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정학을 당하는 유치원 학생들
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20:50 07 Nov 2008
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유치원의 폭력 아동 문제
□ 5세 이하 유치원 아동의 정학건수 연 4,000건에 달해
- 2007년 정학을 당한 5세 이하 아동이 4,000명이 넘은 것으로 나옴
- 폭력적이고 문제를 일으키는 아동에 대한 교사의 제제 권한을 더욱 강화해야할 필요성 제기
- 2-3세 유치원 정학아동 400명 중 310명이 다른 아동이나 어른을 대상으로 신체적 공격이나 위협적 행동을 한 경우였음
- 의자를 던지거나 물거나 때리거나 욕설을 하는 등의 문제 행동을 일으킴
□ 교사의 지도 권한 및 한계
- 2006년 이러한 문제를 일으키는 학생들을 억제할 수 있는 더 강한 권한이 교사들에게 주어졌음
- 문제를 일으키는 아이들을 교실에서 추방할 때 적절한 강제력(reasonable force)를 행사할 수 있고 어떤 장소에서 못나오게 할 수도 있음
- 위험한 물건을 가지고 있다고 의심되는 어린이는 몸 수색을 할 권한도 있음
- 그러나 많은 교사들이 폭력으로 고발당할 것을 두려워하여 물리력을 사용하는 것을 꺼리고 있음
□ 보수당의 비판
- 보수당의 Michael Gove (세도우 내각의 교육부 장관)는 국회질의를 통하여 얻은 이번 통계를 보고 충격을 받았으며, 현 정권에서 교사들의 질서유지에 필요한 권한을 제한함으로써 문제를 악화시키고 있다고 비판
- 모든 연령층의 어린이들이 안전한 환경에서 공부할 수 있도록 교사들의 권위를 회복시키기를 원한다고 말함
- 교사들은 상황에 비례하여 적합한 처벌(a proportionate punishment in the circumstance of the case) 범위 이내에서 물리적으로 아동을 억제할 수 있도록 되어 있는데 보수당은 이 규정에서 proportionate란 단어를 삭제하겠다고 말함
- "This word is goldmine for lawyers and a nightmare for the public ..."
- “교사들이 매우 비이성적으로(unreasonably) 대처한 것이 분명한 경우에만 처벌받도록 경찰과 법원에 분명한 지침을 주겠음”
□ DCSF의 생각
- DCSF의 대변인은 “정부는 이미 교사들에게 학생들을 물리력으로 제제할 수 있는 강한 권한을 부여하였으며 통계 자체가 교사들이 문제 학생들에게 강력하게 대응하고 있다는 증거”라고 반론
- “더 많은 학교에서 정학제도를 활용하였기 때문에 수치가 증가한 것이다”
□ 학교의 의견
- 전국 교장협의회(National Association of Head Teachers) Mick Brooks 회장 : “많은 교사들은 자기에게 부여된 권한한 행사할 자신감을 갖지 못하고 있다”
- 정학은 오히려 부작용을 초래할 수 있다 “문제를 일으키는 학생들은 가정에 문제가 있기 마련인데 이러한 가정으로 아이를 보내는 것은 좋은 생각이 아니다”
- 문제행동이 확인될 경우 학교와 사회봉사 단체, 건강관련 기구 등의 상호 협조를 통하여 문제를 해결하는 것이 좋다
- 폭력이나 문제 행동의 경우 진단되지 않은 자폐증이 그 원인일 수가 있으며 이런 경우 처벌이 아나라 특수 치료가 필요하다
- ‘부모가 아이들을 통제하지 못하여 어떤 아이들은 가정에서 ‘안된다’ 라는 말을 듣지 않고 크는 경우가 많다. 결국 잘못된 가정교육이 문제가 된다.‘
□ 정학에 관련된 통계
- 4세-5세 사이 아동 층에서 3,750건의 정학 발생
- 2세-11세(유치원, 초등학교)의 전체 정학건수는 45,500건으로 전 해의 40,000건보다 크게 증가
- 9세 아동의 경우가 10,600건으로 가장 많음
□ 출처 : The Times (08.11.07)
Nursery schools struggle with troubled and violent children
There were more than 4,000 suspensions of children aged 5 and under in England last year, prompting calls for teachers to have greater powers of restraint over violent and disruptive pupils.
Of the 400 suspensions of children aged 2 and 3 from nursery last year, 310 involved accusations of physical assault or threatening behaviour against a child or an adult, government figures show. They highlight the difficulties that some schools have in controlling troubled children who, in their distress or anger, may throw chairs or bite, hit and shout abuse at teachers and classmates.
Teachers were given stronger powers to restrain pupils in 2006. The rules enable them to use reasonable force to remove disruptive children from class or prevent them from leaving a room. They can also forcibly search children they believe are carrying dangerous objects. But many are still afraid to use force for fear of being accused of assault themselves.
