What is the name of your state? New York
My daughter attends the local Middle School and is an excellent student. Her Science teacher this year (his first year teaching) has been a problem from almost day one. Both I and several parents have tried via guidance department and administration to rectify the situation but no solution has been reached. Administration sat in on a few of his classes of which he was the picture perfect teacher. However, when no one is observing him he is rude, angry, and frightening to the kids. He reprimands the kids by getting right into their faces and yelling, flailing his arms and belittling them in front of their classmates. He erupts in anger (sometimes) when the students ask him a question. States assignments were not handed in when they in fact were. There are also some main streamed special ed students mixed in the class and he is verbally insulting to these children. He seems like a loose canon that is sure explode soon. I would like to send my daughter to school with a small tape recorder to document his tirades. We live in NY and I believe it is a one party state. Do I need to notify the school district legally that the class is being recorded?
Also back in November he noticed a scientific instrument missing from his classroom and demanded the kids be searched to find out who took the item. The kids were told to empty their pockets and turn them inside out. They had to open backpacks and handbags and he searched each one. The missing item was never found. This was done while no other adult was present in the room. The kids were embarrassed and scared. Is this also something that can be legally pursued?
My daughter attends the local Middle School and is an excellent student. Her Science teacher this year (his first year teaching) has been a problem from almost day one. Both I and several parents have tried via guidance department and administration to rectify the situation but no solution has been reached. Administration sat in on a few of his classes of which he was the picture perfect teacher. However, when no one is observing him he is rude, angry, and frightening to the kids. He reprimands the kids by getting right into their faces and yelling, flailing his arms and belittling them in front of their classmates. He erupts in anger (sometimes) when the students ask him a question. States assignments were not handed in when they in fact were. There are also some main streamed special ed students mixed in the class and he is verbally insulting to these children. He seems like a loose canon that is sure explode soon. I would like to send my daughter to school with a small tape recorder to document his tirades. We live in NY and I believe it is a one party state. Do I need to notify the school district legally that the class is being recorded?
Also back in November he noticed a scientific instrument missing from his classroom and demanded the kids be searched to find out who took the item. The kids were told to empty their pockets and turn them inside out. They had to open backpacks and handbags and he searched each one. The missing item was never found. This was done while no other adult was present in the room. The kids were embarrassed and scared. Is this also something that can be legally pursued?