Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Neglect or not neglect? A child comes in dirty and smelly. He is depressive. He is very slow, like a snail. He does not complete tasks independently and has zero confidence. The teacher has spoken with his mother and she disclosed he has seen a lot of paternal violence. However, mom isn't top notch and always plays the "single mom" card. However, it is no excuse to have an un-bathed child. How does the teacher approach this with the mother? Bathing the child might make a difference in how he feels during the day. Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) I would pull the child aside and try to build his confidence in school. Get on a personal level with him and get him to trust you which will make him perform more in class. Definitely submit this student to DFACs. This sounds like neglect and should be investigated further.                 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 this should be submitted to DFAC but I would have administration deal with that part. Rated On: October 19, 2014 2:25 am Rated By: Ashley                 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 that it is important to let the child know that he has someone to talk to and to trust. I also agree that his sounds like child services needs to get involved. Rated On: October 19, 2014 4:26 pm Rated By: uVejeg                 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 do this exactly. While I would recommend getting on a personal level with the student to build his confidence, I don't think the mother should be reported right away. Maybe have a chat with the school social worker first and have him/her have a chat with the mother further in depth about the severity of the issue before taking any drastic measures. Rated On: October 20, 2014 2:24 am Rated By: SegaHu                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes The suggested solution is relevant to the case No 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 response Rated On: October 20, 2014 3:35 am Rated By: Neyvis Mendoza                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes 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 Yes Comments: Getting the student confident, and building his or her trust in you is important--and essential. However, I'm not sure that simply pulling the student aside will help them build confidence. Rated On: February 18, 2015 12:42 am Rated By: sezyQe                 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: It sounds as if you're trying to take too much on for yourself and the issue may go beyond that type of help. Rated On: February 25, 2015 3:32 am Rated By: BeMyDu                 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 contacting dcaf at this point is the appropriate action. Rated On: February 27, 2015 5:25 pm Rated By: myNyHy                 Rating The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) No 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 No The suggested solution is original No Comments: I would not do this the student might not like getting the special attention, and this might cause turmoil between other students and make his day even more stressful. Rated On: March 1, 2015 12:16 am Rated By: LedaQy                 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: If I were in this situation, I would not use this solution because this can cause a rift between the mother and the teacher because the student may start to "favor" the teacher. This can lead to the mother making complaints about the teacher. Complaints may escalade quickly and become untrue, but now it is the mother's words against the teacher's. This is unsafe for everyone (including the student). Rated On: March 1, 2015 11:04 am Rated By: Mariah Salas                 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 is not a proper way to handle the situation. Rated On: March 2, 2017 4:55 am Rated By: ybabaJ                 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 FCAC is too intense to start with. Try to talk to the mother again and tell her the consequences if she doesn't start complying Rated On: March 6, 2017 1:03 am Rated By: ReRege                 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 don't think solution is useful because pulling the student aside separately can make him feel more isolated and cause him to draw further into himself. Rated On: October 12, 2017 12:22 am Rated By: Rachel Stephens                 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 put the mother under investigation because it could be the father that is the problem. Rated On: February 23, 2019 1:18 am Rated By: Meghan Fletcher