You’re killing me Smalls… really… you’re killing me.

[Scout]

This needs its own thread.

School downplayed warnings about 6-year-old before teacher's shooting, staffers say — The Washington Post

Now it seems like he threatened to light her on fire.

-2000 on Draft Kings for "They are lying. They never searched the backpack."

Thoughts and prayers to the school division attorneys.

 

[DanOregon]

The problem with the American education system is......the kids.

 

[Neutral Corner]

And the parents. And the state legislators. And in some cases, the Governors.

 

[DanOregon]

Well, when I say kids - I really mean too many arrive on Day 1 in kindergarten with poor nutrition, perhaps a few undiagnosed problems, whether mental or emotional and lack a home structure conducive to school. They only serve to keep other students from their full learning potential. We can blame socio-economic problems, bad parenting or whatever - but expecting a regular public school teacher to "fix" that kid, while also instructing 30 or so other kids - is ludicrous.

 

[Azrael]

 

[swingline]

The kids aren't all right.

 

[Neutral Corner]

I am absolutely a child of white privilege. K4-3rd grade at an Episcopal parochial school. I was taught to read using phonics in 1962, although I had some grounding before 1st grade. I learned to do algebra when I was five or six, using a tool called Cuisenaire rods.

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The small white cubical blocks are 1's. Each number 1 - 12 is a different color to make them easily distinguishable. If you stack two 1's on a two, you have 1 + 1 = 2 or you can do 3 x 3=9 in an easily understandable form. If you stack two 1's on a 3, you can do (2 x 1) + x = 3 and completely understand how you got there. I was solving equations by the second grade, might have been first.

There weren't many little Black kids (or nonwhite in general) around Tampa in the early 60's that were getting that.

 

[BartonK]

The child's family claims he has an "acute disability" and there was an action plan to have one parent in the classroom with him at all times. My wife, an elementary school teacher, said she's never heard of an action plan that involved the parents having to be at the school with the kid. All I can figure is the "acute disability" was DSM-certified psychopathy, but if that's the case, why in the world wasn't this kid already in a mental hospital?

 

[Scout]

There are too many layers of fork to sort through here…

But the school not having a "don't sell guns to these
forkers" button would help a lot.

 

[swingline]

Imagine my post contains a picture of the Easy Button.

 

[outofplace]

The child's family claims he has an "acute disability" and there was an action plan to have one parent in the classroom with him at all times. My wife, an elementary school teacher, said she's never heard of an action plan that involved the parents having to be at the school with the kid. All I can figure is the "acute disability" was DSM-certified psychopathy, but if that's the case, why in the world wasn't this kid already in a mental hospital?

I've never heard of such a plan, either. I see the parents expressing regret that they weren't there that day, but not for allowing their six-year-old access to a gun. They are claiming it was "secured," which is utter bullshirt. Sure, others missed red flags and failed to prevent this, but the parents are absolutely to blame here, too.

Teacher allegedly shot by 6-year-old released from hospital as child's family sends condolences, says gun was secured | CNN

 

[poindexter]

The parents' definition of 'secured' reminds me of Aaron Rodgers definition of 'immunized'.