Non Mopar rant! High school politics.
It's nice to hear some reason from the other side. I have read case studies on this, and quite frankly, Jeeper is spot on in stating that "running the triangle" helps noone. While there will be facutly in the wrong sometimes, putting a blanket blame squarely on the teachers (while ourselves being out of school for 20-30 years) is taking the easy way out. Teachers were permitted to dispense a reasonable ammount of discipline when I went to public school. Things were pretty smooth. Issues were handled. It's the neglectful parents of the troublesome latch key kids that sued to have the laws changed that instigated this problem. We as a society are to blame for allowing this. Anyone who puts the blame on the teacher is, in most cases, no better than the bully.