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We’ve all heard about the mischief kids get into in school—from doodling on walls to pulling harmless pranks, they always seem to have something up their sleeve. But if you ask teachers, the stories they share are often on a whole different level of surprising.
When educators on Reddit were asked about the most disturbing things students have ever said, the answers ranged from bizarre and creepy to downright jaw-dropping. Keep scrolling to discover some of the wildest, most unforgettable things kids have actually said in the classroom; it’s definitely not for the faint of heart!
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#1
A kid missed his bus home and had an absolute meltdown. Eventually it came out that his dad told him that if he missed the bus again, he’d hold his head under water “even longer this time.”
Edit to address some of the questions/comments that came up a lot:
* Yes, the authorities were called.
* I don't know what exactly happened with the student, but I do know he was back in school soon after.
* I don't know how he's doing today. When he reached middle school, he transferred to another school district.
* As a school employee, I am a mandated reporter. This happened before the law changed to include new guidelines; today I would be required to immediately call it in to the state hotline and then report it to my principal. At the time, the procedure for my role (not a teacher) was to notify either the school nurse or principal of suspected harm. Because the principal was on the scene, I didn't need to report it. The guidance counselor, social worker, and school resource office were all called in, and the police were on the scene by the time I left work a little bit later. If I wasn't sure whether they'd contacted authorities, I absolutely would have reported it, but I trusted my principal. She was a fierce advocate for every student, especially the ones in tough situations.
* If you want a happy ending on this story...unfortunately, I can't tie it up with a nice ribbon. I don't know how he's doing today. Better, I hope. What I do know is that I worked at a school with staff who care about their students and fight hard to get kids the help they need. They're able to help a lot of kids...but sometimes the system fails. It's a sad fact of life.
LinkTheHylian 21 hours ago
Let's hope dad got a taste of his own medicine and is now sleeping with the fishes.
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#2
A student in juvie once told me one of the reasons he kept coming back was, "It's the only place I het treated like a human being." That hit me hard.
#3
I taught at a girls school overseas. We had girls from China, The Philippines, India, Nepal, Pakistan. One day I walked into my English class and I noticed one girl was missing. I asked if she was absent. Her fellow Pakistani friends had a plain look and said her dad came to get her.
It was not uncommon for these kids to have a grandparent or relative pass away in the home country and they may be gone for a month.
Anyways after class I was down at the admin office and a secretary told me she would no longer be in my class. The Vice Principal was close by. She had an odd look on her face.
I figured family was moving back to Pakistan.
Later in the day I had the same class again for A substitution. I asked about ‘x’ and if her family moved back home. One of the girls told me, ‘She’s getting married.’ My eyes got big and I had to remain professional. I wanted to shout, ‘She’s only barely 13!’ but couldn’t. I just said, ‘Ohhhhh ummmm will miss her. She’s a good kid.’ And I left it at that.
You could see the look in the eyes of the Pakistani, Indian and even Nepalese girls. Like they were used to this happening even though they now lived in a very modern Chinese city and some where born were there.
After lunch at the Admin office again I spoke to the Vice Principal. She told me the school couldn’t do anything. There was no legal way to stop the father removing the daughter from the school.
To my American eyes that’s a messed up thing. And I noticed how the older girls acted different. The Chinese, Indian and Filipina girls were getting more focused on studies after secondary school and public exams were important. But the Pakistani and Nepalese girls were less interested. Over time I learned their lives were going to be dictated to them. Not all of them. But most of them. It was hard to see.
When we think about schools, most of the stories that reach us focus on the challenges students face — bullying, peer pressure, or the stress of exams. But there’s another side that doesn’t get as much attention: the experiences of teachers.
Every day, educators navigate classrooms filled with energy, curiosity, and sometimes frustration. Along with teaching, grading, and planning lessons, they also have to manage challenging behaviors, conflicts, and, in some cases, aggression from students. While research often highlights what students go through, teachers quietly face a unique set of pressures that can affect their safety, well-being, and job satisfaction.
