Tom Toles for October 29, 2015

A little like a penquin with a ruler.

In my day…but this isn’t the good old days. Teachers are told to NEVER touch a student. Heck, they can even get in trouble for hugging a kid.

If the disruptive student would not leave, then the teacher should have taken the rest of the class into the hall.

I fear that young woman may have baited that teacher as she told the cell phone videographer to begin filming.

It does not forgive that resource officer. He is a bully who has gotten away with it before, I bet.

I thought schools prohibited bullying….

No one understands Common Core math.

I’ve got no sympathy for the kid. The only thing hurt were feelings.

CombatcarlBullying is praised by coaches and encouraged if wearing a badge. Fear is not respect, but a preventive of it. Get goons out of our schools, whatever their age or title.

I knew if I read a little way, I would find somebody defending the indefensible. I am pleased, though, that there has only been one.

@AlexanderTheGoodEnoughThat was actually my first thought: “Looks like ’roid rage!”

exactly WHAT made that student think she could get away with blatant disrespect, disobeying a direct order, and not pay a price?

I can’t argue with that. I’ve been saying for years that the schools have to enforce discipline if we want our children to learn what’s taught.Teachers cannot teach if they spend most of their time dealing with rebellious behaviour by one or three kids in their classrooms.Sounds like I back the cop but I don’t. I truly believe he should face assault charges for his behaviour.I believe the teacher ought to be dismissed as he had lost control of his class long ago.The administrator? I’d hate to have that job.Trying to rectify all the regulations with each other and parental expectations, adding in budget problems and the legislators constantly cutting funds, teachers’ union demands – people can really grow callous at the job.

Your posts on this topic have been a model of empathy and good sense.

It’s just a terrible infringement of rights for the government to raise taxes on the rich, but it’s just fine if a policeman throws a young girl to the ground and breaks her arm, because she had it coming.