When I was in 5th grade, I witnessed a cow-like female “student” try to stab an elderly teacher with a pencil. The “student”, who was considerably larger (i.e. older) than her classmates, was never seen again after that incident. Back then, there were “reform schools” to deal with these junior criminals.
I learned a lot that day.
If we must continue to have public schools, then the option of reform schools needs to be revived. It’s dangerous to the teachers and other kids to keep kids like that in regular schools. This slap on the wrist for the perpetrator while blaming the victim mentality has to be forced out, never to return.
As someone else remarked, back in my day, I’m pretty confident there would have been a few other students to step forward and stop that student from attacking the teacher.
Peach
My Dad tells me in the early 1940's, in his "inner city" public high school, boys were required to show up for class wearing a jacket and tie. You didn't have it? Go home. Even for poor families in the Depression accepted it, and didn't complain. Can you imagine hitting a teacher in that environment?