Scenarios

Scenario 1 - Hey Arnold Recently, you have been hearing from your students about how one of your students “Bobby” is getting verbally and physically bullied at school. Today, Bobby shows up to your class with a black eye, and is obviously in a depressed state. As a teacher, what do you do?

Scenario 2- Kenan & Kel Lately in class, you have taken notice to the fact that one of your students, “Jimmy” has been showing up to school with bruises on his arm. He is a very quiet boy who lacks any self-esteem. When you ask him what happened to his arm, he tells a story of how he fell. When his parents fail to schedule parent teacher conferences, you ask him why that happened. He says they are too busy to worry about him and his schoolwork. You begin to suspect child abuse/neglect, but are not sure. How do you handle this situation?

Scenario 3 - Rocko's Modern Life “Molly”, who is typically one of your star students has begun showing up to school late, not completing homework assignments, and having a poor attitude towards school. Today, you ask her to stay after class to ask her what is going on. You smell a faint scent of alcohol on her, and as she zips up her backpack you notice an open bottle of 100 Proof Captain Morgan’s Spiced Rum. Do you ignore it and pretend to see nothing, or do you address the issue? What do you say?