What elementary school student hasn't wanted to pound the crap out of his teacher at some point or another? Such pent-up anger leads to passive-aggressive rock anthems like Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall" or countless hours in the time-out corner.
For second-grader Deshawn Williams, this rage led to getting arrested on felony battery charges.
When a classroom argument over crayons escalated, Williams began throwing desks and punches. (Oh, yeah!) After a few of these jabs connected with his teacher, police were called in. (Oh no!)
Although the 70-pounder denies delivering anything but body blows to the teacher, police confirm that she suffered facial bruising. The boy's grandmother, Dorthy Williams, confirmed that her grandson "gets very upset and loves to hit." (Thanks a lot, Grandma.)
Mrs. Williams added that if the teacher wasn't able to handle her whirling dervish of a progeny "she shouldn't be in that line of work."
So, that's where Deshawn gets his feisty attitude from.
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Monday 28 April
By Sue
Rumor has it University of Miami has already “provided” him with a tricked out bicycle in his grandmothers name.
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Monday 28 April
By Shunda
I think they were right to arrested the boy on felony battery charges. Everybody knew he had temper problem and did nothing about it. Disipline start at home and as you see he get his attitude it home. They need to send that boy to boot camp and disipline him. That why nobody want to be a teacher because you cant spank them, the children run over you, and nobody stick up for you.
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Sunday 04 May
By Bridget
learn how to spell! how can you possibly condone charging a child this young with a felony. Psychiatric help????? Yes, Felony ...what is this country coming to? Bush and Clinton are free and a baby is arrested and charged with a felony.....
Monday 05 May
By Shunda
first of all, i know how to spell. OKAY. Everybody know anyway that the second grade never going to to change with a felony because of his age. I just think that teaching a child right and wrong start at home and i dont think he got from his grandma. He need someone to teach him how to be a good kid. he should get punish because the teaher is leave with bruises and pain.
Monday 28 April
By brit
this is ridiculous. if this was a little white boy, they probaly would have just expelled him and suggested that his family send him to military school or something. and of course they're going to twist things to make it seem like he comes from an 'unstable' home. any parent or grandparent in their right mind would have made a comment like that in defense of their (grand)child. no kid is an angel. that's why teacher's used to be able to physically discipline their students. it's not like this is shocking news and anybody who says otherwise has obviously never been a parent. i agree with his grandmother 100&. if she was unable to control him and was that shaken that she thinks it's okay to press felony charges on a second grader than she picked the wrong profession and is going to have a hard life ahead of her.
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Tuesday 29 April
By sharkush
Racial issues my ass! My old Mum taught school for 40 yrs & there were hundreds of her old pupils at her funeral to show their respect. One rule a successful teacher will enforce to not only survive but to gain the respect of her charges is this: You may express your opinions & present an arguement,but ultimately the teacher is the boss & if you dare to place your hands on my person or threaten me,you are out of my class,forever as it's obvious that you haven't been housebroken! As soon as that kid touched the teacher it was obvious that he didn't know how to socialize. That's a job for his parents not a teacher.
Tuesday 29 April
By Jejo
How would approve of the parent or grandparents reasoning behind it? That's just a typical case of blaming it on someone else. It's apparently "not their fault" but the fault of the school. "Yeah i know the kid likes to hit people and has anger management issue, but am i doing anything about it? Nah." That's complete bs.
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Thursday 01 May
By tammy
GRANDMA APPARENTLY DIDNT RAISE HIM CORRECTLY!!!
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Thursday 01 May
By Shea
The teacher should had spanked his ass and then called the police. Thats what's wrong with these kid of today, the parents let them get away with murder and they take it to the schools and streets also. My son is 15, he tells me all of the time that it is a shame that you have to keep your guards up all of the time in school, you have to walk the halls with your fist balled up in case someone's getting ready to jump you, It is terrible, he is an honor roll student, but the kids are terrible.