#4
Oh so many. :( A kid came in upset and we finally got out what the problem was--this mom told him that he caused her to miscarry because he was "such a mess up."
Another kid came to school acting off. By lunchtime, he finally told someone that his dad got arrested the night before. The dad made him take off his clothes and beat the hell out of him with an electrical cord. The kid ran outside into the streets of Detroit, naked. Thank God a nice older man found him, put him a blanket on him and took him to the police.
Dad got arrested and of course CPS got involved. CPS was looking for a placement, kid assumed he would stay with his aunt (dad's sister) but learned that wasn't possible because...that guy wasn't his dad. So within a day, kid got the hell beaten out of him, found out his dad wasn't his real dad, put into foster care. Kid said something like, "My whole life is over." He was 10.
#5
My student recently told a story about how her dog died. She said she was stay with her aunt for a few weeks over the summer and her dog was home with her mom when the student returned home, she asked for the dog. Mom said she didn’t know where the dog was and told the student to look upstairs. The student found the dog dead in an unused bedroom. Mom’s reaction was “oh I guess I forgot to feed him.” Student now lives with the aunt full time because mom often forgot to feed the kid too.
#6
Was an aide in a guidance office.
The most disturbing was a kid we’ll call Tyler. He had severe social adjustment issues and tended to say things that creeped people out,
One day, he comes in wanting to talk to a counselor. I was playing receptionist that day and told him I’d let them know, and asked what was up. He very blankly says, “I tried to walk out into traffic yesterday.”
This was obviously alarming, so I brought him straight to one of their offices. He repeats what he told me, and This horrible counselor says, “you need to come back later, I’m working on college admissions stuff for other students.”
He just kind of sighed and left.
For example, a 2018 article from Deutsche Welle highlighted some shocking statistics from Germany. In the five years since 2013, around a quarter of schools reported incidents of physical violence against teachers. The study by the Forsa polling institute also found that teachers in half of all schools had been verbally threatened or insulted.
While the study didn’t dig into the reasons behind these incidents, it clearly showed that aggression against educators is a widespread problem. Teachers aren’t just dealing with lesson plans; they’re navigating a daily landscape where verbal and even physical threats are a real possibility.
#7
A 6 year old barely getting out the words “my mamma choked me” between tears.
A second grader having a full meltdown about his low grade saying his dad was going to make him sleep outside again if he found out.
These are some of the things that keep us up at night. Heartbreaking.
#8
Had an international college student write a paper about his family, and a big, big part of it was talking about how he was jealous of his cousin's dog, so he drowned it in the ocean infront of said cousin. When I asked him why, he said he wanted the dog, and if it wasn't his, it didn't deserve to live.
I gave the paper to my bosses, and he ultimately got deported for a bunch of violations and red flags.
#9
I had a student who was “sweet & innocent” to adults. However, when alone with other kids he would curse at them and manipulate them to do his bidding. When the other students would complain, the student would act innocent and deflect anything that was said to him. I couldn’t prove anything when I expressed my concerns to mom (mom played the victim). One day, however, I introduced flipgrid ( a video recording service for assignments), to which the student went on video and started spewing racial slurs to another student. ON VIDEO, this boy exposed himself. I sent the video to our principal. Mom gets called in to have a conference (mom plays the victim again) about his behavior. The student gets transferred shortly after.
Similar patterns have been observed in other countries as well. A Finnish study surveying 215 school teachers found that 33% reported some form of verbal, nonverbal, or physical victimization by students. Meanwhile, a Swedish study of 1,230 teachers discovered that nearly one in three had experienced at least one incident of student-generated aggression within the previous 12 months. These numbers highlight a consistent trend: teacher victimization isn’t isolated to one country; it’s a global issue that spans classrooms and cultures.
#10
I was talking to second graders about body parts. I explained that “joints” are what make your limbs move. 3 little girls standing together :
Girl one: do you know where your joints are?
Girl two: I don’t smoke.
