On my desk cradled in a tape dispenser sits a lacquered wooden paddle. It’s a grab-and-go bathroom pass. My way of saying: This is adult education, where you don’t have to ask for permission to tinkle. However, Posted Rule Number 8 clearly states: The school bathrooms will be closed during the last fifteen minutes of each class session. It’s a non-issue because I lock the pass in my desk drawer to limit temptation.
I hear it all the time: “This is bullshit; I should be able to go whenever I want.” Oh sure, prisoners have their rights—don’t we all? —Only problem: using those rights to gain an unfair advantage is a definite no-no; in other words, leaving my bathroom pass in the can and sneaking out of the school building early is grounds for a ticket.
I recall one inmate in particular, (I'll call him Prisoner Elmo) he cussed me out. “I’ll go whenever the f*%k I want!” He did just that. Much to his credit (Am I assuming too much?) he returned with a corrections officer in tow. “Give me your I.D.,” the C.O. ordered. Prisoner Elmo complied.
Later, after class had ended, this corrections officer gave me a lecture. “You need to have better control of your students. You need to keep them in class.” When I mentioned this incident to a peer, he said, “What did he expect you to do—tackle and tickle him?”
“I think so,” I answered.
8 comments:
Puts you between a rock and a hard place I'd say.
What? You mean you don't LIVE to serve your employer completely? (/sarcasm)
@#$%ing idiots can't even give you a working computer & now you're supposed to take personal responsibility for a bunch of jack offs?
Charles, Too bad that rock ain't a hard place.
Lana, I'm not sure anyone is truly loyal to their employer, not even the CEO. Computer? What computer? Shit, I got me a whole entire server too. Wonder where that came from? It's amazing what you'll find in prison.
Yes, a rather difficult spot. I don't know how you have the patience to deal with them. I don't think I'd last long in your job...
Seems exactly like the Detroit Amtrak station ;->
Perhaps they should supply you with a some football padding for when you do have to tackle them.
If you did tackle & tickle Elmo would he have pee'd his pants?
TWM, Why do you always ask the most difficult questions?
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