In light of the recent tragedy in Connecticut and the issues my fiance is facing as a teacher, I felt the need to post this to get feedback.

My fiance is a middle school teacher specializing in math. He teaches at a school for long term suspended children. The children have behavioral issues, family issues, and very little help. Not one of the kids is from a two parent home, most of them live with a single parent or family member.

The issues so far this school year:
The students bullied another student (using Spanish - a language non of the teachers speak) to the point the bullied student lashed out and banged one of the bullies heads against his desk. The teachers have a policy that you must speak English, but the kids don't pay attention to it. When questioned none of the kids will tell the teachers what has been said.

My fiance has been injured by the students twice, once causing bruised ribs, the second time causing an inch long cut less than an inch away from his eye. The problem is there are no consequences for these kids. There is also no help for these kids. There are no counselors available to these kids.

I feel that the lack of counseling available for these kids is a disservice. I'm not sure how these kids who have such serious issues that they've been suspended long term from a regular school are expected to concentrate and learn. It saddens me that these kids are probably acting out as a cry for help and instead of help they are being ignored.

One of the kids looked up my fiance on Facebook. He had his settings set at the most restrictive, but since Facebook is constantly changing the privacy policies in an attempt to circumvent our right to privacy, his student found him. The kid used information he found (names of friends and fiance - me) to intimidate my fiance.

Friday I had a dream that I was in therapy ad my fiance kept interrupting me to tell the therapist he was concerned about a student of his who had made threats against me. I thought that dream was odd, so I shared it with my fiance. His response was shocking. He said one of the students has made a threat to harm me. He never told me as not to upset me. My fiance did talk to his lead teacher (given he has no principal to go to) and the teacher advised him to make notes of all the threats and pay close attention to the kid.

That is why I need advice. I don't know what my legal rights are given the threats were leveled against me. I also would prefer for this kid to get help rather than more punishment.