First-Grade Teacher Sues City After Student Beats Him Up, Humiliates Him

Yes he is a little terror and No the lawsuit is not over acting. If your child has to be put on meds when he is not with you what do you know what he is capable of Children are way different at home then they are in the real world (well unless you let the real world in your house ie letting your kids curse at home) But all and all he should sue especially if it was told to the school about his behavior.

I agree. Teachers are not allowed to touch the kids much less fight back. This kid has some serious problems. If they don't get him much needed help he will be a violent teenager and adult. I am not sure about a law suit fixing the problem. Teachers need some kind of protection.

And herein lies the problem : the parent saying, "my poor boy." Make him own his behavior.

Teachers should have the same protection as the rest of us. If you are attacked, you have the duty to defend yourself. East Texas had a teacher killed by a student that was known to have issues, but no one did anything until the student committed murder. Everyone lost. If there had been intervention, the teacher would still be alive and the student would have had an opportunity to learn to control his behavior. His family had done everything in their power to get the kid help, but there was no help to be had from any system in Texas. Now the teacher is dead and the kid is incarcerated.

So instead of seeking help for their son they just make him take medication and all is ok? I think the child should be in therapy as well as the parents.

I believe the teacher has the right to sue the city and he should sue the parents for putting that little monster off on someone else. The teacher understood that he could not touch that child so, imagine allowing a six year old to hit you, kick you, spit on you, scratch you and you can't lift a finger. Secondly, the parents ought to seek help for this child before one day he attacks an adult who is not a teacher or mentally stable. The consequences could be devastating.

The teacher has every right to be upset, but then going on to sue the city… um, no.

No the lawsuit isn't over reacting. My son was "KICKED OUT" of 3 different day-cares by the age of 4, because he was VERY violent, he's on meds now also and doing much better. But if one of the day-cares had filed lawsuit I would see why, only because he was just as violent w/ us as he was w/ them.

The kid is probably bipolar. violent one moment an angel the next moment. It is a serious and growing problem in the U.S. This teacher is probably in fear of his job he worked so hard to get. Society blames teachers for kids poor behavior instead of the parents
I hope the teacher wins the suit to send a strong message to parents everywhere that school IS NOT a glorified day care center! It is the PARENTS responsibility to tame their kids before sending them into the public institutions of learning!

Teachers can not hit a child, but this kid needs his butt busted! he also needs to be in a school that can handle such a violent child, meds will help, but he needs more help than just a pill. I'm sure this can't be the first time this has happened. I don't know about a lawsuit, but this teacher has a right to. He is not in the wrong, I feel sorry for him, and the little boy had to learn this somewhere, tv, home life, etc. he is a 'poor little boy' he needs help before the parents are visting him in jail.

I have a son who has behavior problems–I was the one always trying to make him own his behavior–in our case the school flat out told me that the worse he was the more federal funding they could get for him–we see a psychiatrist, a therapist, a neurologist and his pediatrician–ALL OF THEM ADVISED ME TO HOMESCHOOL MY SON–it is going well but I have to tell you that the school is the problem–not the child–alll kids have issues growing up–it is up to the parents and the schools to work together but the schools have become namby pamby in that they program our children to resist authority then they complain because our kids won't adhere to authority–it is a vicious circle.

Okay he has overreacted a little bit…. But yhe child needs therapy as well hey need to bepunshed for his action. Im on neutral here.

I am not saying that the kid is not a bad a$$ and that he did not kick him but dude, all you had to do was snatch him up and hold him until the police or his parents showed up. Now on to the parents, that is what is wrong with these kids nowadays. The parents don't make them own up to their actions. Get him some medication and keep it moving!

Here we go, my poor baby. He doesn't deserve these names, blah, blah, blah…

Man, listen …. If she (mom) says he has PROBLEMS, then yes this tiny TERROR is/was capable of that and God knows what more he could've done! My poor baby, please its not like the teacher knocked him out, I don't see anything wrong with what the teacher is doing!

I agree with Melissa and Karen both. Was a school nurse for 22 years and so often the parents were the main problem I say pray for all!

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Yes, and teacher will be sued for holding the child!

Sad thing is you think teachers can do even that much. Teachers aren't allowed to even touch a child now days, even if it's to protect them…like putting much needed sunblock on…

Yeah, sounds like the same sludge my biological mother spewed whenever her son got into a fight…and look at where he is now…6 ft under b/c of stupid shit.

