Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Abusive Student There's a student who has behavior issues and anger issues. The student is in general education classes and is not diagnosed with anything other than ADD/ADHD. If they does not either get what they want or they so happened to get disciplined for misbehaving then the student will get so mad to the point where they either hit something, throw something, or hurt someone else. The single mother has been trying to put the student on different medication, but it has not helped. It has only made the situation worse. The mother came in one day and had a huge bruise on the back of her arm. She told me that the student had a really good privous week so during the weekend she rewarded the student with a video game. Apparently the game was the specific game that the student wanted so, the mother said that the student pinched her. The child says that they got mad about the mother not giving them the specific game that she said she was going too so the student punched the mother in the arm. I know if we suspect a child is being abused then we have to call DCF, but what exactly is suppose to happen if we think it is the other way around? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) If discipline is one of the things that is triggering the behavior I would try to focus more on rewarding positive behavior than punishing the student for negative behavior. However, when the behavior begins to get aggressive administration should be notified immediately since most schools have specific school rules for handling bullying and aggressive/violent behavior. Administration should then, depending on the severity of the behavior, determine the next step for the child whether it is counseling or anger management classes. You should also speak to the parent one on one about the violent behavior the child is showing so that the parent is aware that it is not only a problem at home, but a problem that is interfering with the child's education.                 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 find this to be a good solution and agree with reporting it to administration. I might even involve the guidance counselor or a school psychologist. Rated On: October 15, 2014 11:35 pm Rated By: taMaSe