A concerned parent

[WCPainter]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Alabama
Can a public school teacher refuse to teach a student because she feels that the student does not like her. The student has talked out in class and she considers this to be disrespectful to her and that is the reason she feels the student does not like her. I have never heard of a teacher refusing to teach a child unless they felt the life was in danger. Can you help with this?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?

 

[Just Blue]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Alabama
Can a public school teacher refuse to teach a student because she feels that the student does not like her. The student has talked out in class and she considers this to be disrespectful to her and that is the reason she feels the student does not like her. I have never heard of a teacher refusing to teach a child unless they felt the life was in danger. Can you help with this?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?

What do you mean "refuse to teach"? Please clarify the situation.

 

[WCPainter]

What do you mean "refuse to teach"? Please clarify the situation.

That she will not teach the student if he remains in the class.

 

[Just Blue]

That she will not teach the student if he remains in the class.

That really doesn't clarify.

The teacher is stating that she will walk out of class of the student remains? Force the child to wear ear plugs so that student doesn't hear the information given to the rest of the class??
How exactly does she expect to not educate this child?

 

[WCPainter]

That really doesn't clarify.

The teacher is stating that she will walk out of class of the student remains? Force the child to wear ear plugs so that student doesn't hear the information given to the rest of the class??
How exactly does she expect to not educate this child?

Going into the classroom sitting down at the desk and not teaching. Just writing down the assignment and not answering any questions when asked. All I am really asking is can a teacher ever to refuse to teach a student unless it is a life risk to her. This teacher told the principal that she refuses to teach the student because she felt like the student did not like her. She could not do her job is what she told him. Now the principal is thinking about putting the student in a advanced class away from the teacher to slove the problem. This is the only standard teacher that teaches this grade of English in the school and this is the students weakest subject. I guess I do not know how to explain it much more that is what went on and the principal said he would make a decision when the student returned to school after the holiday.

 

[lealea1005]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Alabama
Can a public school teacher refuse to teach a student because she feels that the student does not like her. The student has talked out in class and she considers this to be disrespectful to her and that is the reason she feels the student does not like her. I have never heard of a teacher refusing to teach a child unless they felt the life was in danger. Can you help with this?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?

Clarify "talked out in class".

If we're talking about advanced English, I assume the child is of middle or high school age. Does the child have any medical illness or disability which causes him to "talk out" involuntary movements? If not, this child is old enough to know how to behave appropriately in a classroom.

This teacher may find it impossible to teach effectively, when her classroom is habitually interrupted by one student. It is also a disservice to the other students in the class who are there to learn.

 

[stealth2]

Well... since you refuse to provide any detailed information as to the problem, all I can say is it may be time to have a "come to Jesus" moment with your kid. He's in school to learn. Not to mouth off. So he can sit down, zip his lip and start listening to what the teacher is teaching, or he can have consequences (*) at home. Period.

(*) Do you have any idea what consequences are? Or are you more interested in making sure that your darling son gets to do as he pleases? I can tell you that the first time my kid mouthed off to a teacher would be his last. Because his world as he knows it would disappear. No cell, no computer, no tv, no mp3. Plenty of time to do chores around the house. And I'm not talking "fun" ones like a bit of laundry here and there. Try scrubbing floors and toilets.

Perhaps if you, as his parent (I presume), spent a little less time pointing fingers at the teacher and coming down on your kid, this wouldn't be a problem?