{"id":524276,"date":"2022-12-10T00:23:17","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T21:23:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/staff-quit-school-district-over-violent-and-unruly-kids\/"},"modified":"2022-12-10T00:23:17","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T21:23:17","slug":"staff-quit-school-district-over-violent-and-unruly-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/staff-quit-school-district-over-violent-and-unruly-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"#Staff quit school district over violent and unruly kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a279d4cc3643\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a279d4cc3643\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/staff-quit-school-district-over-violent-and-unruly-kids\/#%E2%80%9CStaff_quit_school_district_over_violent_and_unruly_kids%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Staff quit school district over violent and unruly kids&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CStaff_quit_school_district_over_violent_and_unruly_kids%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Staff quit school district over violent and unruly kids&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Violent and disrespectiful classroom behavior has led to a staggering 50 teachers and bus drivers to quit a Florida school district in the last two years.<\/p>\n<p>Brevard County School District, the state\u2019s 10th-largest, held a heated meeting Thursday that offered an unvarnished and often disturbing <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Yo9XdY3-ufQ\">glimpse into the state of its classrooms.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn an everyday basis I am deflecting being attacked, scratched, headbutted, pushed, hit,\u201d teacher Alicia Kelderhouse said as her voice choked with emotion. \u201cI\u2019ve had my hair\u00a0pulled, and pulled down to the ground. I\u2019ve had my throat gone for on multiple occasions. It\u2019s on an everyday basis right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kelderhouse said staffers often commiserate in the morning to muster the courage to face the day \u2014 and that frightened kids are gr<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ling with the same fears.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have students who are afraid every day in the classroom,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0just not fair to them. That\u2019s what hurts my heart the most.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The head of the district\u2019s beleaguered teachers union, Anthony Collucci, recounted recent incidents reported by staffers to school administrators.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/brevard-public-schools-board-meeting-feature.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The Brevard County School Board\" class=\"wp-image-24957699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/brevard-public-schools-board-meeting-feature.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/brevard-public-schools-board-meeting-feature.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/brevard-public-schools-board-meeting-feature.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The Brevard County School District held a meeting to address disciplinary concerns Thursday.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Brevard Public Schools<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One student began masturbating inside a classroom, an act that was recorded by a classmate and posted to a group chat. <\/p>\n<p>Another teacher was hit in the face with a tape dispenser, while a colleague suffered a bite mark the \u201csize of an orange\u201d after a student munched on her arm.<\/p>\n<p>Another educator frequently had to remove all furniture from her class because kids were routinely chucking it around the room or at each other.<\/p>\n<p>One district teacher said behaviors have markedly worsened since the pandemic \u2014 but the classroom behavior was already plunging before COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe pandemic was an accelerant to a fire that was already raging,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/brevard-public-schools-board-meeting-03-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"50 teachers and other employees have left the district in recent years.\" class=\"wp-image-24958035\" width=\"618\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/brevard-public-schools-board-meeting-03-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1233 1236w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/brevard-public-schools-board-meeting-03-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=925 927w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/brevard-public-schools-board-meeting-03-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=618 618w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/brevard-public-schools-board-meeting-03-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=308 309w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/brevard-public-schools-board-meeting-03-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\"\/><figcaption>Fifty teachers and other employees have left the district in recent years.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Brevard Public Schools<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The same staffer asserted that sexual misconduct, drug use, theft, violence, targeted spitting and property destruction had become the demoralizing hallmarks of his profession.<\/p>\n<p>Several speakers pointed to the ubiquity of cellphones as a driver of classroom disorder, casting many students as screen addicts no longer capable of sustained attention.<\/p>\n<p>Asserting that a culture of \u201cunbelievable disrespect\u201d has taken hold, one teacher said her kids look at their devices \u201chundreds\u201d of times each day and keep their earbuds in while lessons are in progress.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur students cannot look away from their phones,\u201d she said. \u201cThey cannot stop texting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Students often tell teachers that they have to wrap up a text message before they acknowledge being called on or addressed in class.<\/p>\n<p>Educators routinely ask colleagues to watch their classrooms for a few moments so they can have a \u201cmini-breakdown\u201d inside a school bathroom, a speaker noted.<\/p>\n<p>Veteran teacher Gene Trent said his colleagues used to call a student\u2019s parent or guardian to address problems \u2014 but those efforts have been largely abandoned due to futility.<\/p>\n<p>Trent said previously, a parent would thank a teacher for reaching out and promise to address the situation at home. But in recent years, they often blame the educator for causing poor behavior.<\/p>\n<p>Other parents, staffers said at the meeting, threaten lawsuits for matters as minor as detention.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EyhVauc_dvE\">Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey<\/a> recorded a video last month vowing to crack down on unruly behavior inside schools, filming the spot in front of a jail.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/brevard-county-sheriff-wayne-ivey.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey.\" class=\"wp-image-24957704\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/brevard-county-sheriff-wayne-ivey.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/brevard-county-sheriff-wayne-ivey.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/brevard-county-sheriff-wayne-ivey.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey vowed to crack down on unruly behavior.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Brevard County Sheriff&#8217;s Office,<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ivey said classrooms have descended into chaos because kids no longer fear consequences.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a result, we are losing teachers en masse,\u201d he said, calling disruptive students \u201cclowns\u201d who are impeding the education of their classmates.<\/p>\n<p>Several speakers criticized Ivey at Thursday\u2019s meeting, and highlighted that suspensions are meted out in disproportionately high numbers to black students. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur children are not clowns,\u201d said a local NAACP member. \u201cThey are not snot-nosed.\u201d He accused Ivey of using \u201cscare tactics\u201d and \u201cbullying\u201d in pushing for disciplinary clampdowns.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Screen-Shot-2022-12-09-at-1.13.16-PM.png\" alt=\"One teacher said she has &quot;students who are afraid everyday in the classroom.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-24957791\" width=\"620\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Screen-Shot-2022-12-09-at-1.13.16-PM.png?w=930 930w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Screen-Shot-2022-12-09-at-1.13.16-PM.png?w=620 620w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Screen-Shot-2022-12-09-at-1.13.16-PM.png?w=310 310w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Screen-Shot-2022-12-09-at-1.13.16-PM.png 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"\/><figcaption>One teacher said she has \u201cstudents who are afraid every day in the classroom.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Another speaker said the district should emphasize diversity, equity and inclusion in any new behavior code.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would feel more comfortable about the discipline policy if I knew diversity was appreciated in this area,\u201d another district parent said. \u201cAnd I don\u2019t feel it. My fear is that the practices are inconsistent when I hear about the disparities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One parent argued that disruptive students \u2014 regardless of race \u2014 should be removed from classrooms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you are throwing a chair in a classroom, you do not belong there,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m sorry. If you can\u2019t\u00a0behave, that\u2019s\u00a0not my child\u2019s fault. My child\u2019s education should not be hindered because that child doesn\u2019t\u00a0know how to behave. And by that child I don\u2019t mean black, white, Hispanic or any other thing. I mean the child who wasn\u2019t taught how to behave.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Brevard board is developing a new disciplinary framework, and will hold future public meetings on the issue.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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