Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Teacher Being Too Friendly with Students There is a 5th grade teacher at my school that has become very friendly with two of her students. She sits with them at lunch, brings them fast food in the mornings, and has even invited them to her son's birthday party. None of that really concerns me (I don't teach that grade), but now the students are acting out to other teachers in the building. For example, they were walking through the hallway (during class time), opened another teacher's classroom door, picked up her classroom phone and said "I'm going to call my mom." No knocking, no asking, no hello to the other teacher. They have also been overheard negatively discussing teachers and the administration with the teacher they are close with. When is enough enough? How can they be reminded that they are the students and we are the teachers? Is it my place to report this teacher to administration? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) I would bring my concerns to the teacher and if they didn't see anything wrong and continued with the behavior I would bring my thoughts to administration to be further investigated.                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: I agree with this solution. Talking to the teacher first is what i would do. Rated On: July 2, 2015 7:59 pm Rated By: Brittany Duce                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: I think that in a situation as delicate as this, the administration should be informed first, and personal involvement should be avoided. Rated On: October 17, 2015 5:10 am Rated By: Cortnie                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes The suggested solution is original Yes Comments: If I were in this situation, I would do this. Rated On: October 18, 2015 2:37 am Rated By: eMaGeB                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: I wouldn't handle it this way. Rated On: October 18, 2015 4:28 am Rated By: yZanaJ                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: Bringing your concerns to the other teacher could potentially cause drama in the workplace which is just uncomfortable to deal with. Speaking to an administrator is a better way to go about solving the problem. Even if they say the teacher is not having an inappropriate relationship with the students, the studentws should still be spoken to about their disrespectful behavior during school. Rated On: October 18, 2015 3:44 pm Rated By: eRymaT                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: I think the teacher is already acting inappropriately so going to her and talking would only be a waste of time. She knows the code of ethics for a teacher and should be working by them. Rated On: October 19, 2015 12:01 am Rated By: ezyMyM                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: This approach could be too confrontational. Rated On: October 14, 2017 7:50 pm Rated By: JyGeLe                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: you should talk t both the teacher and the administration Rated On: October 16, 2017 3:28 am Rated By: guXyLy                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: I disagree with this solution Rated On: October 15, 2018 1:10 am Rated By: zetyWy                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: I wouldn't confront the teacher directly because that could cause a bigger mess. Rated On: February 24, 2019 8:52 pm Rated By: upehaS                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: I wouldn't go to the teacher directly she obviously doesn't see a problem with her behavior. Rated On: October 18, 2019 10:46 pm Rated By: HuraHu                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No The suggested solution is relevant to the case No The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement No The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue No The suggested solution is original No Comments: While this is not a bad idea I think going to the teacher first might cause issues. Rated On: October 31, 2021 6:04 pm Rated By: yraXuG