Girl one: *confused af*
Girl three: well, there’s different kinds of joints.
#11
During a class field trip, a girl in class casually mentioned before everybody that the road we were driving down was the same one she'd tried to end herself on the year before because she was bullied so badly. She said she'd been driving and floored it, hoping to hit a tree, only to change her mind because she didn't want to hurt her family. It just came out of nowhere - and from the girl who was generally considered incredibly popular, kind, and well-liked.
LinkTheHylian 20 hours ago
Kids who are victims of bullying tend to hide it when they feel their parents and teachers aren't doing enough to punish the bullies. I was once cornered alone by a group of six kids in between classes and attacked. Four went unpunished, one was given a suspension for just one day, and the last was suspended for only two days. Never trusted my teachers after that, and my parents never went to my principal to ask why they weren't all punished, or move me to a different school. My best, and at that point, only friend walked away after that, and I spent my last two years of school alone and relentlessly tormented daily. But there was worse to come at that school, as a few years later a young girl who was also constantly being bullied both in person and online ended up taking her own life. The school hasn't changed since.
#12
Last weekend I sent positive emails to the families of all of my students, because remote learning is hard and the kids are really stepping up. On Tuesday, when I saw one of my classes for the first time since sending the messages, a girl said to me, "That email you sent made my dad happy. He doesn't like me that much, and it made him like me." My heart broke for that poor girl. She's bright, friendly, and hard-working. I asked her (privately) if she was safe at home and if there was anything I could do to help - she told me her dad liked her brother much better.
Across the Atlantic, Canada offers another striking example. In a study involving 2,072 teachers from grades 7 to 11 across 77 schools, researchers found that 40.6% of teachers had experienced victimization, which included threats, verbal harassment, or physical attacks. Even more striking, 73.3% reported student-to-teacher aggression of some kind. These findings underline how widespread and normalized aggression toward educators can be, and how it directly impacts teachers’ mental health, classroom dynamics, and the overall learning environment.
In the United States, patterns of aggression against teachers changed during the pandemic. As schools shifted online or closed temporarily, threats and violence against pre-K to 12th-grade educators dropped. However, when in-person learning resumed, incidents quickly rebounded, reaching levels equal to or even exceeding those before the pandemic. Research published by the American Psychological Association (APA) confirms that these post-pandemic surges in student aggression have significant implications for teacher well-being and school climate. Teachers returned to classrooms not only with lessons to teach but with renewed exposure to potential aggression.
#13
I had a girl tell me her father had hurt her from the age of 3-7. She started out difficult and by the time she graduated we had formed a great bond.
#14
A student once told me he was going to burn his house down. We talked about how that would ruin his house and how he could possibly hurt his mom and dad or himself. His reply was, ”I’d make sure my mom was dead before I burn it down.”
This kid is 8.
Edit: Thanks for all the upvotes! I work as a special education teacher, specifically with students who are emotionally disturbed or have other disorders that impact their behavior. This isn’t even the most messed up thing I’ve heard... just one of the most memorable!
Also for those of you wondering about the possibility of harmful behavior, I truly do not believe he is being hurt. He has been my student for several years and it’s not uncommon for him to make disturbing statements. In fact, if I had a dollar for every time he told me he was going to poison or stab someone, I would almost have enough money to fully fund my classroom!
Upstaged75 15 hours ago
I have a cousin who is schizophrenic and that's around the age when his symptoms started to manifest. It's scary to have a little kid tell you he wants to k**l his parents and burn their house down. It was awful for my aunt and uncle - they eventually had to have him live in a residential treatment school because he wasn't safe at home. 😥
#15
Trying to convince a 17 year old student that substances are not the way to go and that he has a full life ahead of him when he says, “Doesn’t matter...I’m gonna be dead or in jail by the time I’m 25.” He had been told he was nothing his whole life and he absolutely believed it. Spent up until he graduated trying to prove him wrong.
