I think it's very incorrect and a massive overgeneralization to say 'ACAB includes teachers' but as a neurodivergent person who went to public school I very very very very very VERY much understand why someone would feel that way
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Even though I also have ND public school trauma, I would honestly struggle not to blow up at someone telling me to my face that ACAB would/should include teachers. What in the white fucking knight is that line of thought‽ Contemporary organized education isn't rooted in SLAVE-CATCHING PROGRAMS
like for as much as I understand where the impulse to say that comes from, it feels dangerously close to original sin ideology. policing is inherently antiblack; including education in policing implies that antiblackness is older than humanity. Unbelievably irresponsible comparison
I think people are also willing for some reason to think that things that would be considered human rights violations of done to adults are acceptable for children.
An example from my own experience: You choose not to engage? You have to be fucking *isolated* until you comply!
I hate public school but there's no better more individualized alternative
in the USA at least the structure of school mirrors a lot of bad and authoritarian aspects of society in that country and is frankly *carceral* in a hell of a lot of ways regardless of it's purpose. It could be better
One of the most kind people to me was my highschool art teacher she was sympathetic to my issues and made me have a home emotionally when I didn’t have one
Art teachers are amazing, mine in high school was awesome too. My favorite teacher was a special ed teacher I had in high school though, she was like another parent to me. I'm still in contact with both of them
Sadly my special education teachers were dog shit and I transferred high schools the one before the one that had the teacher I’m talking about had an asshole art teacher who snuffed out creativity
Her sons were also getting into legal trouble and traveling musicians hopping gig to gig and I was getting into similar legal troubles at the time so she treated me just like her son
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An example from my own experience: You choose not to engage? You have to be fucking *isolated* until you comply!
in the USA at least the structure of school mirrors a lot of bad and authoritarian aspects of society in that country and is frankly *carceral* in a hell of a lot of ways regardless of it's purpose. It could be better