idaho. I imagine I will end up dead and y’all will be praising ME as a hero while Marjorie Taylor Greene is saying it was all a hoax... They did this at my school many years ago. I was actually the one to finally "confront" the stranger, who was wandering around our school library (my area). And, just like you, we had gotten zero training on how to confront the person. I just asked them if I could help them and if they had a visitor badge, and then an admin who was nearby popped out to end the conversation. It was unnerving and there wasn't even any followup other than "Yeah, ask them for a visitor badge. Good job." Okay. The fact that school admin are essentially entrapping staff members, especially during a global pandemic in which you're teaching hybrid and virtual simultaneously, and then admonishing you for not noticing? Fucking abuse. That is straight up abusive. It was a trash idea to do that before this, and in this environment? Garbage. I hope your staff members spoke up to admin about what a terrible, abusive, manipulative thing it was that they did to you all. And then probably turned around and celebrated Teacher Appreciation Week. GTFO |
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Post by wholarmor on May 8, 2021 20:55:59 GMT
Oh, but you know they are calling to arm teachers now. 🙄 On top of teaching the three Rs and sex Ed, you all need to become militarized.
My friend's husband and son drive bus for that school and crazy how close to home it became. That incident hasn't been the only one at that school, though. Another kid brought a gun and took a student hostage. Fortunately, no one was shot.
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Post by Merge on May 8, 2021 21:31:54 GMT
I want to write a snarky response. I really do. Something along the lines of getting teachers meaningful gun control for teacher appreciation week next year instead of lauding one as a hero for doing the job legislators refuse to do. But instead, I’m just sitting here shaking my head. Well, I'll be snarky for you. I am so damn tired of this narrative. Teachers are at the whim of...what...the wind blowing? As long as we do what you (collective you, not Peas) want us to do (take a bullet for your kids, babysit for the day, greet you with a smile and kind words, excuse your piss-poor behavior toward us because your life is falling apart), we're "the best!" Stand up for gun legislation that eliminates the likelihood that we'll need to step between a gunman and your child, thereby CREATING A SAFER ENVIRONMENT FOR YOUR BABIES (Sandy Hook, anyone?) and we've stepped over the line. Fight for better physical conditions within schools and we're only looking at our own comfort. We don't want smaller class sizes because it makes the job easier...SMALLER CLASS SIZES MEAN BETTER LEARNING CONDITIONS FOR YOUR CHILDREN. I know that this scenario is outside what happened in Idaho. I'm mad that a fellow teacher had to put her life on the line once again and I thank the universe that she wasn't killed. But in this week of teacher appreciation, our entire staff got an email from admin, outlining how we are not handling hybrid learning like we should. The kids at home don't feel like they are getting a "full experience." Well, no shit. The email came as the result of a parent complaint. Nothing said about the training we never received. Nothing said about how, to do this job efficiently, we really need another computer screen. Nothing said about how this whole shitshow has been a nightmare. Happy teacher appre...never mind. But here's a Payday candy bar with a cute little poem about how we wish we could pay you more. Can we infantilize this profession any more? That's a whole 'nuther conversation... We're not heroes. We're not martyrs. We have fucking jobs and we get a fucking paycheck. The culture of glorifying "look-how-much-I'm-sacrificing-by-working-on-school-work-until-midnight-each-night" needs to stop. Teachers themselves need to stop trying to outwork each other. This culture has developed because we've played along. When a parent is out of line in a conference, they need to be called out, not rewarded for being rude. Teachers and schools are not your whipping boy. That went broad. Thanks for listening. This year can't end fast enough. Stepping off the soap box. Thank you. That was much better than whatever I would have typed out. |
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Post by MissBianca on May 8, 2021 22:04:27 GMT
We got in “trouble” last week at my school because a plain-clothes police officer was let inside the building (by a sub) and was able to walk around for 10 minutes and nobody (meaning us teachers) stopped her. We are supposed to immediately stop anyone without a badge and escort them to the office. Now—beyond the fact that we’re in the middle of a freaking pandemic and are busy teaching in-person kids and virtual ones at the same time, so it’s not surprising that no one noticed she wasn’t wearing a badge....but what if? What if she meant us harm? Then what? We have NEVER been given any guidelines or training about what to do next. Do we scream? Try to turn away and call someone? Tackle her? Nobody has EVER told us what to do. I guess we’re just supposed to tackle the person and hope she (or he) is as easy to subdue as the 6th grade girl in Idaho. I imagine I will end up dead and y’all will be praising ME as a hero while Marjorie Taylor Greene is saying it was all a hoax... And how are you supposed to confront someone in the hallway if you have your door shut? At all our schools all the doors have to be closed and locked with sliver windows where you can’t see anyone unless they are right at your door. |