Laserleader 23 hours ago (edited)
Sadly I knew a kid with a heart condition who believed he wouldn't live to 25. His parents gave up on him, so by 15 he was into every druug, party, and socially dangerous thing he could do. By 20 he had messed up his body so bad he was fully invalid. By 22 he died from an overddose. Never knew if he could have lived a full life, because he gave up when his parents did.
Daisydaisy 17 hours ago
Parents have one main job: tell your kids they're wonderful and you love them. And say it like you mean it (because you do!)
Smeghead Tribble Down Under 12 hours ago
My father told me I don't know how many time he wished I'd never been born -_-
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Mark Alexander 5 hours ago
Was he Black? According to the Journal of Black Studies "Between 1950 and 2010, the average death rate for young Black males due to homicide was 81.7 per 100,000 and s*****e was 11.8 per 100,000. Ages 15 to 24 years are the intersecting developmental stages of adolescence and young adulthood when premature death should not be expected. The trauma and ceased procreation prospects stemming from Black males’ premature deaths represent a public health crisis in America." My son is a Black Male. Knowing this made him extremely pessimistic about growing old. He's 40 now but he's definitely seen a much darker side of society than I (white mail) ever did.
Little Bit 3 hours ago
When a child gets nothing but negativity from a parent and is constantly told that they're stupid or useless or worthless then they will eventually believe it and nothing or nobody will ever change their mind. My mother did this to me growing up and even now, decades later I don’t see myself anything else.
The psychological impact of these trends is significant. The percentage of teachers reporting intentions to resign or transfer rose from 49% during the pandemic to 57% afterward. Susan Dvorak McMahon, PhD, of DePaul University and chair of the APA Task Force on Violence Against Educators and School Personnel, emphasizes: “Aggression and violence against educators and school personnel are major concerns that affect the well-being of school personnel and the students and families they serve. This study highlights a growing crisis in our schools that needs to be addressed nationally.” These numbers show that aggression isn’t just an isolated inconvenience; it’s driving educators out of the profession.
#16
One year, I was teaching K at a title one school and one of my students came to school with a band aid on her forehead. I asked her what happened and she told me her dad had thrown a book at her head and made her bleed.
I called CPS and was later told the school counselor that she was removed from the home because dad was physically and s******y hurting her.
Laserleader 19 hours ago (edited)
Well, yes...some people would pass this off as normal family behavior (like my family). But, like my mom found out once the phone knocked out my 10 year old sisters tooth, it is at least a week in jail. But it doesnt mean the kid will be taken from the parents, even if it was sexuaI. Both my parents went to jail for abusing us and then continued life like nothing happened and the abuuse only got shifted.
#17
I was teaching a high school jewelry/ metal shop class and some students alerted me to one student trying to sneak out some of the metal files. When confronted, he said he wanted to use them "to stab people in the halls." I had him removed permanently, to say the least.
#18
The fact that this entire page is filled with responses from children who have been through trauma because of s****y parents speaks for itself how much an unstable life at home affects who you are at school.
Kelly Scott 6 hours ago
When I tell people I flunked math from 1st grade on, people laugh. I was given tutoring in high school in algebra and I totally blew it off. The reason is if your homelife is so s****y, who gives a rap about school? There's a reason kids with a crappy life at home act up at school. It's the only safe place they can let out those feelings. They can't emotionally direct how they feel into acceptable actions, so they let out steam any way they can and they do it because they know they won't get beaten to a pulp in school for doing it.
Often, teachers feel completely helpless in these situations. School policies prevent them from yelling at or physically restraining students, even when behaviors cross the line. They have to manage disruptive, aggressive, or threatening actions with words alone, often feeling frustrated and powerless. And when school authorities fail to take meaningful action, the situation becomes even more stressful. This lack of support can leave teachers feeling unsupported, undervalued, and at times, unsafe—making it harder to maintain order and provide quality education.
#19
I'm a little late. I had a student who was deathly afraid of using the bathroom because monsters who wanted to get her were in the vents. Turns out her dad used to a***e her in the bathroom.
