What Made Him Snap?

@Kandae11 (57233)

January 29, 2023 8:41am CST

" l have killed before and l can kill again"! Chilling words coming from the mouth of a teacher caught on video verbally abusing a male student. The video which went viral showed the male teacher chasing the student down the hallway of the high school while verbally abusing him and making threats. This action did not go down well with the Minister of Education who along with her Ministry and the school's board are investigating the matter. The question on everyone's lips is what did the student do to make that teacher act in such a manner. Was he serious when he told the student he has killed before? Serious or not the police might start asking questions. Do you think strong disciplinary action should be taken against the teacher? If you were or are a teacher of high school students, did you ever reach breaking point? Pixabay image.

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@LadyDuck (502208)

• Italy

29 Jan 23

This teacher should be removed, someone like him should not be left with students.

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@LadyDuck (502208)

• Italy

29 Jan 23

@Kandae11 I agree. We live in a society where there is already too much violence. This is not the way to teach.

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@Kandae11 (57233)

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29 Jan 23

Teachers are expected to uphold discipline, not behave in that matter . Especially at a time when many high schools are experiencing violence among students.

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@RebeccasFarm (91299)

• United States

29 Jan 23

I think I saw this video or read something about it somewhere a while ago. Even if the teacher did kill someone, what is he doing admitting it? In a classroom, to a kid? There are some real nutcases.

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@RebeccasFarm (91299)

• United States

29 Jan 23

@Kandae11 Yes, maybe he misspoke to say the least. Even if he was only trying to scare him, this is not a person that should be teaching I think.

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@Kandae11 (57233)

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29 Jan 23

Maybe he just wanted to scare him. The incident took place at a high school in Jamaica last week.

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@Kandae11 (57233)

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29 Jan 23

@RebeccasFarm I agree. He is in the wrong profession.

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@DWDavis (25797)

• United States

29 Jan 23

This is just a wild guess, but I'm thinking the teacher is a combat vet with unresolved PTSD issues, and the kid triggered him by something he said or did. Regardless of why the teacher acted this way, he needs to be removed from his position and placed in intense therapy to find the root of his anger.

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@Kandae11 (57233)

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29 Jan 23

Very sound views. However l doubt the teacher in question was ever a combat vet , unless he could still have those issues without being one. For clarity, this incident took place in a high school in Jamaica a Caribbean island.

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@DWDavis (25797)

• United States

30 Jan 23

@Kandae11 Probably not a combat vet, then. Still, Jamaica has a lot of issues with violence and gang issues. This teacher's issues could stem from some childhood trauma related to these.

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@Kandae11 (57233)

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30 Jan 23

@DWDavis. I certainly agree.

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@DianneN (254949)

• United States

31 Jan 23

OMG! How awful and unprofessional of that teacher. No matter what the student did, the teacher went way over the top!!! One needs a lot of patience to be a teacher, and this teacher blew it. He should be fired. I was a teacher of elementary age students and came close to the breaking point a few times, but put my training into good use. Not fun having a child try to poke your eye out with a sharp pencil.

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@DianneN (254949)

• United States

2 Feb 23

@Kandae11 He was a special education student and was very disturbed. He wound up in a special school. Let us know what happens to the teacher. No excuse is good enough for him.

@Kandae11 (57233)

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1 Feb 23

What! a student tried that with you? Both of my parents were teachers but l never intended to follow that path - l do not have the patience. I am following developments closely to see what action will be taken against the teacher.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

30 Jan 23

I can imagine teachers reaching breaking point. Some young people have absolutely no respect for their teachers. It's so different from our time.

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@Kandae11 (57233)

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30 Jan 23

Last year there was an incident where a male student actually fought a female teacher and broke her glasses.

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@JudyEv (381837)

• Rockingham, Australia

30 Jan 23

@Kandae11 We had a female teacher knifed by a female student a few years ago. I'm sure there are other assaults that don't make the news.

@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

29 Jan 23

We never know the mind set of others. Sounds like he definitely needs a break to take care of his issues.

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@Kandae11 (57233)

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29 Jan 23

He has found himself in a fine pickle.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

29 Jan 23

@Kandae11 Certainly sounds that way.

@shaggin (74988)

• United States

30 Jan 23

I think the teacher for sure should be fired. It definitely needs to be looked into who he may have killed

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@Kandae11 (57233)

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30 Jan 23

Crazy of him to mention it.

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@snowy22315 (208784)

• United States

29 Jan 23

The teacher sounds completely off his rocker.

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@Kandae11 (57233)

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29 Jan 23

What could have made him that mad? I am waiting to hear what comes out of the investigations.

@averygirl72 (38849)

• Philippines

30 Jan 23

He is too violent and aggressive. It’s not professional

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@Kandae11 (57233)

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30 Jan 23

I am watching to see how he will be disciplined.

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@Shavkat (141906)

• Philippines

29 Jan 23

I think we need to know the root cause why the teacher did this. Let us all see why this student triggered something in him.

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@Kandae11 (57233)

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29 Jan 23

I am waiting to get more details - like how long he was at that school and if he had ever showed signs of having a short temper.

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@LeaPea2417 (40026)

• Toccoa, Georgia

30 Jan 23

The teacher should be fired.

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@Kandae11 (57233)

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30 Jan 23

I am watching to see how it plays out.

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@db20747 (43419)

• Washington, District Of Columbia

31 Jan 23

Disciplinarian action should be taken. Teachers have to be trained in dealing with smart Alek , hard headed students. A trip to the principal's office and a call to the parents. This needs investigating. The teacher may talk rude to the student. They need to find out all the details. There's enough violence already.

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@Kandae11 (57233)

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31 Jan 23

I'll give an update when l hear how this turns out.

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@aninditasen (18198)

• Raurkela, India

30 Jan 23

I did when I was working as a faculty in Bansal classes. The students passed lewd remarks and I lost my cool. I slapped him and resigned from my job.

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@Kandae11 (57233)

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30 Jan 23

Wow!. Some students can be really disrespectful and cause a teacher to lose it.

@MarieCoyle (59132)

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30 Jan 23

I would never allow any child in my care to be around someone who actually said that. If you work in a school, your behavior, and your actions, affect hundreds of lives. It's not appropriate in any place at all to say things like that or act out, but nothing we are seeing on a daily basis is what we could call normal anymore.

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@Kandae11 (57233)

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30 Jan 23

A teacher should be the model for discipline, not indiscipline.

@Beestring (15373)

• Hong Kong

29 Jan 23

I think the teacher was out of his mind when he said this to a student. Strong disciplinary action must be taken against the teacher.

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@Kandae11 (57233)

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29 Jan 23

One of the good things about modern technology is that people cannot simply do anything they want and get away with it. I guess the video was taken by another student. Back in the day it would be the student's word against the teacher - and who would they believe?

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