Though the “Devious Licks” TikTok challenge of last year certainly got a lot of attention for the mayhem it unleashed on schools, it definitely wasn’t the end of students destroying school property. Teachers on TikTok are unfortunately still reporting their classrooms are getting trashed by students who are angry, bored, suffer from mental health issues, or a combination of all three.
The bottom line echoed by many teachers about this issue is that no matter how much they empathize with the student or the family, it doesn’t change the fact that these instances are traumatic and often dangerous for the rest of the class.
Watch these TikTok teachers describe the new reality:
A teacher describing how students who destroy classrooms come back from the office
@hollymarie3893 #teacher #teachersoftiktok #guesswhosback #back #guesswho #behavior #toys #treats #teacherlife #classroom #teacherproblems #fyp #fypシ
A stitch of a teacher reflecting on another teacher’s snapshots of classroom destruction
@theglitchyteacher #stitch with @kt.kayo I am so sorry. That is not OK. #theglitchyteacher #trashedclassroom #supportourteachers
A teacher reveals what preceded her student’s rampage
@erikadiaz641
This one is a must-watch for every teacher 👀
@specialeducationboss #answer to @user1603149056288 #specialeducation #adhdmoms #specialeducationacademy #IEP #abatherapy #bcbasoftiktok #slp #lssp #readingteacher #readingteachersrock #specialeducationteacher #autism #speechtherapy #visionimpaired #cerbalpalsy #teacher #autismawareness #teachersoftiktok #teacherontiktok #earlychildhoodeducation #dyslexia #teacher2022 #dyslexiasquad #dyslexiamyths #ADA #OCR #504 #civilrights #accommodations #trackingdata #readingfluency #specialed #specialneeds #specialneedsparenti
A stitch responding to the above video from the mom of a child with aggressive-presenting behaviors
@mamapondandtherev #stitch with @specialeducationboss #PalmsInPuddles #HouseOfOrganizedKonfusion #EmotionalSupport #IEP #FollowTheMoney
Always good to end on a laugh, right?
@ms.m_closet #fyp #blackteachers #teachertiktok #teacher #teachersoftiktok #teachersontiktok #teachercomedy
If one thing is clear from these videos, it’s that schools need to step up. As @educationboss describes in the video above, schools have the funding to adequately staff schools—it’s a matter of how they’re using that money.
I really hope we’ll see these videos in the history hologram textbooks of the future in a chapter called “2022: The Final Straw Before the Country Re-prioritized Its Values to Support Schools and Teachers.” We can dream, can’t we?
What do you think? Do you see this destructive behavior happening at your school? Tell us in the comments.
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