#20
Not from a student, and not from me but from a teacher friend.
Parent: "Oh, you can just hit her. I hit her all the time, it's fine. Just hit her.".
#21
I’m technically an educator and not a teacher. I give tours and educate school groups but not in a classroom setting.
Once in the middle of a tour I was talking to a group of kids about a dead artist and this artwork. I ask the students a question and a little girl raises her hand at the front of the group. I say “yes?” And she says “my dad is dead.”
I feel the entire squad of teachers and parents facepalm in the background and I don’t break eye contact with the little girl. I smile gently at her, lean closer (in front of the entire group of kids) and say “I’m so sorry to hear that. Thank you for sharing, it was really brave.” Then moved on with my question.
Glad I thought quick on my feet, all the teachers/parents were very impressed with my response but I was sweating. Definitely a moment I won’t forget anytime soon. It’s a good reminder that kids have intense-emotional-worlds just like us and not to dismiss them.
Teachers are facing an increasingly difficult environment, and many are leaving, changing roles, or quitting altogether because of the rise in student aggression. Researchers now recommend systemic approaches to tackle this problem from multiple angles, including school-wide policies, mental health support, conflict resolution training, and interventions aimed at students exhibiting aggressive behaviors. Addressing this issue requires collaboration between administrators, parents, teachers, and policymakers to create an environment that prioritizes safety, respect, and positive student-teacher interactions.
#22
One of my students threatened to k**l my dog while I was out walking her. This was after he had cussed me out, ripped up his work, and disturbed the class. It was his second day in class.
#23
I heard a student say to another teacher who was pregnant at the time- “I hope your baby dies.” And the really sad part? She had a miscarriage a few weeks later. It was horrifying.
Edit: wow this really blew up! So the teacher is ok. She ended up getting pregnant again and having a beautiful baby. As for the student, he (obviously) has some pretty severe behavior problems related to trauma. After several long term suspensions, the district decided our school wasn’t a good fit for him and sent him to a special school for kids with behavioral disabilities.
#24
I had a student who had just moved to our school, third grader. His first day he had this huge gash over his nose. I don’t know why but I just didn’t think much of it. A couple days later I asked him what had happened and he said that his moms boyfriends dad, pinned him against a wall and whipped him with his belt. Then showed me marks on his back as well. He kind of laughed it off and said, yeah, he’s mean. It took every ounce of me not to cry right then and there. I immediately went next door to get an adult to take over my class and ran to the principal. She called the police and they had some kind of excuse why they wouldn’t be able to come right away. She demanded they be there today because she was NOT sending that boy home. They did show up, they walked him home, and they watched as the boyfriends dad packed up and left. The boy was in third grade, had the dirtiest mouth, and was probably one of the funniest and sweetest kids I’d ever met. He did tell me that the man moved back to Samoa later that year (mom stayed with boyfriend so knew stuff about the man). He moved schools the next year though, so I don’t know how he’s doing now.
Daisydaisy 17 hours ago
I feel sorry for teachers, the stuff they have to deal with on top of teaching and organising the kids, paperwork etc. They should be paid magnificent salaries!
Ultimately, teachers deserve respect, support, and safe working conditions to thrive in their classrooms. That’s why experts advocate for a comprehensive, whole-school approach to building positive and safe learning environments. Initiatives might include conflict resolution programs, clear policies against aggression, mental health resources for students and staff, and professional development for teachers to handle challenging situations. When schools foster a culture of safety, respect, and empathy, teachers can focus on what they do best: educating, inspiring, and nurturing the next generation of learners.
#25
I had a student (under ten) tell me he wanted to cut my head off and watch me bleed. (I had the audacity to tell him that he needed to put his crayons up before he could get his play dough out.).
#26
Had a young girl (grade 5) that asked if she could come home with me for Christmas because she didn't want to be at home for the break. (We knew her home life was rough because parents were in a gang).
I tried my best to assure her that everything would be okay and that we loved her. I also tried to add that her family loved her in their own way too.