Michael Gove, the Shadow Education Secretary, who obtained the figures in a parliamentary answer, was staggered by the number of suspensions given to very young children. “Ministers have eroded teachers’ ability to keep order by restricting their powers to deal with disruptive and violent children. We want to restore the authority of teachers to ensure a safe and secure environment for children of all ages to learn in.”
According to the figures, there were 3,750 suspensions of children aged 4 and 5 last year. The total number of suspensions of those aged 2 to 11 exceeded 45,500, up from 40,000 the year before. Most cases involved violence or the threat of it. The figures for individual age groups peak at 10,600 for nine-year-olds.
Teachers can physically restrain a child only if the action “constitutes a proportionate punishment in the circumstances of the case”. A Conservative government would remove the word proportionate. A party spokesman said: “This word is a goldmine for lawyers and a nightmare for the public because it gives lawyers the chance to take any case to court and quibble over the precise boundary of what may be proportional.”
A Tory government, he said, would issue guidance making it clear to the police and courts that teachers should be punished for physically restraining a child only if it was clear that they had acted unreasonably. Schools would no longer have to keep written records for ten years for every episode involving physical restraint, as this created a disincentive for teachers to keep order.
A spokesman for the Department for Children, Schools and Families said that the Government had already given teachers stronger powers to use physical restraint against pupils. The high numbers of very young children being suspended was evidence that teachers were clamping down and taking a hard line against physically disruptive pupils. He said that the figures for suspensions were up last year because more schools were using them over temporary exclusions.
Mick Brookes, general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers, said that many teachers did not have the confidence to use the powers. “The moment a hand is laid on a child, whistles are blown and social services become involved. Unless the teacher can show they have been trained in the use of physical restraint, they can find themselves walking a tightrope,” he said, adding that sometimes there was no other option but to use physical force.
He argued that suspension could sometimes be counterproductive. “Where a child is displaying poor behaviour because there are problems in the home, simply sending them back home is not always a terribly good idea.”
The solution was better cooperation between schools and social care and health agencies as soon as problem behaviour was identified. Mr Brookes said that violent or disruptive behaviour in a very young child might be because of undiagnosed autism. In such cases specialist support, not punishment, was needed.
Primary and nursery schools were seeing an increasing number of parents who had simply lost control of their children. He said: “Some of these children seem never to have heard the word no. It’s down to poor parenting.”
□ 5세 이하 유치원 아동의 정학건수 연 4,000건에 달해
- 2007년 정학을 당한 5세 이하 아동이 4,000명이 넘은 것으로 나옴
- 폭력적이고 문제를 일으키는 아동에 대한 교사의 제제 권한을 더욱 강화해야할 필요성 제기
- 2-3세 유치원 정학아동 400명 중 310명이 다른 아동이나 어른을 대상으로 신체적 공격이나 위협적 행동을 한 경우였음
- 의자를 던지거나 물거나 때리거나 욕설을 하는 등의 문제 행동을 일으킴
□ 교사의 지도 권한 및 한계
- 2006년 이러한 문제를 일으키는 학생들을 억제할 수 있는 더 강한 권한이 교사들에게 주어졌음
- 문제를 일으키는 아이들을 교실에서 추방할 때 적절한 강제력(reasonable force)를 행사할 수 있고 어떤 장소에서 못나오게 할 수도 있음
- 위험한 물건을 가지고 있다고 의심되는 어린이는 몸 수색을 할 권한도 있음
- 그러나 많은 교사들이 폭력으로 고발당할 것을 두려워하여 물리력을 사용하는 것을 꺼리고 있음
□ 보수당의 비판
- 보수당의 Michael Gove (세도우 내각의 교육부 장관)는 국회질의를 통하여 얻은 이번 통계를 보고 충격을 받았으며, 현 정권에서 교사들의 질서유지에 필요한 권한을 제한함으로써 문제를 악화시키고 있다고 비판
- 모든 연령층의 어린이들이 안전한 환경에서 공부할 수 있도록 교사들의 권위를 회복시키기를 원한다고 말함
- 교사들은 상황에 비례하여 적합한 처벌(a proportionate punishment in the circumstance of the case) 범위 이내에서 물리적으로 아동을 억제할 수 있도록 되어 있는데 보수당은 이 규정에서 proportionate란 단어를 삭제하겠다고 말함
- "This word is goldmine for lawyers and a nightmare for the public ..."
