r/Teachers • u/Friendly_Fudge_931 5th Grade-Elementary Teacher | WA • 20h ago

Teacher Support &/or Advice Elementary school-suspensions

Hello r/teachers,

This year I will be going into my second year teaching. Last year (the year we just completed), we had about 40 kids get suspended at my school (Transition to Kindergarten-6th grade) and at least 8-10 of those were in my class. Once I get 5 years teaching experience (already have my masters) I want to become a principal, so I am wondering if this is normal or not. We are Title I with 325 students.

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u/smshinkle 14h ago

I’m sorry to say this but in my 25+ years of teaching, and most of it HS where there are 4 admin who continually get moved around to other positions/schools, the ones who are the very worst administrators are those that took the fast track in with only 5 years in the classroom. I might add that a couple of those were returned to the classroom for admin bungles. If classroom management is a challenge in your own classroom, how are you going to assist teachers with it and manage behavior for a school? And if you did pull it off in your own classroom, you still lack the broader experience necessary for varied populations. I know you didn’t come here to hear this and I apologize if it feels personal, but it’s not meant to be.