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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. danesparza · · focus · HN ↗
      Nurses have the same shit they have to go through (they get questioned by their own hospital legal team when the nurse is the one that got assaulted).

      It's wrong. We need to stand up for educators and healthcare providers.

      1. forshaper · · focus · HN ↗
        A lot of hospital have armed tactical teams. Though I would guess that in major metro areas they would be more hidden, and so less used.
        1. hunterpayne · · focus · HN ↗
          I seriously doubt any hospital in the US outside of a major metro area has an "armed tactical team". I've never even heard of such a thing despite working in a major metro area for most of my adult life.
          1. ethbr1 · · focus · HN ↗
            If by tactical team parent means SWAT, no.

            If they mean explicitly stationed armed and vested police officers in level 1 trauma centers, absolutely.

            Personally, I'm in favor. An ED deals with a lot of situations that would normally be met with force by law enforcement, every average Tuesday.

            Having someone who's trained and comfortable with hospital procedures, staff, and "normal" there can mean avoiding prematurely escalating a confrontation and knowing when to immediately escalate to prevent injury or loss of life.

            1. forshaper · · focus · HN ↗
              Not SWAT or SRT. They just called it the tactical team to differentiate them against regular security guards. The ones I've been around are not sworn peace officers, but are nonetheless armed. Usually they were previously peace officers or military combat arms, but I don't think that was a legal requirement. So they don't have the same use-of-force or arrest authority as peace officers, but can still act within the rights of the property owner.
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