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Classroom violence went up in Texas after the pandemic. Is more discipline the answer?

  • 1.  Classroom violence went up in Texas after the pandemic. Is more discipline the answer?

    Posted 05-23-2025 11:04 AM

    "No." The simple two-letter word was all it took to set off chaos at Heritage Rose Elementary last week. About a hundred children were sitting cross-legged in a hallway, ready to be dismissed to go home, when pre-K teacher Nadene Casteel saw two boys standing out of place and instructed them to sit with their class. But one of the boys did not budge. Casteel repeated the order. He refused-his second "no"-and stomped away. When she grabbed his backpack to steer him back, he yanked away with force. Casteel stumbled and flailed her arms to catch her balance. In the blur of the moment, her limb struck another student's eye.

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    Michael Spurlin
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  • 2.  RE: Classroom violence went up in Texas after the pandemic. Is more discipline the answer?

    Posted 05-24-2025 08:24 AM
    First of all, I skimmed the article. 
    Second of all, once those surveys starting going out about why teachers are leaving, student behavior should have been at the top - for a variety of reasons.  It has been chalenging for some time.