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Case: Her Parents or Her Boyfriend
As a high school teacher, somehow I always hated when students opened up to me and shared with me things that they could not share with anyone else. It was one of those things again when Emily, a White 11th grader, wanted to talk to me. She said she wanted to talk to me about something important and that she needed my help. I am a caring teacher, so I listened. She has been dating an African American student named Willy and she is really in love with him. Willy loves her too. They want to go to the same college and get married after graduating. The problem is Emily has not been able to tell her family about this relationship. She said that her father is not very fond of Black people, and that there is no way he would approve this relationship. She asked me to talk to her parents. I told her that I could not do it. She, then said, she would either kill herself or run away from her house if somebody did not convince her parents. I have to do something, but what? Please advice.
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
Tell the school counselor and let them do their job. Other than trying to encourage Emily, there is nothing you can do in this situation. Your only option here is to speak an encouraging word to her and tell the counselor about the situation ASAP. |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
No
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| The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
No
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| The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue |
No
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| The suggested solution is original |
Yes
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| Comments: When a student confides in you, it's because they trust you. Telling someone else (be it their job or not) about her situation may trigger her even further. I was having a similar problem when I was in high school (I'm black and my boyfriend at the time was white). |
| Rated On: October 17, 2014 8:35 pm |
| Rated By: Doniesha |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
No
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| The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
No
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
No
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| The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue |
No
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| The suggested solution is original |
No
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| Comments: I am confused on what the solution is encouraging Emily to do. The solution addresses the referral to the counselor, but the comment of ' nothing you can do' leaves me feeling, that this solution is not the best. |
| Rated On: October 25, 2014 7:53 pm |
| Rated By: VeHyge |
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