I worked 4 the school dist in the town I live in for 12 yrs. These parents better wake up NOW. One of the schools I worked at had a school shooting. The student was 14 yrs old. He killed 1 teacher & students & shot others. This boy is now in prison 4 life. He was bullied. I pray these parents get their child all the help they can NOW b4 it is to late.

OMG the Teacher is not over reacting at all with a lawsuit, I see this stuff happen a lot in the schools as I work in a school, the schools are told of the behavior of children over and over they get to the point that there tired of dealing with them and just do nothing at all about it, so the school is at fault when something like this happens, Most Parents will say there child/children have problems like bipolar, hyper, Attention Disorder and so on, so lets medicate these children for all this crap, give them all those drugs with side affects that cause them to take more drugs because of the side affects, why not give them a medication breakfast ever morning? hmm and wonder where these all start from? home maybe kids sit in the house to much, watching TV, playing violent games, watching violent movies and shows, the TV has become the in house babysitter, a lot of kids never hear the word no and if and when they do they throw a tantrum and get there own way, then mom n dad call the dr and say oh Jonny has issues and I can't handle it any more can you give him meds. for this, all is lack of proper parenting in most cases, people want children but don't want to properly parent them, don't want to say no or deal with there tantrums, wake up people these kids need trained by the parents before they go to school, they need to know how to act to and with others, so teachers can do there job and teach the class, after all when your child acts out in school there are 20 some other kids wanting to learn that are losing class time because of your misbehaved child acting out, how fare is this to them or the teacher? as far as the teacher and the lawsuit I would do the same thing, so parents of the poor child/ child that can't act right, lets look at this with the tables turned, what if the teacher acted as your child did and turned on your child and hurt him, hmm bet you would open a lawsuit on the school and the teacher, am I right? I know darn well I'm right, people need to stop thinking it's ok for there kids to hurt others being it an adult or another child, it's never alright to hurt anyone ever and if they do they need corrected for it a spank on the butt with a hand never hurt any one, stop using the TV as a babysitter for your kid and do some fun family stuff with your kids, walks, bike rides, read together, so on get them outside with you and talk about stuff as you do it, you'll see a different child and learn to like spending time with your kids.toss the meds. away in most cases, hell we can all act like crazy people if we wanted to get our own way, like I told my own sons friend, hmm were all bipolar if we want to be. SO TEACHER KEEP YOUR LAWSUIT GOING YOU WERE HIRED TO TEACH A CLASS OF CHILDREN NOT TO BE A PUNCHING BAG OF A CHILD SCHOOL NEED TO BRING BACK SOME SORT OF CORRECTING FOR THESE KIDS AS NOW THE KIDS ALL THINK THEY CAN DO AS THEY PLEASE BECAUSE THE PARENTS TELL THEM, OH THE SCHOOL CAN'T TOUCH YOU, SO BRING BACK CORRECTING AT HOME AND SCHOOL OR THE WORLD IS GONE TO HELL AS THE KIDS WILL RUN THE ADULTS WORSE AND WORSE AS THE YEARS GO BY. Also to the parents of the mean little boy, what would you have done to your child if he did this stuff to you, his grandparent, or his siblings or if another child did this to your child or to you? sorry for going on and on people but as you can tell this sort of stuff cuts me like a knife, I'm sick of hearing people say there kid has a problem and can't act right so on, when it's in most cases lack of parenting, lack of correction, lack of training kids. PARENTS STAND UP AND PARENT YOUR KIDS. I came from a family of 11 kids and not one of us acted this way, yes a few did get in trouble but mom and dad never said aww poor Jonny he needs meds. he can't help his self, hell we didn't need meds. when any of them got in trouble they got a spanking and they lived thru it as a matter of fact we all turned out to be well formed adults with our own familys and children that also turned out fine, and by the way you can also correct with out a spanking just by talking things over with your child as how this and that hurts others how and why it's wrong to do or act in a mean way and so on.

Little problem;big problem. Now is the time to nip this in the bud.

If he can do that much damage to a huge former college football player, what could he do to a 6 year old boy or girl that he gets "ticked" off with. He should not be in an average classroom, he needs to be in a class for hard to control students.

amen to that.. I tell the kids i work with if i did some of the things u guys did my dad woulda beat my ass. I was taught respect and my children are taught respect and self disipline. No none of us are perfect we all get outta line but never to this kind of extrememe.

