Boy do I have a good one for this. I had one of my female students approach me and ask if she could invite another female student out in the hall to confront her about some accusatory comments she had made about her.
I’m not sure if I handled this situation properly or not. I told her it would be alright with me as long as she could guarantee me that nothing physical would happen and she could wait until the assignment had begun and I could stand by the door to monitor their behavior and actions as well as the other students in the class. Luckily everything went well and they talked it out like adults.
After the situation had been resolved, I thought about it and I should have invited an Assistant Principal to monitor my class or monitor the hall situation. I also am very proud that a student has that much trust in me that she would come to me with her problem and inform me of the situation at hand.
Any thoughts or comments would be appreciated.
It's good that she came to you about the incident. I think she must have a lot of trust in you. I also believe you must believe that you know the student and could trust her actions or you would not have agreed to the talking session. However, I would have called the counselor and let them handle the session. If the situation had gone wrong, you would have been in a lot of trouble.
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