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Case: Case study: The teacher isn't on board The school I teach at rolled out PBIS last year and though it has been a rocky start, we are starting to really see improvements in attendance and how the students treat each other. My teacher friend is not happy with having to distribute "Tiger Paws" and often just hands her quota to her homeroom class at the end of the week without acknowledging positive behaviors. She is also punitive in her discipline practice and is more likely to send black kids to the office instead of personally contacting their parents (which is one of the teacher resources) because "the parents won't discipline them at home like the white parents will." Her attitude toward our framework and specifically her remarks about our students of color has made me distance myself from her. While I haven't reported her to my administrator, since we are about to start Year 2, I really think she might need to be confronted on many areas. But that's not my job, is it? How do I try to work on being an ally to my black students and their parents and not come across as a tattle tale to my colleagues? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) Personally, I would speak to the teacher privately about your concerns. It's entirely possible that she does not realize in this case that she's sending students of color specifically and genuinely thinks she's simply referring to children that are causing problems. If the problem is unrecognized bias, hopefully being told this would make an impact on the teacher. If this doesn't work and/or the teacher makes it obvious she doesn't care/intends to target students of color then you NEED to report this to administration. As others have said, this is an ethical issue that puts students in danger. On a related note, if this is what she does when you ARE around, it's entirely possible she's much worse when you're gone. |
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