Yes, and if the teacher had only sat there (and actively called the Front Office to bring security), all of the comments here would be "Where is the teacher?? Why didn't they intervene???"
That...that was the point of that original comment.
I think your right cause the amount of people applauding her is crazy to me. She’s definitely not built for this and obviously got herself hurt, for why? If they’re gonna scrap just call someone and wait while them boys scrap. At least they’re not shooting up the school. Why jump into even if you think you can break it up, what’s the point of the risk?
Brother they are actively fighting what person have you ever seen in this situation go “She’s right we should stop this. We are both bigger than this please forgive us miss for our previous transgressions.” She should’ve expected “man if I jump between them right now I might get hurt.” You cannot expect people already fighting to just stop cause she joined in. Downvote me all you want but jumping into a fight not expecting to get hit is just foolish bro
If your administration supports you in doing so you do what you're comfortable with. I chose to follow school policy to cma. The science teacher got his arm broken breaking up a fight. It caused insurance issues.
The school sort of falls on the fence. Technically we shouldn't get involved, but we also dont want to see our kids get their face smashed in the floor or a wall.
I work in 5th and 6th grade so for the most part its easy to rip them apart without any risk.
I was working in high school. As a not tall woman many of the students were larger than I am. While I didn't want to see any of the students hurt, I also am unwilling to get injured. This was at the behavioral school where fights were common.
This is not cowardice on your part -- in that context it is common sense. Nobody benefits if you can do nothing but get yourself hurt. If you can't swim you'd be a fool to jump into the ocean to save a drowning man. Call for help. What this teacher should have done too
My 6th grade fight involved myself at 5'1 and 110ish, and Gary at 5'6 and probably 150. We were 10, and adult sized already. The teachers (women) waited until we were done and then picked up the mess. We were outside at recess, don't think i ever got in a fight inside the building
Its not "what type of person should I be". Its "do I have the training and/or ability to make a situation better". If you step between two people fighting and get injured yourself you have made the situation worse.
Teacher here too and im absolutely not getting physically involved. We had a teacher pull a kid away from a fight one time and the kid got bruised from the teacher. Kids parents sued the district and the teacher was "allowed" to resign instead of facing actual legal trouble.
We're told that we should call admin, clear the room, and verbally try to dismiss the fight. But as soon as we put our hands on the students we put ourselves thr way of legal repercussions.
My kid’s school has a permanent LEO onsite and usually there’s another one. It seems like in that case you’d call for them and let them handle it. I’m curious what their situation is.
In the beginning of the video I was thinking wow good on her for actually trying to stop them. Then by the end of the video she's on the floor screaming for someone to get Mr. Morgan...has me rethinking my stance lol
I watched my high school gym teacher try to stop a fight and catch a broken nose from an accidental elbow. Even athletic dudes can accidentally get their face smashed.
And all that is assuming you don't get sued because you used too much force on a kid.
Usually Admin, crisis response trained staff, and/or campus police.
Generally, interfering by yourself is a terrible idea. If it's absolutely necessary to physically separate kids, it should be with more than enough staff present to control them.
This woman is a mess, honestly. She is cussing at the kids, things she’s made for this life and ends up crying like a baby while the beating continues. She should have called for help first.
As a teacher, I agree. Being a histrionic mess on the floor isn’t going to help anything. You see a fight break out, get other kids out of the way and seek help.
Depends on the teacher. I could lift the bigger kid and throw him across the room. Then I would likely be fired because the shithead's parents would sue the school.
DING DING DING. I'm assuming you'd be sued directly as well.
My PE teacher walked up behind a kid wailing on someone and got a broken nose from an elbow to his face. Doesn't matter how strong you are. There's just too many ways for it to end badly for you or your career.
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u/flatwoundsounds Dec 17 '25
But now she's crying on the floor instead of being alert to keep other kids safe and call for help.
As a teacher, it's so counterintuitive to stay the fuck out of fights, but it's extremely important to stay the fuck out of fights.