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Thursday 01 May
By Nami
Die, you racist bastard.
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Friday 02 May
By Ariel
Sometimes there is not a thing that anyone can do. Sometimes it's just genetic. Sometimes only constant medication can even get such children or adults into a state in which they can be receptive to any form of psychotherapy or behavior modification as an attempt to control dangerous violent outbreaks cognitively, with or without medication. Most of the time, the medication is not administered, even if it is effective. Many more times, the cognitive resources are lacking, due to long histories of illegitimate self-medication by the contributors of the child's genetic makeup. Psychosurgery may be the only answer, in these cases. It could save a grandmother's life...
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Saturday 03 May
By Dahloan
As a teacher, I can verify that the decision to press chargers came from the school. If punches are thrown, no matter who does it, the police have to be called.
Also concerning the smart person who said if the teacher can't handle it, she doesn't need to be teaching........ I have seen countless times where Johnny is guilty. He is guilty of stealing, cussing the teacher out, throwing the first punch. But grandma or MOm cuss the teacher out, blaming the teacher. What happend to parent making their children take responsiblity? IF that had been me, I Would have been grounded. I wouldn't have been spanked, but I would have wished so before it was over. Also, my Mother woulod have driven me to the school, and I would have had to go to the teacher and prinicpal and apologize for what I had done.
There can be some unruly children. I have had them say " Call my MOM, she'll believe me not you. I can have you fired whenever I want, so you better be nice to me. Mom thinks I"m an angel, so call her. I dare you. " So i call Mom and she says " My boy is sweet. You need a new job, you hag. "
So what does one do?? Give up teaching, until parents learn how to discipline
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Saturday 03 May
By Beebz
OOOHHH HELL NO. [>_
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Sunday 04 May
By rachey
ya know i think thats the same kid who stole his grandmas suv because he wanted applebees i may be wrong so dont yell at me but ya i think it is...
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Monday 05 May
By Annoyed
That grandma deserves a big slap in the face. Kids like that are the ones that are gonna end up more out of control and are the ones that end up jumping our kids in middle school/hs and cause caos in school if things dont go that way. What kind of parents are these that dont know how to control these kids. Easier to train an animal then a kid? are you serious? and Then it escalates to worst things and then you have their parents crying when they end up dead, because they never taught them a lesson from the beginning. Good for that little fucker let him go to juvie for at least 2 months, that'll teach em. If not give that monkey a does of Ritalin. They should live in a zoo if they have no problem with their behavior!!!
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Wednesday 07 May
By Karine Aguilar
So Typical American! don't teach your kids manners at home and expect your School to raise your kids! I would fine the crap out of that Grandma! Smae goes for parents that let their kids go haywire ! Throw them in jail ! Its great to have liberties and freedom - but this example just shows what too much freedom will do to society... We are raising future jailbirds and felons !
