OMG! I've had an awful day at work!!!!!! One of my students went nuts. Started biting, kicking, punching (mostly using his head to ram into me or the kids), throwing things, pinching, etc. Geez! So I had a fit! Marched down to my boss' office and demanded she do something about it or I WOULD WALK OUT! I didn't give a damn if I signed a teacher's contract or not - I would not tolerate abuse towards me, my staff, or the innocent kids!!!! She called someone...blah blah. So I took it upon myself and called the regional offices and demanded they send me help. And if they didn't, I WOULD file a lawsuit against the school district. I had mountain loads of paperwork and documentation proving that since the school year, the school district failed to provide a safe working environment for me (remember when I had to go to the hospital for a solid month to get IV injections because of a bad infection that a kid gave me when he scratched me? I have an ugly scar all across my belly to prove it! GRR). and a safe environment for the students. That got their attention. I got help that will start first thing in the morning.