Tennessee

Teachers and administrators usually know who the more challenging parents are and we have each others' backs. Several times I've requested that an administrator sit in on parent-teacher conferences if I thought it might help ease tensions, and also it's good to have a witness in the room. I teach in a rural area and our elementary school now has a resource officer on campus, and I have seen him sitting in the principal's office with a parent. What's strange is that 20 years ago I would never have thought we'd ever have the need for a resource officer on our campus, but times have changed.