Mr. Mcknight Case Study

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Kaylan Little’s mom, Ms. Covington, called around 2:20 today February 8, 2017. She stated that Kaylan was upset because Mr. McKnight was saying she had a bad attitude, needed to go the alternative school, and was gossiping with other teachers regarding her behavior in the hallway. Kaylan’s mother was concerned with Mr. McKnight’s lack of professionalism. I pulled Kaylan out of her 4th core class which is also Mr. McKight’s class. We talked about her concern regarding Mr. McKnight addressed her. We discussed that she has him 3 times a day and she does not feel like he respects her. We also discussed that there was an incent last year in which Mr. McKnight was accused of using the “n” word and she still has some animosity towards him. …show more content…

She never once mentioned Mr. McKnight using any inappropriate terms during class this year. Since she did have him 3 times (remediation, science, and social studies), I suggest a quick easy move would be to put her in a new remediation group. Mrs. Stokes was in the room. She made that change. After our conversation Kaylan returned back to Mr. McKight’s room without hesitation. I spoke with Mr. McKnight regarding Kaylan after school. He is frustrated with her behavior. He sent her to ISS today because she was arguing with him in class. He did share concerns about her behavior with Mr. LeGrande the ISS teacher. He stated he was not gossiping about her in the hallway with other teachers. He did not mention her going to MLA. The mention of MLA came from Ms. LeGrande when she was discussing consequences if Kaylan choses to continue to disrupt class. Ms. Covington called back around 3:30 and I shared with her that I spoke with Kaylan. I share with her what had transpired in the meeting with Kaylan. I asked her what she believed would be best for Kaylan since she has no animosity toward Mr. McKight. Mom asked if Kaylan could be moved to another teacher. I told mom I would meet with our guidance counselor first thing in the morning and see if we could adjust her schedule since Kaylan was so

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