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  Case: New Migrant Child
I am a third grade teacher and I love my job! However, Lately, I have been having problems. I have a new Asian student that just came from China. She is coping very well with her change and is making friends, however, I have noticed that she scratches her hair a lot. One of the students told me that they saw her in the bathroom pulling things from her hair, What should I do? I am not sure if I should tell her parents or the faculty.
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
I think that I would definitely take the child to the nurse's office to make sure that there is nothing wrong with her head. For example, if she has lice or anything else. I would then have the student go talk to the school counselor so that they can find out if there is a deeper meaning behind the student scratching her head. This could be something that she does when she is nervous or it could be a habit. It is not something that is "normal" and the teacher needs to find out what is going on in order to help the student.
 
     
     
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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: Very good post. I agree to that the child needs to first see the nurse than the counselor.
Rated On: October 18, 2014 6:18 pm
Rated By: uJasuX
 
     
     
  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 do not think this should be the first step-- talking to the student one on one should be the first step.
Rated On: March 5, 2017 10:50 pm
Rated By: aTaqyW