You wonder why there’s a teacher shortage? You couldn’t pay me enough to teach in the government schools.
Via USA Today:
“Sadly, the violence captured on the video did not just germinate out of thin air – it was behavior likely learned, seen and experienced close to home,” the statement said.
Reggie Moore, the city’s director of the Office of Violence Prevention, took to Facebook and said children generally become “numb” to witnessing violence the more they are around it.
He said that the students who stood around quietly or laughed as the student punched the teacher are all typical responses depending on each individual’s exposure to trauma.He also expressed his respect for teachers saying they “wake up every day to give children in our city a chance.”
The incident will be reviewed by the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office for a possible charge of battery to a school district official, police said.
According to police, the South Division High School teacher suffered injuries that are not life-threatening when he was punched in the head several times by the 16-year-old male student.
Milwaukee Public Schools said in a statement to the Journal Sentinel that students who violate the code of conduct face disciplinary action, which includes expulsion, though they are not able t