Caning Pupils

[HoreTore]

However, I do think if serious physical violence is being commited, the teacher should be allowed to stop it any means necessary. I'd rather see a student with a cane mark then a student in the hospital.

That's already covered by the law. It's perfectly legal to use a proportional amount of violence to defend yourself or others. This applies in every situation.

[Kadagar_AV]

Swedishfish, ok... So, imagine this scenario... A kid is pushing his bench against the wall, in a rythm... and is simultaneosly screaming about how he needs help...

This goes on and on and on...

Now... Do not get me wrong, I worked a teacher for 3 years, I get along with my students just FINE. However, In school we have all kinds of students, some of them will grow up to be mass murderers and so on.

So how do I handle a kid like this, if I have no means of physical restraining?

In real life, what happened was that I went back to my army education, lifted the kid up and pressed him against the wall, and whispered in his ear that I would make his life a hell for the next 3 years if he didnt get ahold of himself.

It worked.

However, IF he would have pressed charges I would have been


four weeks later, one of our best teachers quit her job because she could not handle this kid.

Again, she was one of the BEST teachers.... all of the students LOVED her, except one....

but hey, one is enough... as the teacher have no means of sorting it out.

In my 3 years of working as teacher I have broken the law about 10 times, doing stuff I am not entitled to do, in order to straighten kids up.

I have made it so far, I am a VERY appreciated teacher.

However, I would wish that I dont have to fear a court whenever I set someone straight.

*Want another scenario, a kid fNOT from my class comes into my classroom and refuses to leave. What are you supposed to do? Call the principal? What I did: I used a self-defense move and lifted him out... I got credit for it from the class, i na court i would have lost my job and, maybe, sent to jail*