Increase in bad student behavior.

[Keepstanding]

Do you see an increase in angry, disruptive and explosive behavior ? I am seeing it across all ages/grades at my schools. Angry outbursts, throwing chairs, turning over tables and trashing classrooms. I am appalled at this behavior. What’s worse is Administration won’t expel the offenders. What are you school nurses seeing in your schools ?

[ruby_jane, BSN, RN]

So much AMEN to all y'all. Hang in there.

[Avill, BSN, RN]

Same same same! No fear or respect for authority! They don't get expelled!

[Flare, ASN, BSN]

i'm close with the police officers that come in to teach LEAD (formerly DARE). They are constantly saying how the kids act up for them in class and are rude and disrespectful. I ave so many fears for this generation as they grow.

[MrNurse(x2), ADN]

I am in a very small private, 97 students this year. We had gone 4 years without a fight. We have had three this year. There have been violent acts in the past 4 years, but a lot have been perpetuated by girls and our school will NOT discipline girls. The politics of private schools requires discipline be on a financial sliding scale, which rarely is just. Children are being showered with things and experiences but are disconnected from their selfish parents and this is the outcome.

1 hour ago, Flare said:

i'm close with the police officers that come in to teach LEAD (formerly DARE). They are constantly saying how the kids act up for them in class and are rude and disrespectful. I ave so many fears for this generation as they grow.

All media outlets have grown rich by disrespecting law enforcement, they are only mimicking what they see.

[Cas1in72]

I have seen a tremendous uptick in behaviors in just 5 years. Last week I had a 4th grader throw a metal chair at me. Thank God it bounced off my desk. He proceeded to then start throwing things off my desk and counter. I walked out. MIND YOU- His mother was in there when he did this!!!!! UGH

[MrNurse(x2), ADN]

On 10/23/2019 at 9:51 AM, AdobeRN said:

Then on the other side there are a few that have a medical/mental issue that have not been diagnosed yet - and when you really don't have support from the parents it seems to take the district forever to get a diagnosis - I have noticed it can take a good 2 years at the district level to get a kid diagnosed & proper treatment with something, even longer the younger the kid is. 2 years of dealing with the student being a terror in the classroom, to the teacher and other kids - just awful.

Am I the only one who feels this is not the responsibility of the state? Expelling a child will cause the parent to investigate, worked with my parents for my younger brother. Discipline changes behavior, nothing else will, this is where we are failing our children and why we see these outcomes.

[AdobeRN]

16 minutes ago, Cas1in72 said:

I have seen a tremendous uptick in behaviors in just 5 years. Last week I had a 4th grader throw a metal chair at me. Thank God it bounced off my desk. He proceeded to then start throwing things off my desk and counter. I walked out. MIND YOU- His mother was in there when he did this!!!!! UGH

Wouldn't surprise me if mom turned around and said "wow, he never acts like this at home" we tend to get this statement alot when these types of behaviors happen at school.

[AdobeRN]

12 minutes ago, MrNurse(x2) said:

Am I the only one who feels this is not the responsibility of the state? Expelling a child will cause the parent to investigate, worked with my parents for my younger brother. Discipline changes behavior, nothing else will, this is where we are failing our children and why we see these outcomes.

All I know if my own child was in a class with a student having violent behaviors I would be complaining to the higher administration. I don't understand why more parents don't - or maybe they do but it is just shuffled under the rug and not spoken about???

[ihavealltheice]

I am seeing it here too. My elementary school is the worst and managing it though because repeat offenders are greeted with rewards such as playing games, napping, watching movies, and snack time. Apparently so long as it looks like things are under control, we're all good.

[ihavealltheice]

2 hours ago, Flare said:

i'm close with the police officers that come in to teach LEAD (formerly DARE). They are constantly saying how the kids act up for them in class and are rude and disrespectful. I ave so many fears for this generation as they grow.

We had a police officer here investigating a case one day when there happened to be 2 kids in an in school suspension. When the police office walked by, she tried to talk to the kids, relate to them, give them a pep talk, etc. They were rude and dismissive. She handled it very well, but I was floored.

[ihavealltheice]

39 minutes ago, AdobeRN said:

All I know if my own child was in a class with a student having violent behaviors I would be complaining to the higher administration. I don't understand why more parents don't - or maybe they do but it is just shuffled under the rug and not spoken about???

Being in this situation with my own child who has a classmate who is disruptive and can be violent at times, I know a lot of parents have complained and other than suspensions, nothing is done.

[AdobeRN]

59 minutes ago, ihavealltheice said:

I am seeing it here too. My elementary school is the worst and managing it though because repeat offenders are greeted with rewards such as playing games, napping, watching movies, and snack time. Apparently so long as it looks like things are under control, we're all good.

I have never looked into it but I wonder what the "evidence based" practice is regarding the "rewards". I see some of our behavior kids starting to get out of control next thing I see is the same kid outside tossing a football back and forth with the principal or a CORE team member - are they acting out because they need more stimulation, more energy spent??? So strange to me - since I see the tossing a football back and forth as a "reward".