Hell's Shuttle Service?

Further proof of principal's residence in CrazyTown:

"Hey, so I was thinking we should have an announcement every morning of February with a student acting as a famous historical black figure. You know (in a manly baritone): 'Hello! I'm Harriet Tubman, president of the UnderWorld Ground Tunnel!"

Vive la révolution

So. Some Very Important People are coming to our school tomorrow.They're coming from the central office on a "learning walk." I guess this is under the pretense that our students are regular kids. I got a memo like 2 weeks ago saying they were going to bring these douchebags into my room and I should be my most impressive self. I should do all these wonderful things and pretend like a teach at a nice, normal school. I should make them love me.

I'm calling in sick.
I'll let you know how that goes.

Who Let The Dogs (In)

School starts at 7:45. Today the kids had to stand outside until 9:15.

We couldn't let them in because, when Mr. Spence came in this morning, there was a dog in his room. It had apparently been there all night because there was pee all over the floor. Nobody has any idea how it got in the school, why it was there, anything.

So special, my school, soooo special.

I Don't Have Your Back

TyQuille gets picked on all the time. Ronelle told William to leave TyQuille alone. William attacked Ronelle. Mr. Fletcher pulled William off of Ronelle. William punched Mr. Fletcher in the face. He shoved him back and William hit his head on a desk.

Our principal called Child Protective Services on Mr. Fletcher (for assaulting a student.)

William's mother came up to the school all hopped up all crack (seriously) looking for Mr. Fletcher. The principal sent her to his room.


THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

"So, you from Alabama right?"

"Yes."

"My cousin from Alabama. But I don't understand 'cause he black."

"There are black people in Alabama, Michael."

"Do you know them?"

me·lee (noun) : a confused hand-to-hand fight or struggle among several people.

After school I saw several male teachers running for the door. I walk outside to about 60 kids.
Apparently, some girls from Alexis' neighborhood had shown up to fight her. They don't go to our school (and I think they're in high school) so they waited outside for Alexis to get out. Somehow, in the midst of this, other fights broke out among some other girls. Some of the kids were just around watching, others were getting involved.
I left as the cop cars were pulling up.

The Apple Doesn't Fall Far From The Tree

Two days ago, this kid named Norman was running in the hallway. He stopped in front of Mrs. Robinson's doorway, banged his hand on her door repeatedly and pressed his face up against the window. Mrs. Robinson stopped her teaching (because it was impossible to continue) and said, "Get your ugly face out of my doorway." Norman then ran off, turned around and yelled down the hallway, "Suck my dick, BITCH!" and continued running.
Norman was suspended.

Today his mother showed up.

When her and Norman walked in the building a teacher told him to tuck in his shirt (a school rule) and the mother said, "You better say 'please' to my son." She later informed all of the teachers (as she screamed it down the hallway) that because Mrs. Robinson called her son ugly, he was totally right to say what he said. She said nobody can call her son ugly and they deserve any m'f'in thing they get.


She then walked down the hallway and threatened to beat up another teacher and screamed profanities down the hallway until she had to be dragged away by the police.

I'm Disgusted.

Some of the 9 kids mentioned in this article are my former students:

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/baltimore_city/bal-te.md.mta08dec08,0,3220736.story?coll=bal_tab01_layout


I'm disgusted by the fact that nine of them attacked a woman on a bus. It is deplorable.

But I more disgusted by the comments left by readers.
When a white kid goes into a school and kills people with shotguns, he was depressed and picked on. He had personal and psychological issues.
When some black kids beat up a woman, they're "animals." I'm disgusted.
ANIMALS? Those statements make we want to strangle America.

As I was leaving today, I saw the school police officer outside. He came up to me and we were having a conversation when the vice principal came outside and asked him to come to the office because of a "situation."
We both went inside. There, a mother was beating the crap out of her son. Officer Johnson told her she had to stop and she kept saying that he's her son and she can do whatever she wants. Me and another teacher got all the other kids out of the office area and they closed the door. He kept telling her that she is not allowed to hit him like that on school property. He told her she had to let go of him.
I walked the other kids outside, away from the office. When we were outside, the boy ran out door, dropped his coat and backpack (its 18 degrees outside) and ran off. His mother came out screaming about how she had told them not to let him go and that it was the school's fault that he ran off. They closed the door in her face and she continued screaming profanities at the school.
I have no idea where that little boy went, but I'm sure it's not home. I hope he's warm and safe.

Takin' Care of Business

So, my 7th graders are working with a partner to create a business. After Shermera and Montel had worked very hard on their business sign, they showed me....

The S&M Spot.

ummmm. So innocent! So cute!


P.S. This Shermera is not to be confused with Shamira, who is also in her class, or Shameera who is in my 4th period.