Dotson, L. (2017, November 27). The Transformative Power of Trauma-Informed Teaching. Retrieved December 27, 2017

In my last year as a school administrator, a new student arrived. She had issues with conduct disorder and defiance and a history of violence against herself and school officials. These behaviors bubbled to the surface as soon as she enrolled, and she became a “frequent flyer” in my office—constantly in and out for difficult behavior. Our school resource officer jokingly referred to me as the “head jailer,” to which I responded with a laugh. But inwardly, I cringed. Wasn’t my job to help counsel and support students to make better choices so that they didn’t become repeat offenders?…