Before it drops out of the news, and we move on to the next shiny new object, I must ask

[bluestateguy]

What about the teacher in this math class that called escalated this whole matter in the first place by calling police.

Did he (at least I think it was a he) really expect a cop to come, brutalize a student, and then breezily have the students go back to running quadradic equations?

I don't know because we haven't heard from him, or anything about him.

[Recursion]

1. The teachers are told not to escalate confrontations but call in the resource officer

The teacher had a class to teach and the girl wouldn't put her phone away. Rather than escalate it himself he called in the resource officer, who went absolutely apeshit. I don't really agree with the complaints about the teacher; this was the cop's fault.

[roody]

3. The teacher could have ignored it and

Continued to teach. Was the child disrupting the class?

[Recursion]

5. Yes, her ringtone kept going off (nt)

[roody]

7. Was someone calling her?

[Renew Deal]

13. Who cares?

The teacher in a high school class wanted it off/away. If that's what the teacher wants, that's what the kid should do. Accepting her insubordination is even more disruptive to the class.

[roody]

6. Better yet, the teacher could have

Walked by the girl and quietly asked if she was having a phone emergency. If no, the teacher could have kindly asked her to put it away. If a teacher cannot control his/her class, they need more training. I recommend Fred Jones.

[0rganism]

14. i thought he called in the principal, who brought in the resource officer

i'm guessing the teacher was as shocked by the outcome as everyone else

[roody]

15. Calling in someone else is escalation.

It is also admitting that you cannot control your class. Kindness works wonders with children.

[Hoppy]

2. Where I taught, we had civilian security and one city officer.

Same instructions, if there is disruption, call security and don't involve yourself. Security people were liked by the kids and it never went beyond being taken out of the class and into the office.

In my 6 years at the school, the cop never got involved.

[Iggo]

4. It's the cop's fault.

[DrDan]

8. the teacher called an administrator - a vice principal

the vice-principal called the resource officer

and no, I am quite cetain the vice principal did not expect a student to be brutalized

[Act_of_Reparation]

9. Yes, I'm sure that's EXACTLY what he expected.

Did he (at least I think it was a he) really expect a cop to come, brutalize a student, and then breezily have the students go back to running quadradic equations?

[HickFromTheTick]

10. Cop was a thug, should be fired and charged with assault, BUT....

There's not a lot of people willing to take that job in that school, apparently psychos with really bad career histories are the only ones they can demote low enough to work there..... the teacher has only two options, use physical force as shown in the other not-so-famous teacher-student fight video from the same school, or to call the officer/hired goon. Prepare yourself for the onslaught of "Oppression by Goon resulting in lucrative GoFundMe campaign" videos.....

[DrDan]

12. or call in an administrator - which is what the teacher did

[Catherine Vincent]

11. ...

I'd like to hear from this teacher also.