I’m a HS teacher. We have had one heck of a week. Credible info regarding a possible violent act at our school led to 2 of my students being suspended until further decisions regarding their safety and the safety of the students on campus are made.
The next day, three of my students showed up high and out of their minds. One of those students was found to have a knife in his bag. All 3 of them are in hot water.
I have a kid whose parents refuse to recognize that we are doing everything in our power to help her daughter, but her daughter is so scared of her own shadow and stressed to the max that no one can really help her. We are preparing for a meeting, but I have been warned that the mom is targeting me and will be taking her frustration out on me.
I have another student that should probably be institutionalized but their parents honestly believe that they can pray it away. He is a mess on a daily basis and always stresses me out.
I messed up on a student’s grade (by a whopping 2 points, it was a simple data entry error) and as soon as I found the mistake, I corrected it but the student complained to my principal instead of speaking to me about it, which caused some ruckus.
My electronic key stopped working and I was stranded outside in 10 degree weather this morning. I was able to call another person to let me in, but it won’t be until next week before I can get another key.
Somewhere in between all of this, I managed to do my job and teach. But, I am just not sure how much more of this I can handle.