She replied, "if they love me, why do they hit me."
Thankfully, we got her removed from the situation not long after and every Christmas I think of her and hope she is doing alright.
I shudder to think what would have happened to her if she had not been removed as the stories about what was really happening were horrific.
Laserleader 19 hours ago
How do you know she didn't go back? Both my parents were jailed for their abuuse, and we were taken back as soon as they were out.
#27
When I was student teaching elementary art, I was on crutches from a recent knee surgery. We were doing clay and I was staying close to a particularly violent kid. They were using rolling pins to roll out slabs and this kid was hitting other kids. I kept shielding the kids trying to get the thing out of his hand, when he finally tried to throw it. Pretty cool honestly, I snatched it out of mid air and was trying to put distance between us and scolding the kid. Kid turns to me and yells
"I'll break your other leg!" and kicks me in my bad leg. Kid was 7 years old.
Boop the Snoot. Pound the Paw. 18 hours ago
My husband was an elementary art teacher. One day he went to take a drink of his coffee, but he swirled it around before he took a drink. There were straight pins in it. He thought he knew who it did it, but wasn't sure. He and his principle put a camera in his room to see if it happened again. It did, the next day. Parents were furious that the school put a camera in the classroom....
These posts show that being a teacher isn’t just about lessons and homework; sometimes it means listening to and processing some truly disturbing things that students say. It’s a side of the job that most people don’t see, but it can have a big emotional impact. Teachers often have to stay calm, professional, and collected, even when faced with shocking or unsettling comments. What do you think about this side of teaching? Have you ever witnessed or experienced something similar? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
#28
I have a student who is constantly accusing the adults in the room of hurting him and insulting him and swearing at him... And he isn't joking. He fully believes these things are happening, despite none of these things happening. And if you tell him that no one is hurting him or swearing at him, he will glare at them with absolute vitriol and tell, "YES YOU DID. YOU PUSHED ME AND SAID THE F WORD". There is no convincing him otherwise. This student is 4 years old.
Edit: okay, I did not expect this to blow up this much and I'm not able to respond to everyone. I'll answer the most common questions here:
1. Schizophrenia? Could be. We don't think it is. But we aren't qualified to make a diagnosis and nothing is off the table.
2. Has he gotten help? As if right now, no. That's what we're working on. It's also difficult because the family has no transportation and specialists aren't entering schools due to covid. An appointment was made that they missed, but they asked to reschedule. So that's where we are now.
3. Delusions? Hallucinations? We don't know. All we really know it's how he acts when overwhelmed and the very likely causes of these reactions.
Laserleader 23 hours ago
Schizophrenia does not appear at that age, but vivid imagination and lack of social guidance about reality would definitely be a factor. Good chance he lived with people who constantly gaslight and make up lies and he is just copying them to get attention.
#29
I had two students approach me after school. I was outside monitoring the kids leaving the building to walk home, and these two boys walked up and started telling me how cute I was as a baby. Being middle schoolers, I didn’t take it super seriously at first, but asked what they were talking about. One of them showed me one of my baby pictures on his phone and proceeded to tell me my address and (at the time) fiancé’s name. The assistant principal was near by, so I called him over and had them repeat what they’d said. The information they had was not readily available with a quick Google search and I still don’t know how they got it. One of the boys’ father was a known higher up in a local gang, so I was totally freaked out. The school took the stance of “kids will be curious” and “it isn’t a big deal.” I talked to the police officer posted at the school and he told me I was well within my rights to press charges, but within 30 minutes of the conversation, the assistant superintendent was at my classroom door, informing me of how “bad” it would look on my evaluation and for potential future jobs if I pursued anything. I no longer work there, but I have never been more disturbed or scared.
#30
Coached elementary PE. Had a 9-year-old student call me an “infested tampon sucker”.
More surprised than angry. At the time I was 23 and never heard an insult like that.
