During my lunch duty today in the cafeteria, I spoke with a boy (at a table full of hooligans), telling him I didn't appreciate that he has smeared glue all over the floor at his seat, as well as filling a plastic Easter egg with paint and throwing it in the boys gym locker room. He has already been to the office for the egg incident and lied about his responibility in it. But I know he put the glue on the floor. During the discussion, three boys at the table were laughing at me for discussing it with him. I told the four boys to remain with me when lunch was over and we would discuss their disrespectful behavior. One big boy, 6'2", said, I'm not staying, and commenced to walk out to the gym, at which point, I touched his arm to try to emphasize that he was to stay. He was called to the office when I took the other boys in, and it resulted in his dad coming to school because the boy said I had "grabbed" him. I was called to the office at the end of the day for a conference with the dad and boy and ***'t principal.
The principal was very supportive to me, and I explained to the father that I had indeed touched his son, but not "grabbed" him. His response was "Nobody touches my son!" Principal said, "Well, you can file a lawsuit if you wish, but Dillon is very disrespetful and it's getting worse!...and we will not tolerate it!"
I'm thankful for my principal's support, but it is disheartening to have such bad behavior....
Just needed to vent!
Patty