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Tanuki

(15,309 posts) Thu Apr 21, 2022, 09:51 PM Apr 2022

Elementary school principal in Clarksville violently assaulted by parent during meeting

https://clarksvillenow.com/local/glenellen-elementary-principal-violently-assaulted-by-parent-during-meeting-at-school/

"The principal of Glenellen Elementary School was assaulted by a parent during a meeting on Thursday, and a criminal investigation is underway.

At about 1:15 p.m., Principal Emily Clark was physically assaulted during a meeting between a parent of a student who attends the school and Clark, according to a news release from Lt. Mark J. Wojnarek, spokesperson for the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office.

The school’s video surveillance system captured the assault, but the parent fled prior to law enforcement’s arrival, Wojnarek said. School resource officers responded and are investigating.
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“Mrs. Clark was having a conversation with a parent. The parent became aggressive and Mrs. Clark attempted to diffuse the situation. However, Mrs. Clark was physically assaulted by the parent who then left the building,” Mosely said.
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“We sent a communication to our community about two weeks ago about concerns with escalating of both student behaviors, but also adult behaviors … the way that some adults are talking to our faculty, staff and administrators. And unfortunately, two weeks later after sending that message, you have a situation where we have a school principal who’s violently assaulted in the lobby in the middle of the day,” Johnson said."...(more)

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Elementary school principal in Clarksville violently assaulted by parent during meeting (Original Post) Tanuki Apr 2022 OP

Who would want to be a teacher or school administrator Diamond_Dog Apr 2022 #1

+1 progressoid Apr 2022 #6

or a health care worker--especially ERs, or Public Health worker/official. RW has targeted them all hlthe2b Apr 2022 #17

lock up the parent .. Trueblue1968 Apr 2022 #2

Modern day America vercetti2021 Apr 2022 #3

And the name of that parent is? ZZenith Apr 2022 #4

Guess who's probably going to get sued. 2naSalit Apr 2022 #5

They should also lose their right to enroll their kids in public schools Sucha NastyWoman Apr 2022 #7

YES! Beck2 Apr 2022 #9

Why not identify whether the parent was a mother or a father? tblue37 Apr 2022 #8

Reason 1,000,001 why no one wants to be in education any more. BigmanPigman Apr 2022 #10

These are my last four weeks as a teacher here in the States AZLD4Candidate Apr 2022 #12

Smart move. You have common sense. BigmanPigman Apr 2022 #15

The parent should have been arrested by now. SunSeeker Apr 2022 #11

Luckily she wasn't gunned down vlyons Apr 2022 #13

Think about the behavior parents like this are modeling for their kids. Lonestarblue Apr 2022 #14

I had a few tense moments with parents while teaching- callous taoboy Apr 2022 #16

Diamond_Dog

(34,613 posts)

1. Who would want to be a teacher or school administrator

Reply to Tanuki (Original post)

Thu Apr 21, 2022, 09:58 PM

Apr 2022

In these modern times.

Disgraceful.

progressoid

(50,743 posts)

6. +1

Reply to Diamond_Dog (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 22, 2022, 12:00 AM

Apr 2022

hlthe2b

(106,330 posts)

17. or a health care worker--especially ERs, or Public Health worker/official. RW has targeted them all

Reply to Diamond_Dog (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 22, 2022, 05:48 AM

Apr 2022

Trueblue1968

(18,112 posts)

2. lock up the parent ..

Reply to Tanuki (Original post)

Thu Apr 21, 2022, 10:26 PM

Apr 2022

vercetti2021

(10,398 posts)

3. Modern day America

Reply to Tanuki (Original post)

Thu Apr 21, 2022, 10:27 PM

Apr 2022

It fucking sucks ass

ZZenith

(4,321 posts)

4. And the name of that parent is?

Reply to Tanuki (Original post)

Thu Apr 21, 2022, 11:11 PM

Apr 2022

Surely that name is known to authorities and that person has shown themselves to be a danger to the public.

Let’s have that name, clarksvillenow.com.

2naSalit

(92,666 posts)

5. Guess who's probably going to get sued.

Reply to Tanuki (Original post)

Thu Apr 21, 2022, 11:16 PM

Apr 2022

People need to suffer consequences for shitty behavior.

Sucha NastyWoman

(2,893 posts)

7. They should also lose their right to enroll their kids in public schools

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #5)

Fri Apr 22, 2022, 12:03 AM

Apr 2022

Beck2

(14 posts)

9. YES!

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #5)

Fri Apr 22, 2022, 12:22 AM

Apr 2022

YES!

tblue37

(66,035 posts)

8. Why not identify whether the parent was a mother or a father?

Reply to Tanuki (Original post)

Fri Apr 22, 2022, 12:22 AM

Apr 2022

BigmanPigman

(52,241 posts)

10. Reason 1,000,001 why no one wants to be in education any more.

Reply to Tanuki (Original post)

Fri Apr 22, 2022, 12:28 AM

Apr 2022

It was a disrespected, underpaid job for overqualified and educated professionals for the last 25 years, now it is an impossible job. Thank Dog I am no longer a teacher.

AZLD4Candidate

(6,279 posts)

12. These are my last four weeks as a teacher here in the States

Reply to BigmanPigman (Reply #10)

Fri Apr 22, 2022, 12:40 AM

Apr 2022

Going back overseas for my wife.

Never again will I teach here.

BigmanPigman

(52,241 posts)

15. Smart move. You have common sense.

Reply to AZLD4Candidate (Reply #12)

Fri Apr 22, 2022, 12:46 AM

Apr 2022

SunSeeker

(53,649 posts)

11. The parent should have been arrested by now.

Reply to Tanuki (Original post)

Fri Apr 22, 2022, 12:32 AM

Apr 2022

Sickening.

vlyons

(10,252 posts)

13. Luckily she wasn't gunned down

Reply to Tanuki (Original post)

Fri Apr 22, 2022, 12:44 AM

Apr 2022

The assaulter needs to do some serious jail time.

Lonestarblue

(11,814 posts)

14. Think about the behavior parents like this are modeling for their kids.

Reply to Tanuki (Original post)

Fri Apr 22, 2022, 12:45 AM

Apr 2022

Abusive behavior is being demonstrated as a reaction to anger—any anger, whether warranted or not. Republicans are now raising a generation of future abusers who think they have every right to attack anyone who disagrees with them. Unfortunately, many of them ill also have guns. What a nasty society we have become thanks to the Republican Party.

callous taoboy

(4,673 posts)

16. I had a few tense moments with parents while teaching-

Reply to Tanuki (Original post)

Fri Apr 22, 2022, 04:31 AM

Apr 2022

Teachers and administrators usually know who the more challenging parents are and we have each others' backs. Several times I've requested that an administrator sit in on parent-teacher conferences if I thought it might help ease tensions, and also it's good to have a witness in the room. I teach in a rural area and our elementary school now has a resource officer on campus, and I have seen him sitting in the principal's office with a parent. What's strange is that 20 years ago I would never have thought we'd ever have the need for a resource officer on our campus, but times have changed.

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