Bible Discussion Thread

Student (David A) at the school that is driving us teachers into distress and administrators don't know what to do. He's escalating in verbal/physical violence, please pray

Dear T.

I just retired from teaching a year ago. The escalation of students into violent and abusive behaviors is widespread in our public schools. Teachers and students are getting assaulted daily in some schools, classrooms. The current popular discipline model is sorely lacking in sound judgment and downright harmful to students, both the victims and the abusers. Such a difference from even 10 years ago. That is when this "discipline experiment" began to show up and destroy classroom environments and learning on a daily basis. I will pray for you. But, I first want to advise you to never put a name of a student, even first name only, on an internet site. It most likely violates privacy rights of the student to do so.

Dear Heavenly Father, Please help T. in this teaching situation where this student is acting in violent, abusive ways often during the day. Please help T. discover successful ways to engage with him and cause her and other teachers to get the support they need to handle the situation when the student escalates so badly. Help this and other students get the assistance they need to be able to function better in the classroom environment. LORD God, please bring these distressing behaviors in so many classrooms to a halt. It is desperately needed for proper discipline and adequate consequences to occur so that these students will be deterred. Father, these children are exhibiting their sinful nature without check. Please bring your grace into the lives of these students and help them. Father, bring about resolution to the many serious problems and traumas many of these students have experiences and continue to experience. We ask this of You, Father, in the name of Your Son, Jesus. Amen.