The middle schooler had been begging to opt out, citing headaches from the Chromebook screen and a dislike of the AI chatbot recently integrated into it.

Parents across the country are taking steps to stop their children from using school-issued Chromebooks and iPads, citing concerns about distractions and access to inappropriate content that they fear hampers their kids’ education.

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[–] 9 points 8 months ago* (4 children)

The most I dealt with was around 36. I had around 28 chairs.

However, the feeder middle school had class sizes of 60+. There were literal riots, with multiple teachers injured, that the district covered up.

Stocks would absolutely not be allowed. I had a student that spent fifteen minutes screaming and cussing me out, straight to my face in front of a principle. When she said “I wish I wasn’t in your class” and I said “me too” - I got in trouble. (She was mad because I wrote her up for literally just walking into my classroom to sell snacks. She didn’t attend classes, she just did whatever she wanted.)

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  • [–] 7 points 8 months ago (3 children)

    This was a public school and they tolerated this shit?

    Sweet Jesus the standards have fallen.

    Is it the parents, school board and administration or a combination of all 3?

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  • [–] 6 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    White flight and a state that hates education.

    The rest of the science department were “emergency certified” - eg, random bachelors degrees.

    I know for the fact the district has put teachers in without BACKGROUND CHECKS.

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