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Has Violence Against Teachers Become Accepted by Society?

148 points · 332 comments · obscurette

  1. ValueTheory · · focus · HN ↗
    "The parents of the student who assaulted me sued the district, claiming it had failed to prevent the incident. Suddenly, I found myself on phone calls with administrators and attorneys questioning whether I had done enough to stop the assault."

    This is the root of the problem. Of course, civil lawsuits are important to correct actual wrongs, but school districts seem to be so cowardly in the face of bad lawsuits that they are willing to throw teachers under the bus to avoid them.

    1. igetspam · · focus · HN ↗
      That is a problem but it’s definitely not the root. The root is our increasingly high tolerance for violence, especially in schools. We should also stop shying away from the gendered aspects of the thing: this is done by boys and men FAR more than girls and women. We just don’t like to talk about it.

      We need to address violent tendencies in males and our ludicrous willingness to not see the reality of it.

      1. watwut · · focus · HN ↗

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        1. rayiner · · focus · HN ↗

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          1. IAmBroom · · focus · HN ↗
            > How are “conservatives” to blame for increasing violence in school systems that are overwhelmingly run by liberals?

            They aren't, because it isn't [0]. Violence in school systems has been on the decrease since the 1990's, with the notable exception of a spike during the COVID epidemic.

            If my data is wrong, please cite proof that there is "increasing violence in school systems", and while you're at it, "school systems that are overwhelmingly run by liberals".

            Pretty odd language for someone who claims they don't want it to be "a political thing".

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