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Post by MichyM on May 8, 2021 22:15:01 GMT
I want to write a snarky response. I really do. Something along the lines of getting teachers meaningful gun control for teacher appreciation week next year instead of lauding one as a hero for doing the job legislators refuse to do. But instead, I’m just sitting here shaking my head. Well, I'll be snarky for you. I am so damn tired of this narrative. Teachers are at the whim of...what...the wind blowing? As long as we do what you (collective you, not Peas) want us to do (take a bullet for your kids, babysit for the day, greet you with a smile and kind words, excuse your piss-poor behavior toward us because your life is falling apart), we're "the best!" Stand up for gun legislation that eliminates the likelihood that we'll need to step between a gunman and your child, thereby CREATING A SAFER ENVIRONMENT FOR YOUR BABIES (Sandy Hook, anyone?) and we've stepped over the line. Fight for better physical conditions within schools and we're only looking at our own comfort. We don't want smaller class sizes because it makes the job easier...SMALLER CLASS SIZES MEAN BETTER LEARNING CONDITIONS FOR YOUR CHILDREN. I know that this scenario is outside what happened in Idaho. I'm mad that a fellow teacher had to put her life on the line once again and I thank the universe that she wasn't killed. But in this week of teacher appreciation, our entire staff got an email from admin, outlining how we are not handling hybrid learning like we should. The kids at home don't feel like they are getting a "full experience." Well, no shit. The email came as the result of a parent complaint. Nothing said about the training we never received. Nothing said about how, to do this job efficiently, we really need another computer screen. Nothing said about how this whole shitshow has been a nightmare. Happy teacher appre...never mind. But here's a Payday candy bar with a cute little poem about how we wish we could pay you more. Can we infantilize this profession any more? That's a whole 'nuther conversation... We're not heroes. We're not martyrs. We have fucking jobs and we get a fucking paycheck. The culture of glorifying "look-how-much-I'm-sacrificing-by-working-on-school-work-until-midnight-each-night" needs to stop. Teachers themselves need to stop trying to outwork each other. This culture has developed because we've played along. When a parent is out of line in a conference, they need to be called out, not rewarded for being rude. Teachers and schools are not your whipping boy. That went broad. Thanks for listening. This year can't end fast enough. Stepping off the soap box. Not a teacher. Not a parent of a school-age child, but I still want to say BRAVO for your entire post and that it bears repeating. What teachers have to deal with/what is expected of them is un-effing-believable. |
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Post by DEX on May 8, 2021 22:27:27 GMT
I am just so scared that the shooters seem to be getting younger and younger. In my area another 6th grader brought a gun to school. What is happening to childhood innocence? 6th GRADE!  |
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Post by Merge on May 8, 2021 22:45:56 GMT
I am just so scared that the shooters seem to be getting younger and younger. In my area another 6th grader brought a gun to school. What is happening to childhood innocence? 6th GRADE! I think the larger question is, why are guns made so readily available to children (by allowing people to purchase them who don’t have the sense to keep them from children)? Adolescence has always been a tumultuous time, with kids making poor decisions due to hormones and a brain still developing. Add to that a gun-glorifying political culture, manufacturers who actively market guns for kids, and a lot of self-deluded people who think, oh, I’ve taught my kids to respect guns and they would never touch one without my permission, and we’ve got a perfect recipe for this kind of thing to keep happening. |
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Post by mollycoddle on May 8, 2021 22:46:10 GMT
I hear people around here bitching about test scores all of the time. People who haven’t entered a classroom in years, and who wouldn’t last a day in a classroom. They haven’t got a damn clue about all of the crap that school personnel have to put up with. Not a clue.
I am so glad to be retired. It is an exhausting job.
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