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Case: Her Parents or Her Boyfriend
As a high school teacher, somehow I always hated when students opened up to me and shared with me things that they could not share with anyone else. It was one of those things again when Emily, a White 11th grader, wanted to talk to me. She said she wanted to talk to me about something important and that she needed my help. I am a caring teacher, so I listened. She has been dating an African American student named Willy and she is really in love with him. Willy loves her too. They want to go to the same college and get married after graduating. The problem is Emily has not been able to tell her family about this relationship. She said that her father is not very fond of Black people, and that there is no way he would approve this relationship. She asked me to talk to her parents. I told her that I could not do it. She, then said, she would either kill herself or run away from her house if somebody did not convince her parents. I have to do something, but what? Please advice.
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
This situation is a situation that I have seen personally happen while I was in high school and with a family member. Its not my place to convince the parents about the relationship. I would refer the students to the school's counselor, with me along to show support. I would not intervene anymore into this situation. The only way I would intervene into the situation if I notice the students grades were dropping dramatically, and either saw some from of abuse upon the student. |
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| Comments: I like your solution! Referring the student to the school counselor is a good idea, but if she is threatening to kill herself or run away, I feel like I would have to report it to administration. Self injury is not something to be taken lightly. |
| Rated On: October 16, 2014 12:57 am |
| Rated By: taMaSe |
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| Comments: I agree that it's best to go to a counselor. It's not the teacher's place to deal with these kinds of situations and if the teacher isn't careful, he could only exasperate the situation. |
| Rated On: October 14, 2018 1:25 am |
| Rated By: eguQep |
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| Comments: This is a good solution. |
| Rated On: March 9, 2021 9:35 pm |
| Rated By: ezaWun |
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| Comments: agreed. |
| Rated On: November 13, 2022 8:23 pm |
| Rated By: buTuDe |
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