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Wednesday 07 May
By janet
PLEASE,PLEASE..DON'T JUDGE US ALL BY THE ACTIONS OF ONE..I AGREE,HIS GRNADMOTHER SHOULD WHOOP HIS ASS,ALL DAY LONG AND THEN MAKE HIM APOLOGIZE. HEY GRANDMA-DISCIPLINE STARTS AT HOME. BUT YOU PROBABLY DON'T HAVE ANY DUE TO THAT FACT THAT YOU ARE RAISING HIM AND NOT HIM MAMA OR DADDY..DAMN. GRAB HOLD OF THAT BOY AND SHOW HIM SOME LOVE..LOVE HIM ENOUGH TO WHOOP THAT ASS AND SHOW HIM THE ERRORS OF HIS WAYS.SHOW HIM NOW OR CRY ABOUT IT OVER HIS GRAVE SOONER THAN LATER. EVERYONE WON'T TAKE HIS BS AND SOMEONE WILL HURT HIM..BLACK PLEOPLE-WE ARE NOT A BUNCH OF ANIMALS,QUIT LETTING PEOPLE THINK WE ARE BY THE ACTIONS WE DO..GROW THE F UP..BE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR ACTIONS,GIVE RESPECT AND YOU WILL GET IT..LOOK AT OUR JAILS,FILLED WITH YOUNG PEOPLE. LOOK IN THE NEWS,WHEN ONE OF OURS IS KILLED THE FIRST THING WE WANT TO SAY IS HE WASN'T A BAD BOY,HE WOULD NEVER DO THAT..BUT THEN LOOK AT HIS AND HIS FAMILIES BACKGROUND AND YOU WILL SEE HE WAS HEADED THAT WAY.MOTHERS AND FATHERS BE THE BEST DAMN PARENT YOU CAN BE,TAKE THESE CHILDREN TO CHURCH,SHOW THEM YOU LOVE THEM BY PUNISHING THEM WHEN THEY NEED IT..DON'T WAIT,IT WILL BE TOO DAMN LATE AND THEN WHAT? WE WILL HAVE A LOST ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL CHILD WHO HAD SO MUCH POTENTIAL BUT GOT LOST ALONG THE WAY..WHOOP THEM WHEN YOU NEED TO BUT LOVE THEM ALL THE TIME..GOD BLESS US ALL....
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Wednesday 07 May
By CHIQUITA
The problem is when a child gets in trouble the first thing we want to do is beat them. That is not always the answer. There are things that are going on inside that child that we may not know about. Being raised by your grandparent is not the same as being raised by your natural mother and father. The child may need counseling. Who knows what that child has encountered in his life. He may just need someone to talk to. Someone that will listen to him and understand what is going on in his mind or how he is feeling. Sometime kids keep things bundled up and the only way they can react to everyday life is through anger. If we don't talk, listen and or show love t our children how are we to expect them to cope with the everyday living.
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Thursday 15 May
By Callused
I'll start slow:
Parents expect Discipline to come from the school? That's fine, but it will make class days Longer.
A number of other countries already use some of these ideas; but a use of multiple might be ideal.
1) Martial Arts as a Part of the School curiculum. Start at 1st grade, and continue all the way up till graduation. pre-k (however early you wish to start your child) up to first and through, Guided meditation and yoga classes (Until they feel comfortable being self-guided)
2) No School Buses. Period. Parents Drop the Kids off, Parents Pick the Kids Up. (With the longer hours, it's feasible) This cuts down unsupervised time amongst children.
3) All Teachers Armed/Armoered. 9mm Glock, and CAPS armor. (or a variation there of) Want to cut down school Shootings? Armed Teachers, and Patrol Officers in the Hallways.
4) Martial Arts Cnt: Hand to hand through all elementary. Wood Weapons in Middle/Junior High. (Melee as well as Missile) IE: Bow and Arrow, Bow Staff, Boken, etc. Metal Weapons In High School, to Include marksmanship. For every 5 stundents with a rifle, 1 'instructor' with a handgun. (To prevent 'accidents')
5) Before Elementary Graduation: Test for Areas of Interest and Prowess. Science majors, will major in science through middle/high school. mathematics, same deal. More specialized schooling to target specific skills per child. Being 'well-rounded' is great and well. But teaching the hammer to cleave meat, and the knife to hammer nails doesn't make much sense. You wouldn't want your Doctor to have as many classes in biology as woodshop, would you?
6) After High School Graduation (Summer Break still in play) 2 years Minimum military commitment. Afterward free college (Just like the commercials folks.) If you wish to return to Military service as an Officer, good for you, if you want to stay enlisted, Great. If you want to become a working memember of Society, that's good too!
7) Citizenship: This applies to people bred and born here, as well as people wanting to immigrate. You aren't considered a 'Citizen' until after your first service commitment has cleared. You want Rights? Earn Them!
This will add to the discipline of all the people in our country, as well as their physical conditioning and health.
I've also got a plan for the prison system too...
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