I have issue with the comment that this child "beat up" the teacher. Clearly this teacher should be commended for not fighting back. He clearly could have defended himself easily, but he did not fight back which is exactly what he should have done. His lawsuit is fair and justified in my mind as clearly this child has been a problem, this was not new behavior and his superiors were aware the child was violent. The teachers injuries should be covered

He sure sounds like a tiny terror! Have you ever had to deal with a young child who is throwing a massive tantrum? A fractured ankle is not that surprising especially since the encounter involved 3 other adults! The kid needs therapy. Something is very wrong when a child acts that badly and it spells bad things for the rest of his life!

I would say sue the family. cause you know thats what they were hoping would happen. they want their heathen bastard child to beat up a teacher…teacher gets mad and hits the kid…then the parents could sue the school and the city. instead the teacher kept his cool and the parents cant sue anyone. teacher deserves to be compensated for dealing with the little fuck stick and getting his ankle broken. and the kid should be kicked out of that school.

Agreed.

I hope your baby is doing much better. The first step is admitting the problem, so you can better help your child. I pray your child has a successful transition into adulthood.

In direct relation to Barbara Politis' comment: As a mother of a child who acts out in school, I find your comments about medication a little off. First, implications that medication is not an answer is partially incorrect. Medication is a path to retrain the child to behave properly. That takes an enormous effort from the parents to adjust their normal way of dealing with situations and find a system that works. There is a lot of trial and error in finding what works. The medication only works, if parents put in the work. Second, your assumption that video games, television and bad parenting is the cause of all uncontrollable children is laughable in my household. In my home I have four boys and I have one, just one who is difficult. We limit the television and video games to weekend (earned) activities AND I work pretty darn hard at correcting and redirecting his behavior. Yet, he still bucks the system at school. He is a super sensitive kid and has more empathy than anyone I have ever meet (and you for that matter). He has a difficult time processing stressful things like not understanding what he needs to do and the possibility of failure. Third, as a person who grew up in a household of being abused, I do not and can not hit my child! Infact, some children who have these types of aggressive behavior normally do not respond to spankings/hitting. The aggression is acting out for control and hitting them makes them want control even more and pushes them further to grab for it when the next situation occurs. Your rant shows your frustration over the situation and how little you really know about it. I have just started dealing with this within the last year and it is difficult for parents such as myself. Dealing with the situation is tough enough without having a self-rightous person who knows nothing judge me. I am glad you do not work in my school system, working with children takes the ability and desire to understand each child as individuals.

Where were his parents why did the school not call them. If the school did call them and they did nothing then he needs to sue the mother and father as well. If he can't touch the children they should not be able to touch him and if they do they should not be allowed to go back to that school. Children like that need to go to a school where they have to deal with other bullies like themselves. There also has to be something going on in the home for a 7 or 8 year old to act like this maybe DHS needs to be called as well.

@ Charlene, I never said in my rant that meds. are wrong for all, I never said all kids with problems were from bad parenting,to much TV and so on, I have worked in the school for 3 years I have seen many kids put on the act that you would be shocked and some of the parents put it in the kids heads to act this way so they can get that little SSI check and that's sad, not once did I say all these kids put on an act or that there parent don't know how to parent, I said SOME, to every thing I wrote, so please get it right. as far as me working in the school your comment was kinda rude to me as I don't know you and there for that rant I went on wasn't directed at just you but yet you direct one right at me, hmm well the kids I'm around 5 days a week and the one I work with one on one 101/2hrs a day 5 days a week well they all like me a lot and so do all the teachers I'm in contact with on a daily bases, so there for I know I'm doing a great job as my heart and sole are put in my job and to the kids that need the love and care for them some of these kids don't have that at home, just so you know. as far as the meds. go if you go into the school and work maybe it will open your eyes a bit more, you would die at how many pills some of these kids take daily, yes I know some kids have some real problems out there, but most meds. have a side effect that make for yet another med. so get online and research each pill they give your child you might be surprised you also might be surprised to find out that some DR. win trips and such for prescribing some meds.if they give enough of it, that's something to think about. I truly hope your little guy gets better and the right meds. he needs. I want to say your doing a great job by limiting the use of the video games and such to weekends earned, you are one of a very few that do that these day, your doing a great job on that, also your right about some kiddos and spanking and I did write you really don't need to spank to correct a child. so I hope you read all my post, as I know and covered all areas on this. just one week ask to go into the school and sit in some of the classes with kids that get out of line and also some of the classes with out problem kids, you'll be shocked I'm sure and as for the school systems you need to remember there hands are tied for the most part when a child gets out of control there's only a little there a loud to do to control a child and giving a child in school is a joke on most part and suspending them is just giving some what they want/ out of school so there for not much the school can do.but let me ask you this what would you do if your child did what this kid did in school or even out of school??? would you be saying (my poor son)? from what I'm reading I don't think you would.

