Posted by JenStar on August 23, 2005, at 23:11:04
In reply to poking student on a bus with a needle, posted by lynn970 on August 19, 2005, at 18:41:34
I think you handled it appropriately! I would be enraged too -- what the kid was doing was scary, mean and potentially hazardous -- he could pass on any blood-borne illnesses that he or another student had. I hate to think of things like hepatitis or AIDS (I'm sure the kids don't have it!), but you never know. In any case, it shows that the kid doing it is extremely disturbed.
I'm glad that you stood your ground and made a point of it. I agree that they should have done more.
It's possible that the assistant P. will be or is mad at you, but even so, you did the right thing. If he is mad, so be it -- at least you're taking safety seriously!
Do you think it's worth reporting to the school board or police or anything? Do the kids need medical tests to be sure nothing "gross" was communicated thru the needle?
JenStar
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