#31
I had a student who was incredibly bright, loved history and loved to read about all kinds of things. He was absent for a week. When he came back I was helping get him caught up and asked him what was up. He told me, “Our washer was broken.” He couldn’t clean his uniform, his parents couldn’t get it fixed right away and couldn’t afford a laundromat so he just... didn’t come to school for a week. Messed up if you ask me.
#32
I was student teaching so I was not actually a direct part of the proceedings, my mentor teacher handled the primary incident. Amy mentor had to call child services because of a concerning comment one of our little girls made regarding her living situation. At the time, she was living with mom, grandma, and a little brother. Mom was somewhat recently back in the picture after some issue (possibly she was in jail) during the previous school year; grandma had custody of the children. I had met the mother at a support services meeting during the beginning of my placement and things seemed typical then.
Well, they ended up in family court, either directly resulting from that call my mentor made or not, I don’t know. The next day the little girl was in school, I overheard her telling one of her desk mates that “Mommy said it’s my fault she can’t stay with us no more.”
I don’t know what the circumstances were and I didn’t catch the first half of that girl’s story. But d**n, it broke my heart to think that her mother must have had her visitations taken away and instead of owning up to whatever her own problems were, she told her 7-year-old daughter that she was the cause of their troubles.
#33
Not a teacher, obligatory, I am a mandatory reporter.
I had a 6 year old kid, the sweetest could be, say “My daddy said he drinks because I cry.”
I tried to get more out of him to file a report, but purely admitting just drinking doesn’t do anything, so there was nothing I could do.
#34
Paraprofessional in an elementary school. A kid looked at me and casually said "my mom died Sunday. Her funeral is next week," and shrugged.
Michael Largey 6 hours ago
I lost my father suddenly when I was young. I may have seem calm and collected if I had to talk about it because I was trying so hard to keep myself together and not start screaming from the pain and fear I felt inside. And I needed to set the example for my four younger siblings.
#35
Not a teacher, but my sister had a student punch her stomach when she was pregnant and said “I’m gonna end your baby” (she works with special needs children).
#36
My parent is a teacher. Last week a student told her that his puppy died. Another student overheard and went over to his house and dug up the dead puppy. These are 8 year olds.
#37
A child stomped on a frog. After talking with them, they told me before k*****g the frog, they told it to say hi to their dad who lived in heaven.
Spoke to mom about the incident- said dad lives in Florida but told the kid they were dead.
Ma’am oh ma’am.
Boop the Snoot. Pound the Paw. 18 hours ago
My niece, she is lovely. She told her son his grandpa, her dad, was dead. To be fair, he was a horrible human. When her son asked about him, she had told him many times that he wasn't a nice person and that sometimes he had problems etc. But her son just asked more questions, why isn't he nice? etc. Typical 5-6 year old. Finally, my niece just told him he died. I didn't know about any of that until a few years later when we were getting ready for my nephew's funeral. My niece said, well, this is going to be awkward. When I asked what, she said introducing my son to his dead grandpa.
#38
There was a pond near our classroom.When I was in 6th grade my classmate pushed my teacher's son who's about 3 years younger than us into pond, then said classmate jumped into the pond and kept holding the kid's head underwater. The janitor jumped in and help the kid, and called our teacher. My classmate straight up said to our teacher that he just wanted to check if dead bodies really float.
The pond was covered within that week and the teacher's kid went to another school the next year, idk if the reason is related to the incident.
I don't know what punishment my classmate got but he continued being my classmate until graduation.
Kinda shocking tbh, since he was nice to everyone.
#39
A 4 y/o came in with a Barbie whose hair had been cut off. I asked what happened. “She has cancer.” I assumed there was a family member or friend and this was a lesson she was processing...
#40
I intern at a therapeutic high school and I hear things every single day that disturb me so much. One of the things that’s always stuck with me was this one girl who grew up in the middle of a war zone in a middle eastern country. She saw people executed in front of her by gangs and was then living with an adopted family I can’t even imagine everything she went through.
