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Originally Posted by frogza
I don't think any clear thinking teacher, cop or judge thinks that this arrest is to cure the kid. Give hime 6 more years and he may not even remember the event. If I were in the situation I would call the police so that the child is quickly removed from the situation, the parents are made aware of their childs actions and the lack of tolerance we will show for such behavior and to act as a deterant to the other kids. Schools are not here to teach morals that is the parents job. Hopefully the parents realize that they are failing as such if they are not teaching better behavior.
A school is responsable to provide instruction in a safe environment, once the environment is made unsafe by some miscreant, it is their responsibility to remove the unsafe element. Kudos to this teacher for doing her job.
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Still, it seems as though you could give appropriate consequences without calling the police. Remove the child from the classroom, place him in an alternative room or the principal's office, call the parents, require them to pick up the child immediately, require a parent-teacher-principal conference. In the meantime, develop appropriate consequences likely including suspension, anger management education for child/parents, strategies to handle inappropriate behavior and reward positive behavior in in the classroom.
I think that schools are here to teach morals- to supplemenent education given by the parents. (Sharing, respect for others, etc.). Even if schools are not be here to teach morals, they are here to teach good citizenship (which likely includes morals).