- “교사들이 매우 비이성적으로(unreasonably) 대처한 것이 분명한 경우에만 처벌받도록 경찰과 법원에 분명한 지침을 주겠음”
□ DCSF의 생각
- DCSF의 대변인은 “정부는 이미 교사들에게 학생들을 물리력으로 제제할 수 있는 강한 권한을 부여하였으며 통계 자체가 교사들이 문제 학생들에게 강력하게 대응하고 있다는 증거”라고 반론
- “더 많은 학교에서 정학제도를 활용하였기 때문에 수치가 증가한 것이다”
□ 학교의 의견
- 전국 교장협의회(National Association of Head Teachers) Mick Brooks 회장 : “많은 교사들은 자기에게 부여된 권한한 행사할 자신감을 갖지 못하고 있다”
- 정학은 오히려 부작용을 초래할 수 있다 “문제를 일으키는 학생들은 가정에 문제가 있기 마련인데 이러한 가정으로 아이를 보내는 것은 좋은 생각이 아니다”
- 문제행동이 확인될 경우 학교와 사회봉사 단체, 건강관련 기구 등의 상호 협조를 통하여 문제를 해결하는 것이 좋다
- 폭력이나 문제 행동의 경우 진단되지 않은 자폐증이 그 원인일 수가 있으며 이런 경우 처벌이 아나라 특수 치료가 필요하다
- ‘부모가 아이들을 통제하지 못하여 어떤 아이들은 가정에서 ‘안된다’ 라는 말을 듣지 않고 크는 경우가 많다. 결국 잘못된 가정교육이 문제가 된다.‘
□ 정학에 관련된 통계
- 4세-5세 사이 아동 층에서 3,750건의 정학 발생
- 2세-11세(유치원, 초등학교)의 전체 정학건수는 45,500건으로 전 해의 40,000건보다 크게 증가
- 9세 아동의 경우가 10,600건으로 가장 많음
□ 출처 : The Times (08.11.07)
Nursery schools struggle with troubled and violent children
There were more than 4,000 suspensions of children aged 5 and under in England last year, prompting calls for teachers to have greater powers of restraint over violent and disruptive pupils.
Of the 400 suspensions of children aged 2 and 3 from nursery last year, 310 involved accusations of physical assault or threatening behaviour against a child or an adult, government figures show. They highlight the difficulties that some schools have in controlling troubled children who, in their distress or anger, may throw chairs or bite, hit and shout abuse at teachers and classmates.
Teachers were given stronger powers to restrain pupils in 2006. The rules enable them to use reasonable force to remove disruptive children from class or prevent them from leaving a room. They can also forcibly search children they believe are carrying dangerous objects. But many are still afraid to use force for fear of being accused of assault themselves.
Michael Gove, the Shadow Education Secretary, who obtained the figures in a parliamentary answer, was staggered by the number of suspensions given to very young children. “Ministers have eroded teachers’ ability to keep order by restricting their powers to deal with disruptive and violent children. We want to restore the authority of teachers to ensure a safe and secure environment for children of all ages to learn in.”
According to the figures, there were 3,750 suspensions of children aged 4 and 5 last year. The total number of suspensions of those aged 2 to 11 exceeded 45,500, up from 40,000 the year before. Most cases involved violence or the threat of it. The figures for individual age groups peak at 10,600 for nine-year-olds.
Teachers can physically restrain a child only if the action “constitutes a proportionate punishment in the circumstances of the case”. A Conservative government would remove the word proportionate. A party spokesman said: “This word is a goldmine for lawyers and a nightmare for the public because it gives lawyers the chance to take any case to court and quibble over the precise boundary of what may be proportional.”
A Tory government, he said, would issue guidance making it clear to the police and courts that teachers should be punished for physically restraining a child only if it was clear that they had acted unreasonably. Schools would no longer have to keep written records for ten years for every episode involving physical restraint, as this created a disincentive for teachers to keep order.
A spokesman for the Department for Children, Schools and Families said that the Government had already given teachers stronger powers to use physical restraint against pupils. The high numbers of very young children being suspended was evidence that teachers were clamping down and taking a hard line against physically disruptive pupils. He said that the figures for suspensions were up last year because more schools were using them over temporary exclusions.
Mick Brookes, general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers, said that many teachers did not have the confidence to use the powers. “The moment a hand is laid on a child, whistles are blown and social services become involved. Unless the teacher can show they have been trained in the use of physical restraint, they can find themselves walking a tightrope,” he said, adding that sometimes there was no other option but to use physical force.
He argued that suspension could sometimes be counterproductive. “Where a child is displaying poor behaviour because there are problems in the home, simply sending them back home is not always a terribly good idea.”
The solution was better cooperation between schools and social care and health agencies as soon as problem behaviour was identified. Mr Brookes said that violent or disruptive behaviour in a very young child might be because of undiagnosed autism. In such cases specialist support, not punishment, was needed.
Primary and nursery schools were seeing an increasing number of parents who had simply lost control of their children. He said: “Some of these children seem never to have heard the word no. It’s down to poor parenting.”