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"I want to stay in here because I have no friends."
Despite the sad parts of that, how do I kick her out of my classroom during lunch diplomatically? Looking for some good hints from you all.
Today was the first day of this, and I want it to be the last, not being a jerk, but also trying to push her back into the high school lunch world, or at least ease her back in.....
"I want to stay in here because I have no friends."
Despite the sad parts of that, how do I kick her out of my classroom during lunch diplomatically? Looking for some good hints from you all.
Today was the first day of this, and I want it to be the last, not being a jerk, but also trying to push her back into the high school lunch world, or at least ease her back in.....
Can you leave your classroom at the lunch hour and lock the door...and go to the teachers' lounge, for example?
If this is a possibility, a few days of this might do the trick. Granted, it might not be what you want to do on a regular basis but if it solves the problem.
Do you know a kind student that you could get to befriend her for the lunch break? Some schools even have anti-bullying clubs/groups that might can help.
Please don't just abandon her. At least find out if she is being bullied or if there is another reason for her not having friends.
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At my high school, there was a group of friendless kids who ate sack lunches in the library and then helped shelve books. They viewed themselves as "library aides", but really, they were protected there.
There must be at least a couple other students who are all alone, and hate the stigma of eating by themselves.
Check with your SPED teachers; they may have a group of students who actually volunteer & train to help with socially isolated sped students.
They are based on PEERS (The Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills) as an intervention for students with Autism but I've always wondered if it could help with bullying issues for neurotypical kids as well.
Safety in numbers, you know? The peer advocates here in the M.S.s & H.S.s are a great group of kids. Maybe they could casually start inviting her to the cafeteria?
You should talk to your administrator, a dean, or school counselor. They likely know the student, and what social-emotional issues they are facing and can help navigate this situation.
I disagree with the method suggested in post #2. Locking the student out of your classroom does not help the student. The teachers I know would cringe at that suggestion or the thought of just kicking out a student without helping them.
I tell kids, I usually have 5-7 kids want to stay each day, that I have a meeting to go to. They're kids, they'll just accept that answer and move on. Most days I don't mind though.
Are you two opposite sex? ( I guess that doesn't matter so much these days)
I wouldn't want a female student alone with me in a classroom during lunch. Just saying how it "could" look, let alone what could turn against you.
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