Proverbs 22:6
Train
up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not
depart from it.
I was waiting for more information to surface
regarding the incident involving a school officer and a sixteen year old
girl. This is what is currently being reported: Officer Ben Fields, 34, was
suspended without pay, is now fired after videos filmed by students showed him flipping a
16-year-old girl out of her chair and dragging her across a classroom for
refusing a teacher's demand to put away her cell phone. The video primarily reflects the officers reaction,
but not what precipitated it. In a follow up video it was said that the young
lady was asked three times to leave the classroom.
The first voice of authority was the teacher who asked the lady to put away her cell phone or leave the room. Second, a school administrator came to the classroom and asked the young lady to leave the classroom which she refused. Finally, the officer came in to the classroom and said to the young lady, “Are you coming with me”? The young lady again refused, which lead to the incident. The young lady chose to ignore three voices of authority to leave the classroom. I am not in any way justifying the officer’s actions. In my opinion it is definitely an abuse of power. As the adult and a professional he could have found away to defuse the situation without resulting to a physical confrontation. I would be outraged to see any of my nieces man handled in that way.
The real issue I believe people are ignoring is that we have a discipline problem in our schools. Prior to this video I have viewed many videos of young people attacking teachers. It is appalling to see students fist fighting the teacher, using profanity, being disrespectful and outright defiant. This is not a new thing, but a growing acceptable norm in many of our schools. My mother taught me charity begins at home, which means parents have the responsibility to teach their children respect for authority. The problem is there is lack of discipline in the home and kids are not taught to respect authority. The teachers are powerless to act, the students know it and this is why we have what is happening in our schools.
The first voice of authority was the teacher who asked the lady to put away her cell phone or leave the room. Second, a school administrator came to the classroom and asked the young lady to leave the classroom which she refused. Finally, the officer came in to the classroom and said to the young lady, “Are you coming with me”? The young lady again refused, which lead to the incident. The young lady chose to ignore three voices of authority to leave the classroom. I am not in any way justifying the officer’s actions. In my opinion it is definitely an abuse of power. As the adult and a professional he could have found away to defuse the situation without resulting to a physical confrontation. I would be outraged to see any of my nieces man handled in that way.
The real issue I believe people are ignoring is that we have a discipline problem in our schools. Prior to this video I have viewed many videos of young people attacking teachers. It is appalling to see students fist fighting the teacher, using profanity, being disrespectful and outright defiant. This is not a new thing, but a growing acceptable norm in many of our schools. My mother taught me charity begins at home, which means parents have the responsibility to teach their children respect for authority. The problem is there is lack of discipline in the home and kids are not taught to respect authority. The teachers are powerless to act, the students know it and this is why we have what is happening in our schools.
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