School days, school days… I don’t miss ’em
At the YMCA Tiger Academy in Jacksonville, Florida, a school for grades K-3, a substitute teacher faces jail time for her…uh, unorthodox approach to classroom discipline (https://www.desantisdaily.com/a-florida-substitute-teacher-asked-her-students-one-question-that-could-land-her-in-jail/?utm_source=decide&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dsd_21269&utm_term=&utm_content=).
One of the kiddies was misbehaving, so the sub asked the class, “Who in here can beat him up?” Four kids volunteered, and promptly set about beating the tar out of their classmate. The festivities had to be broken up by teachers from adjacent rooms.
I put in many days as a substitute teacher, years ago. I saw a lot of bad behavior, but nothing quite like this. Controlling a classroom could often be a challenge–but heck, that’s what a vice principal is for. One of my schools had a vice principal we called “Luca Brassi,” after a character in The Godfather. He would walk into the room and all misbehavior would stop on a dime. NO ONE wanted to go back to the office with Luca.
But anyhow, that’s public school for you. Where they get some of these teachers from, who knows? Tiger Academy officials say their substitute teachers get “a thorough background check” before being hired.
It only hurts when I laugh.
