A Michigan teacher was recently fired after a video surfaced that shows her using profanity in a heated exchange with a student. In the video, she tells the student that “nobody wants to come in here and deal with his [expletive].” In an interesting twist, people have rallied in her defense, demanding she be given her job back and blaming her outburst on how awful students behave.
It’s unclear what started the situation, as the video only shows the outburst. In it, the teacher shouts, “You calm down, little boy!” The student then threatens to tell his mother, to which the Michigan teacher says, “Your mom’s gonna come beat the [expletive] out of me. So we calling people to beat the [expletive] out of each other? All right. All right, [expletive].“ The video ends with the teacher saying, “Is that what we’re doing?” Following the video’s release, it was announced that the teacher is “no longer employed by the Pontiac School District.”
The official statement from the school district reads, “This behavior does not reflect our values or the standards we expect from our staff.” It continues, “The matter was addressed promptly, and the employee involved no longer works for the district.” The school assures, “We appreciate our families’ continued support as we work to ensure instructional continuity and maintain a safe, respectful learning environment.” However, people are not pleased with this decision.
Many Support Michigan Teacher’s Outburst
Many have gone online demanding that the Michigan teacher get her job back. One comment reads, “I’m on the teacher’s side.” One says, “Gone head keep firing teachers…..y’all aint gone have nobody left cause teachers are humans too.” Another says, “These poor teachers, they don’t get paid nearly enough.” Another agrees, “Stop firing teachers that keep kids in check.” Some want to know, “What’s her GoFundMe?” One comment reads, “What is not shown, students using the same language all year at the teacher.” Another demands, “Give that lady her job back. She not wrong.” One comment blames the district, “If she teaches in Pontiac, she deserves a raise and not termination!”
Most blame the parents for the students’ bad behavior in class. One comment reads, “Maybe if the parents parented! Teachers wouldn’t have to!” Another agrees, “The parents show no interest in teaching their kids accountability.” Another sympathizes, “I feel ya sista. YALL KIDS RUDE ASF.” One says, “She deserves her job back and a raise because this current generation of teens [has gotten] way too comfortable disrespecting adults.” Another agrees, “Ngl these kids bad af…. Sis prolly stressed and overstimulated.” One netizen writes, “Most kids do nth but stress teachers out thinking it’s funny.” Another commenter asks, “What/who pushed her to say all that?” They add, “Everybody has a breaking point, glad she clapped back.”
