I would neutralize him by strategically placing him. I would
put him in the farthest corner of all of the seating so that
the majority of students have their backs to him. This way,
he will have a very limited audience. The majority of
students would actually have to turn backwards to watch the
spectacle. Any students turning around in their seats during
class should be subject to disciplinary measures.

As far as who sits next to him...do not select any of his
friends. Pick people who aren't friends with him or don't
like him or who are not amused by juvenile and stupid
behavior. In fact, I would place him in a row by himself in
the corner so that there is one person seated in front of him
and nobody besides him. The only person who should really
have a view of him will be the person catty corner to him and
make sure they are not one of his buddies.

It is hard to do much about his eye rolling and such but if no
one can see it, then just ignore him. If he is making noise
like talking and such, then I would discipline him for
talking out of turn disruptively. I would call his parents,
write him up, send him to the office, call a parent
conference, make him stay after school or whatever else you
are allowed to do when students are being disruptive. I
assume he is seated in a spot now where he has an audience.
Take away his audience. Right now, he gets attention for his
bad behavior, take away all of the attention that he gets for
it. Usually, they recommend placing behavior problem students
near the teacher at the front of the room. But this kid gets
an audience by being at the front. He LOVES being at the
front. Move him to the back and as much by himself as
possible.

Then it doesn't matter if he reads his book backwards while he
licks it with his tongue and has one finger up his nose
because no one will see him. Do not allow him to make any
noise, however. Noise is easier to discipline. He does not
have the right to make unsolicited comments. I would write
him up or even suspend him for disrupting class with
unsolicited comments and noises. Keep track of ALL comments
and noises that he makes. Remember that he will make a lot of
noise to get attention from you. Don't give it to him. Have a
behavior chart on the wall with student names on it.
Everytime they misbehave, walk over and put a check on it. No
need to say anything. They will see you do it. Continue with
your lesson. At the end of the day, call the parent and
explain the problem. If the parent does not agree to help
with the student's behavior, then wait a couple of days during
which you log all misbehavior then request a parent
conference. Keep a log of his behavior. Always have that
paper next to you every day and write down the time and what
he did. Just jot a quick note about it. Should take you 5
seconds to write down. You need to have this paper trail or
else you will be powerless in future meetings. You need to be
able to bring a journal that has his daily misbehavior
documented so that the parents and admin can see the degree of
his interruptions of class.

Keep escalating the discipline until he stops his
misbehaviors. Parent phone call, meetings with counselor,
then parent conference, make the student meet with the
principal, check your state laws to see if you are allowed to
suspend students, etcetera. You have very few rights as a
teacher but you have to use any and all you have or else he
is going to destroy your classroom. It is pathetic that
students are allowed to destroy the education of other
students. Students like this really should be placed in
special facilities that can accommodate them.

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