Did you call her parents?

On 11/02/09, mART wrote:
> I am having serious trouble with one of my 8th grade
> students. I have each 8th grade every day for 4 weeks, and
> I have this class for 3 more days...
> The class I have right now is absolutly amazing, aside from
> one girl. She doesnt want to do anything, she walks around
> the room the entire class sitting with different tables,
> she wont do her work, and she just sits there and laughs
> when I talk to her about getting back on task. I have
> never had a problem with any of my other students and this
> girl is my only issue. I have tried everything...talking
> with her after class, raising my voice, asking her is
> theres anything else going on with her thats upsetting her,
> and many other things. I have tried to sit her at a table
> by herself in the back and she sits there and swears at me
> in Spanish. Its complete and utter disrespect. I have sent
> her to the principals off with the security guard, and the
> past two days I have just sent her across the room to sit
> with another class by herself bc the rest of my class is so
> good, and shes the only thing throwing us off...I dont want
> to send her out of my class again, and I do only have 3
> days left, but I am at a complete loss about what to do
> about this student and this situation...any suggestions
> would be great! thanks!

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