Student behavior during extracurricular

How would you handle a middle school student being belligerent to a chaperone during an extracurricular taking place at another school? The student was clearly in the wrong, was refusing to help breaking down their equipment and was standing in the way & was bumped by another student. When they complained about being hit by another student(a student leader) they were told that had they moved or helped the collision would not have happened. They went on to blame the other student again and were told to move out of the way and listen to those who were are trying to get the group organized. They then told the chaperone “you’re not the boss of me” The chaperone stated I am here to ensure everyone listens and is safe and walked away. A few minutes later student was still complaining and had not helped breakdown in any way. The chaperone again told the student that they should not be standing around doing nothing, they need to contribute and again, had they listened none of this would have happened. Their attitude in general and particularly now was not acceptable and they need to stop complaining and help or at least move out of the way. The student leaned into the chaperone and again said “you are not the boss of me”. The chaperone responded again that they are in this situation and the student‘s attitude needs to change and walked away.

The student’s parent later approached the teacher advisor and yelled at them because the chaperone corrected their child then aggressively approached the chaperone yelling at them to stay away from their child. Apparently they received a call from their child complaining. Students were not supposed to have their phones with them as they had just been on stage.

All chaperones are parents who are vetted and have all appropriate clearances and have been coaches of other teams. The parent in question had wanted to chaperone but was unable to receive the appropriate clearances. No one else volunteered and without chaperones, this activity cannot take place.

Submitted October 08, 2023 at 05:50AM by Acceptable_Branch588 https://ift.tt/ltps2ub