Kelly Scott 6 hours ago
I've heard a lot of kids who lived through the troubles in Northern Ireland were very traumatized to the point of needing all kinds of professional help. I think anyplace a child lives where there's constant violence does one of two things: it either impacts them in a terrible way or it desensitized them to where they don't see it anymore and then they do the same things.
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T'Mar of Vulcan 17 hours ago
I taught a child whose father ended his mother. So he's sent to live with his aunt. One day aunt doesn't come home. Child cannot get into house. Had no clean clothes or place to sleep. Slept at neighbours. Aunt cane back after a week, said she just needed a break. (I took some shorts and a t-shirt for the child to wear when aunt was gone.) He stayed with his aunt until grade 7, then went to live with his uncle who was a kind and caring role model. We're in South Africa, so calling child welfare wouldn't have helped (they are hopelessly underfunded). I hope he's doing well now, he was a lovely boy.
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Multa Nocte (she/her/86 47) 15 hours ago
I was an itinerant school psychologist MANY years ago evaluating children referred by the district. I had one sweet 6-year-old boy and the way I would break the ice in the testing session was to start out by having the child draw a picture of person. For young children you can get a quick developmental level, check for hand-motor coordination, and assess if perhaps anything is going on with them emotionally. This little boy drew a stick-figure man sitting on a couch, a large TV, and a tiny stick figure between the two. I asked him what it was and he said, "That's dad throwing the baby at the TV." Because the testing overran the school day, I drove the child home (you can tell this was years ago when that was allowed) and when I dropped him off I explained to the mom that I was the school psychologist evaluating the boy. The next day the child didn't attend school - the family had packed up overnight and moved. I never heard what the outcome was, but I think about that child often.
Mari 6 minutes ago
Oh no! How terrible! It reminds me of the book of Alexandre Seurat- La maladroite (The clumsey child)
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Brian Droste 20 hours ago
This was not what I was expecting. I thought it would be on a much more lighter side of comments. Not this dark side of kids saying bad or violent things.
Tea Drinker 13 hours ago
I really don't understand how so much of this is allowed. The kids need whatever, even punishment (no one punishes their kids nowadays) and the teachers should not have to tolerate this.
T'Mar of Vulcan 17 hours ago
I taught a child whose father ended his mother. So he's sent to live with his aunt. One day aunt doesn't come home. Child cannot get into house. Had no clean clothes or place to sleep. Slept at neighbours. Aunt cane back after a week, said she just needed a break. (I took some shorts and a t-shirt for the child to wear when aunt was gone.) He stayed with his aunt until grade 7, then went to live with his uncle who was a kind and caring role model. We're in South Africa, so calling child welfare wouldn't have helped (they are hopelessly underfunded). I hope he's doing well now, he was a lovely boy.
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Load More Replies... Multa Nocte (she/her/86 47) 15 hours ago
I was an itinerant school psychologist MANY years ago evaluating children referred by the district. I had one sweet 6-year-old boy and the way I would break the ice in the testing session was to start out by having the child draw a picture of person. For young children you can get a quick developmental level, check for hand-motor coordination, and assess if perhaps anything is going on with them emotionally. This little boy drew a stick-figure man sitting on a couch, a large TV, and a tiny stick figure between the two. I asked him what it was and he said, "That's dad throwing the baby at the TV." Because the testing overran the school day, I drove the child home (you can tell this was years ago when that was allowed) and when I dropped him off I explained to the mom that I was the school psychologist evaluating the boy. The next day the child didn't attend school - the family had packed up overnight and moved. I never heard what the outcome was, but I think about that child often.
Mari 6 minutes ago
Oh no! How terrible! It reminds me of the book of Alexandre Seurat- La maladroite (The clumsey child)
Load More Replies... Brian Droste 20 hours ago
This was not what I was expecting. I thought it would be on a much more lighter side of comments. Not this dark side of kids saying bad or violent things.
Tea Drinker 13 hours ago
I really don't understand how so much of this is allowed. The kids need whatever, even punishment (no one punishes their kids nowadays) and the teachers should not have to tolerate this.
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