Do you live up North do you know DHS goes to the school when children are in the first 3 years of school up there and they tell the children that if ANYONE puts a hand on you you call 911. Why do you think they are so rude they think they are better than everyone else. and this kids needs to be picked up and have his butt spanked good.

I bet if he sued the parents and the parents lost a lot of money for that Brats actions, They wouldn't be saying "Oh my poor son".Hit THEM in the pocket and the purse and I bet he gets his butt beat big time.Just saying.

I believe the child attacked the teacher.children who hav mental problems. can also kill. its the parents fault for being in denial. now the child is on meds. home school him for the protection of others..

EITHER HE IS A BIG OLD PUNK OR A GREATER LIAR!

Yes he is, thank you. He's in kindergarten (in an Emotional/Behavior special education class) and doing much better.

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@Rose, unfortunately, you are right about that!

Anyone who has worked in a school knows this is no lie. Children with behavioral problems often become violent & teachers/administrators/staff must be careful in not only how they protect themselves but also protect the child from hurting himself. Often, parents go after teachers if they even try to restrain the child. Many teachers are cursed, spat upon, hit & kicked, yes, even six-year old students…

You are right, you never stated that meds are wrong for all. Your statement says that your school gives up on children when they no longer can deal with the child, most children that are medicated because the parents don't care and don't want to do the work, and most doctors give medication for the incentives (unethical practices) The statement is thrown together and to me, projects a negative tone on parents, medication and doctors; people who deal with this situation often. Instead of producing a negative comment, take the time to create something positive. You work in the school and have identified a problem. Take the innitiative and create a program to support the parents, who may not have the resources, support, or are overwhelmed with the issue. There are a lot of parents who if offered would welcome the help if it is offered as a behavior program, and offered without judgement. There are those parents who just do not care, but that is not a majority. There are single parents working their butts off need someone to identify with them and show them how to connect with their child. Doctors tell parents vaguely how to retrain the child, but if they are already overwhelmed, knowing the right ways do not come easy, and people tend to go the easy way.

My son has had a similiar situation, without the injuries. He had to be physically removed from the classroom. I did not take offense and scream I'm going to sue the school. It is part of his behavior plan the school and I have set up. I think poor boy for this child because as the article states he is being called names and does not appear the adults in his life (parents and teachers) care enough to set up a plan or have goals for him to achieve the status of "good boy". His mothers comment I felt was more motivated towards the attack on the child. I do not know how she handles her son or his behavior, but everyone should remember he is just a child. You have those people who say that a good old fashioned spanking would straighten him out; would it actually work? Those who are not around this child, knowing his struggles through life so far, or how his behavior has been handled so far should back off and stop thinking they know what's best.

Yes, parents stand up and parent! I agree!!! Teachers, principals, counslors, etc….VILLAGE….stand up and help guide the parents and the child in the right direction. Everyone is failing this child, not just his mother!

The parents as well as the teachers cannot discipline their children, if you do your children are liable to be yanked away from you and you never know when you will see them again. We need to stop labeling every child that throws a temper tantrum, get a switch and teach our children the appropriate behavior. Instead they are being taught that they can get by with anything just by calling 911. Our fine government @ work. Get back to taking care of your children, I had rather see my children/grandchildren learn right from wrong at an early age rather than in prison by the time they are 21.

Parents who allow their children to have free rein , allow them to bully, ensure that their children grow up friendless and alone. And the child never has a chance at a normal life.

what happened to a good butt beating?? I got a few back in my day and honestly, I am thankful I did…..I am a better person today because of the discipline my parents gave me….butt beating and all…LOL…..parents need to remember, "spare the rod, spoil the child"… mom use to tell me that!!! <3

Lisa, I have worked in six different school districts in eight years and have NEVER witnessed any instance where a school has programmed a child to resist authority. What are you referring to?

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Bi Polar does not mean violence. Being bi polar myself, while I have mood swings I do not go around beating people up when I do. While it is different for everyone, that is not exactly the case.