Teacher’s Aid Refuses to Tutor Student Who Mocked Her Grief: Justified or Overboard?

Imagine being a teacher’s aide, working tirelessly to help your students catch up amidst a pandemic. Now, imagine one of your students mocking your grief over a personal loss. This is the predicament faced by an 18-year-old female teacher’s aide, who found herself at the receiving end of a cruel joke by a 13-year-old student. This tale of classroom conflict and emotional turmoil will have you questioning where the line should be drawn.

A Helping Hand Amidst a Pandemic

The Student with a Challenging Attitude

A Personal Loss and a Heartless Joke

The Consequences: Suspension and a Tutoring Termination

An Unwanted Visitor and a Shocking Accusation

A Community Divided: Colleagues’ Opinions Split ‍♀️

Seeking Advice: Was the Teacher’s Aid in the Wrong?

A Tale of Grief, Mockery, and a Teacher’s Tough Decision

In a world where empathy seems to be dwindling, a young teacher’s aide finds herself in a whirlwind of conflict and emotional turmoil. After sharing her personal loss with her students, she was met with mockery, leading to a drastic decision to refuse tutoring the offending student. But when the student’s parents retaliate, accusing her of endangering their child, the situation escalates. With her colleagues divided and a potential investigation looming, she’s left questioning her actions. Let’s delve into the web of reactions this situation has sparked…

NTA- Parents abandon child on teacher’s doorstep, endangering their child

“NTA!!!!! Her PARENTS left her, if anyone “endangered” her it was them.”

NTA. Parents abandoned child. Kids knew mocking was wrong.

“NTA. Stand your ground! Let the teachers deal with it. “

NTA for refusing to tutor after student mocked your grief.

“NTA. You have every right to choose who you tutor. “

Seventh graders: the red headed stepchildren of all the grades

NTA. Justified refusal to tutor a bully. Stand your ground!

NTA: Refusing to tutor a disrespectful student. Justified and necessary!

NTA. Mocking someone’s grief is rude and disrespectful. Unacceptable behavior.

NTA: Teaching a lesson to both child and parents

NTA. Kid learned behavior from entitled parents.

NTA- Stand your ground against entitled parents. You handled it wonderfully

NTA. Leaving the child unsupervised for an hour was justified

NTA! Teaching a lesson to entitled students and negligent parents.

Abandoned daughter, but *you’re* the one who might get in trouble? NTA and lol

NTA for setting boundaries after student mocked teacher’s grief.

Surprising stories of parents leaving kids alone, shared on Reddit

Teacher sets boundaries with entitled parents, receives overwhelming support.

Empathy and support for the commenter’s loss. ❤️

Parent accuses teacher’s aid of deliberate setup for revenge.

Commenter suggests calling the police for alleged child abandonment

Teacher’s refusal to tutor student sparks debate on reporting abuse

NTA – Not the a**hole. Let’s hear their side of the story!

NTA, legally justified. Child endangerment case wouldn’t hold up in court.

NTA: Abandoned child on doorstep, should’ve called cops

NTA: Spawn-dropping parents leave teacher to deal with it

Parents furious at teacher’s aid for refusing to tutor student

NTA: Teacher stands up for herself and child safety.

NTA stands up for themselves against entitled parents.

NTA refuses to tutor student, should have called CPS.

Child at your house? Call the cops!

NTA: Teacher enforces rules, parent tries to force tutoring.

Teaching consequences: NTA refuses tutoring, parents threaten police.

NTA refuses tutoring, threatens to call cops on entitled parents.

NTA. Stand your ground and protect your boundaries.

Parental negligence and a justified refusal to tutor.

NTA: Teaching boundaries to entitled kids.

NTA for refusing to tutor and leaving child unattended.

Mother’s negligence leads to child abandonment. Who’s at fault?

Confusion over tutoring request, seems unnecessary to force specific teacher

NTA, but calling the police might have been a better solution

NTA. Justified refusal to tutor entitled student abandoned by parents.

NTA: Abandoned by family, tutor stands up for herself.

Justified refusal to tutor student who mocked teacher’s grief.

NTA refuses to tutor student who mocked her grief. Justified?

NTA. They put their child in danger, not you.

Parents bring entitled child after being told not to. NTA!

Defending the teacher’s decision: justified or overboard?

NTA – Teacher’s justified refusal to tutor disrespectful student.

NTA: Abandoned student’s parents try to manipulate you into tutoring. Outrageous!

NTA: Door cam catches tutor’s revenge on disrespectful student.

Mother abandons child after tutor stops tutoring. NTA.

NTA stands up for herself after disrespectful student’s actions.

NTA. CPS should be called when parents abandon their child.

Parent’s decision backfires: child left in hostile environment.

NTA: Stand up against harassment! Get support from parents and Rabbi.

NTA. Parents endangering child by forcing tutoring.

Standing up against dirt bags and protecting yourself. NTA

NTA. Parents let their kid be a little s**t.

NTA. Firm boundaries set, parents should be held accountable.

NTA stands up against entitled parents.

NTA – No obligations to tutor, report parents to CPS

Standing up to abuse from a child. NTA!

Parent’s negligence and entitlement leads to justified boundary-setting.

NTA wants to call CPS on someone trying to weaponize the system.

NTA. Kid needs to learn actions have consequences. Parents overreacting.

NTA for not contacting police, school should fire them.