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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!)
Wow! That is a tough situation. It is hard at times when students begin to confide in us as teachers. When a student asks to talk to me I always let them know up front that I may have to share the information that they tell me if their is any chance of anyone being hurt or harmed in anyway. I would listen to the dear student and then I would schedule a parent conference. I would get the student to tell their parents, this I would not do. I would then proceed to tell the parents the part about the girl threatening to hurt herself, this they need to know. I would tell the student if they were upset with me that I did inform her parents because I did not want anything to happen to her. Hope this helps in some way. |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
No
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| The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
No
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| The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue |
No
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| The suggested solution is original |
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| Comments: While this solution is relevant, the referral to a school counselor should come first. The counselor can assist with both the safety of the student and dealing with the issue of race and family reactions. |
| Rated On: October 25, 2014 7:47 pm |
| Rated By: VeHyge |
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Rating
| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
No
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| The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
No
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
No
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| The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue |
No
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| The suggested solution is original |
No
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| Comments: I disagree. This could cause conflict and should be handled my a councilor or professional. |
| Rated On: March 3, 2017 11:02 pm |
| Rated By: uDaHeD |
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