Parent and teacher fight at school

[Rose21]

OMG! Tinks, I read the article in the Star on line, can you belive it. I am use to story like this in some part of the States, but Ja.What a shame! When I was a child in Ja the teachers get the most respect, they were the second parent. This is what i was thinking to myself...I put myself in the shoe of the parent, my child came home and said guest what Mom? and I said what seetie,"I am geting a 1st place prize for (whatever) but I am tied with another class mate" Oh, honey that's the best news ever! Now the day came I am all excited, camara in hand, ready to snap a picture of my pride and joy getting her prize, award whichever, and my dismay my child name was'nt called. Came to find out he/she wont be geting a dam thing WHAT!!! OH HELL TO THE NOOO!!!!!! Someone has some explaining to do. Yes, if I was that mother I would get upset, but not to the point of starting a fight. AM I A BAD MOTHER? Sorry you guys I get a bit carried away!

[Rose21]

No, you would have every right to be upset, but what this woman did was wrong. Brawling like that in front of her daughter and other people?

She should have dealt with her daughters disappointment first and foremost, and then at another time, deal with the teacher and ask her what the hell is going on.
As it stands, she could end up with a criminal record and for what?
People need to engage brain and mouth before they act.

I remember when I was going to school in Jamaica, Teachers had a lot of respect, and like you said they were like the second/third parent!
Sadly it seems as though that is long in the past.

Oh yea, this woman was wrong. There are other ways to deal with such disappointment, but some people just dont know how to control there emmotion when they are in situration like this. She should have used better judgement in the present of her child and her classmates.

[Jelakins]

Fighting is never the answer no matter what the provocation...

However I'm sure the parent was embarassed for her child - the only child sitting on the stage and not honored...

They were only there because the child was due for an accolade but instead received nothing but humiliation in front of her peers AND their parents because the teacher(s) FORGOT her!

Damn - I would have been livid... raised my voice perhaps... but not hit out... no matter how frustrated....

[Batty_gyal]

Anger ...yes...hitting...no nessessary!! But does anyone really know the whole story?? Maybe the teacher said something nasty that just pushed the mother to far and she just snapped a little!! If you put yourself in her shoes...and your already humilitated and angry...and then perhaps the teacher says something to push you to far...you might snap to.

However it's still no excuse..hitting was to much...and a horrible example for the kids!

[ECO]

Maybe teachers around the world will learn a lesson from this?

[Rose21]

I love it ! you just made my day much brighter. Now let me stop dancing in my chair before boss lady sees me.

[ECO]

I love it ! you just made my day much brighter. Now let me stop dancing in my chair before boss lady sees me.

Lol, I never knew Monty Python had a version of that song, I've listened to it a dozen times since I posted it......sort of catchy!

[Rose21]

I love it ! you just made my day much brighter. Now let me stop dancing in my chair before boss lady sees me.

Lol, I never knew Monty Python had a version of that song, I've listened to it a dozen times since I posted it......sort of catchy!

I love Monty Python! watch it all the time on BBC America. But i cant recall hearing that song.

[ECO]

Tinks, the only other versions I have heard are the kids one where I'm pretty sure they edit some of the words to make them more kid friendly.

[Raggamuffin562]

That is so damn G.H.E.T.T.O!
What are these people expecting their kids to take away from that situation? That violence is key!?! pssh!

[ECO]

That is so damn G.H.E.T.T.O!
What are these people expecting their kids to take away from that situation? That violence is key!?! pssh!

It makes me wonder if they grew up seeing the same type of thing.

[Rose21]

I have read all the posts and all the reasons people give for why the parent could have had a good reason for hitting the teacher. Personally I don't see any reason, it's a, horrible horrible example to set for your child/children. She is saying it's OK to settle dispute with violence, so what the child did not get a gift or whatever (as sad as that may be), hopefully the child got what it went to school for, an education. That would have been the opportune moment for that parent to set a good example for her child. What can she tell her child if that child gets into trouble for violence against another child causing serious bodily harm? . NOT!! one darn thing. Raggamuffin I agree with you totally GHETTO to the highest degree.

Bajanbabe, i think we were for some reason puting our foot in this woman shoe, as to why she would act that way in front of her child, the child classmates, and the teachers. Some people have hanger problem, they go off on the least little minor things you or me would take time to find out what went wrong? When i read the article i thought to myself would i act that way? no, because it's not in my nature to react on impulse, in a situration that as that or any other. I did put myself in her shoe if i was someone with such anger, maybe not properly rase by her parents. Some people are who they are notting or anyone can change them, they are ready to fight without thinking what the aftermat would bring.

[Rose21]

I hear ya and understand! However, there are a cirtain class of people (sorry if this offends anyone) who's always ready to act in such a manner regardless of where they are. I think this woman falls into that category and for people like that I make no excuse or put myself in their shoes. There is no way my parents would have done that to me at school or anywhere else for that matter, so there is no excuse for it but that's only my opinion. If parents can’t control themselves and know they have issues, stay away from such events. People don't just go off like that they must be prone to doing so. I can imagine if she had seen someone striking her child.. No parent in their right mind who is interested in the welfare of their child would do something like this...

While there and after realizing her child was left out, the parent reportedly got up and went for her child. It was then that she slapped the teacher across the face and a fight ensued.

How can she possible try to teach her child about respect now. Does she even care about her child? Did it even cross her mind the consequences and repercussion her child will face for this? By this report it does not even appear as if she waited until the event was over. I hope the teacher press charges on her behind.

I hear ya, i hear ya! It's just sad that teachers has to deal with parents like her. Teachers in Ja don't get respect anymore,as they use to when i was a child.

[ECO]

"So we decided to go on a major initiative to ensure that persons are sensitised and reoriented to understand they have a responsibility to provide quality service to the public at large," she added.

Funny choice of words. To me it reads we have not watched them since we hired them but we will tell them who they really work for and what their job is.