By not_trained_for_this - 18/11/2009 06:05 - United States

Today, I was working at the school when one of the kids came crying to me about needing help with his zipper after a little "accident". Forbidden by a district ordinance to touch them in certain areas, there was nothing I could do; to which he cried and pissed his pants. Again. FML
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RJB 0

Then tell them to go to the Nurse, who obviously can touch students anywhere the nurse sees fit,

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RufusCade 7

"Hello, Mrs Doe! This is the principal at John's school. We had to cut his pants again since he couldn't unzip them himself..." "/.../" "No, you are well aware of that we are allowed to touch the children's hips, but not the behind or front." "/.../" "Yes, we used scissors." "/.../" "No, we didn't hurt him with the scissors as we accidentally did the last time." "/.../" "If you say so, Mrs. Doe, we can let him spend the day in his peed pants, but I want that in writing from you and your husband." I really think that the fear of pedophiles has taken monstrouous proportions. Why not tdress the kids up in Burqa to protect them from peeping?

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myinitialsarecoc 0

F your life? F his life for living in our over-PC world..

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phantomdonut 0

Poor kid. Poor teacher. I know that such codes are in place for a reason, but there have got to be some limits. What if it was done with another adult - such as the school nurse - present? Or calling the parents to ask permission or ask them to come down to the school to fix the problem.

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mystic_lily 3

i didnt see your post and just said the same thing. I should learn to read better, or not post so late at night.

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fieldhockyluva24 4

The only problem with those solutions is the teacher would have to take all that time out of their schedule to call the parents to get permission or a nurse to come watch. Many schools near me no longer have teachers aids so who will be watching the other students while the teacher is trying to contact the parents or a nurse?

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ThUrSdAy13th 0

the kid was probably completely humiliated already. He had just peed his pants, and he had the courage on the trust to go and ask you, a teacher, for help. think of how embarrassing that must have been!! and instead of helping him, you told him there is nothing you could do and let him pee his pants again. if a kid asks you for help, you help them. you are their teacher. it is your responsibility and i hope he never trusts you with anything again

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SekC 0

What part of "Forbidden by district ordinance" do you not get. If I were the OP I would of gladly let the kid piss himself if it meant keeping my job.

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The_Great_Zucchi 15

Know your history. That kind of attitude has led to some of the most horrific scenes mankind has ever seen. Stupid rules aren't meant to be followed. They're meant to be fought!

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TooBored13 0

Ya, great idea. Sacrifice your job and reputation, hey why not spend a couple years in jail while you are at it! Ya, it sucks for the kid, but its the way things are. Maybe he will learn quicker than his classmates that he lives in a ****** up society that refuses to protect the innocent and rarely punishes the guilty. That will give him a leg up in life, and he can start down the road to becoming either a lawyer or a criminal. Hell, in twenty years those will be the only occupations left in our country, if you are anything else you will just be a victim waiting for them to rob you of everything you worked so hard for, whether they do it in court or by breaking in they are all scum.

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begeru 0

Wow FYL, but I think you did the right thing instead of risking your career.

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Chopperman_fml 0

Uh, do we live in the same United States? Heck yeah the parents are going to press charges! Ever hear of that woman who got millions from McDonalds for spilling coffee on herself? Punitive and emotional damages aren't capped, so the parents would have an easy shot at millions. It sucks, but it's true.

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iwadasn 32

If she had "lent him a hand," she would have been fired for touching him there. That was the whole point of the FML, that there was nothing she could do.

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iwadasn 32

This was supposed to be a reply to 50. The website keeps freezing and posting my comments at the bottom...

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one2gun 0

lol i love the people who blame the schools for having stupid rules ...i don't think they wake up in the morning thinkin how can we **** shit up today ...the rule is to protect the school and its teachers from money hungry parents....and all the people who said she should have helped the kid are dumb unless they wanted her to get fired and unable to regain a teaching career

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JohnnyOnTheSpot 0

I worked at a day care too, and we had stupid rules like when you changed a child's diaper, they had to be standing. I would have just zipped up his pants. If they gave you a hard time, just explain.

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LilaBear 1

I obviously don't know your specific laws, but where I live, there are exceptions to these sorts of rules. Generally we are not allowed to even hug kids, UNLESS they initiate it (in which case you are to give them a quick hug then pry them away) or unless they are injured/very upset, in which case you are allowed to comfort them or assist them. I have a feeling a teacher would be perfectly allowed to unzip a young kid's pants if he was having troubles so he could go to the toilet. And to everyone saying "serves the parents right for sending the kid to school in pants he can't take off himself", sometimes zippers jam. I have enough troubles with zippers sometimes and I'm 21!

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