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Originally posted by CaramonLS@Apr 23 2005, 05:38 PM
Sorry I'm going to have to side with the teacher on this one, she couldn't touch the kid without a lawsuit coming her way, I'm sorry, but this is the US and she did the best option.
Theres obviously more that this kid did that what was just on the video. They CALLED THE COPS, its gotta be a pretty freaking serious tantrum to call the cops if the parent was only going to be gone for an hour.
Might as well scare the crap out of her by putting her in cuffs and causing her massive embarassment. I highly doubt the parents have any control over this child.
They should have tossed her in a holding cell for good measure.
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Well it is TV so I can't imagine they cut out the "good parts" of the tantrum.
If you can't outsmart or calm down a steamed 5 year-old then you really shouldn't be a teacher or a cop.
Have you ever had to deal with a kid having a temper tantrum? Trying to restrain them tends to aggravate the situation. If you are worried about getting sued then let the desk take a couple shots and let the bulletin board take a beating until she calms down. If you are lucky, within 5 minutes you just might have her pinning the stuff back up on the bulletin board or huffing and puffing in the corner.
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Might as well scare the crap out of her by putting her in cuffs and causing her massive embarassment. I highly doubt the parents have any control over this child.
They should have tossed her in a holding cell for good measure.
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Are you serious? She's 5 years old for crying out loud. In kindergarten.
Treating her like an adult criminal isn't going to help anyone. The scared straight option isn't going to work on someone who is just learning to read and doesn't even know what prison is.