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I knkow how you feel!
By JVF

I understand how you feel. This is also my first year teaching(third grade) and I don't see myself doing this next year. I've posted in the past regarding a parent who was giving me trouble. That has since ceased however,
his child has not. Also, last month five boys in my class was suspended for exposing themselves to the girls in my class(I have six girls and fourteen boys). They had been doing this for awhile (it started when I was out oneday and a sub was there) I found out because one of the girls came to me while in class and said that a student was exposing himself. As I was about to take him to the

office that's when he named the other boys that was doing it too. Then before you know it the girls started saying that they had been exposing themselves to them too. That was the first time I cried. Of course this had to be reported to Child Protection Services. Now today one of my "problem" students who has been suspended twice already (he just came off of suspension for two days last week) for hitting/fighting came to me today and showed me his arm, which had welps all over it, he said his mother whipped him with a rubber/ plastic hanger. (One of the teachers caught him hitting another student and told his mother when she came to pick him up, and I guess she just lost it) There was also markings on his leg and a mark on his head. Now, I know this parent is not a bad parent however, I can't condone beating your child with a hanger. This particular child is always in trouble and she knows that I have been trying to work with him. But, no matter,I had to report it. Part of me wanted to call her but, legally I am mandated by law to report incidences of child abuse. He told me that he was never hit before with a hanger (just a belt) but, this is obviously a progression( since the belt didn't work)So, Child Potection Services came to the school to talk with the child, I had to give them his mother's name, phone number and address. I don't know what's going to happen now. The point is I can't take much more. Everything seems to happen in my class. Everyone thinks I'm a great teacher and doing a great job. But, I don't feel that way. Even the principal apologized to me for me having a "bad" first year. I'm trying to hold out until the end of the school year. But, I think if something comes up I would leave. The students who are there to learn I love dearly, but, its not enough. So, as for as next year I don't know. I'm really considering going back to school to get me Masters in Social Work.