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I'm with cyn.
She should have been restrained as a way to keep her and her surroundings safe.
Personal story. In my 1st grade class (a horribly overcrowded class of 36 5-6 yr olds and 1 teacher), one child started acting almost exactly like this one did, throwing stuff, punching at other kids, just going psycho for no real reason. The teacher simply walked nextdoor to get a teacher assistant from the other first grade class to come into our class. She then opened her desk drawer, grabbed a paddle, grabbed the screaming kid by the wrist, dragged him into the hallway and shut the door. To this day, i remember hearing about 3 loud pops and watching the door open with the returning teacher and a sniffling child. She thanked the assistant for watching the class and the kid sat quietly for the rest of the day. The whole incident took about 5 minutes from the time the kid threw everything from his desk till everything was back to normal. I dont' remember any other incidents in the class after that..
Of course, this was 22 years ago and we all had to have our parents sign waivers saying teachers could punish children as they saw fit, including corporal punishment.
I do not know how i would have handled either of these two situations. I have to give credit to the teacher and officers in this video as I honestly do not believe i could have shown that much restraint and patience. I honestly think that parents will come out on the side of the teachers in this incident.
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Chris
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