Today, one of my students tried to bribe me $200 to change his grade. When I said no and told him he was lucky I didn't report him, he went to the dean and told him I offered to change his grade for money. I'm now suspended and under investigation. FML
Collection
Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I stole a classmate’s graphic calculator because I couldn’t afford one. She reported it missing to the professor. He wouldn’t let anyone leave class until it turned up. Not even saying I had diarrhea had him let me go. In fact, he told me to empty my backpack right there and then. I’m suspended. FML
Today, not even a month into the new semester, I have a hearing at the Dean’s office for academic dishonesty. My classmate and “friend” who I’ve been doing online quizzes with at home (considered cheating) decided to throw me under the bus, all because I wouldn’t let her borrow $100. FML
Today, I was put on academic suspension only to find out my professor entered my grade wrong. I lost my financial aid and have to explain to my parents why I’m not in college anymore. FML
Today, I asked my teacher if he could tutor me for my upcoming exam. He said he'd look into it and let me know later. I later got called to the principal's office because my teacher claimed I'd propositioned him for sex. FML
Today, my college dormitory accused me of something I didn't do, breaking a law that I never heard of, charged me $200 to fix "what I did wrong", and is forcing me to go to counciling at the school. Not only was I not on campus when it happened, but I was the one who reported the problem. FML
Today, my college instructor told me I hadn't actually failed a big exam as he originally said. It turns out he'd mixed me up with another student. Now thanks to the power of gossip, half my class thinks I slept with him so he'd switch my grade with the other student's. FML
Today, as a teacher, I saw a younger boy kick an older boy in the crotch and I reported it in our online system. Despite typical consequences for violence (automatic suspension), the department head, a drinking buddy of the boy's parents, gave him only a single detention. Now, the department head is harassing me for reporting the incident. FML
Today, after telling a student that she had to take the online test on the date that I had assigned, she whined to the vice president of the college, who then told my dean that he needed to do something about it. She made me offer testing days on multiple dates. So much for integrity. FML
Today, a student told me to "F*** off!" I reported it to my boss and the student's parent, who is also a teacher at the school. My boss deemed it a minor issue and said we wouldn't be following discipline policy. Now, my boss frequently visits my classroom to bully me, likely due to the two of them being drinking buddies. FML
Today, I gave my boss a gift card as a late birthday present, since I wasn't in the office on his actual birthday. He accused me of trying to bribe my way to a promotion, and suspended me on the spot. FML
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Top comments
TomeDr 25
Next time, don't warn them, just report it.
NotPatSajak 11
Sounds like someone has a Grade A attitude
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Comments (131)
Rubi_562 13
Well, shit.
be82tw 17
Sorry, OP, but this is exactly why you should have reported him immediately. You may not be their first victim, and if they are successful then you likely won't be their last. Everyone has a duty to make sure pieces of $&!% like this don't profit from their amoral actions and suffer consequences for their misbehavior.
Niedermayer_20 12
He outsmarted you. Take the bribe next time.
KC0618 8
One of the many reasons I am leaving education at the end of this year-3 more days. These kids are punks and admin are spineless a&$holes. There is no reason to suspend you .
AlexanderDavidd 13
Especially in North America there is a level of entitlement unparalleled by any other culture. So you should just assume that if someone is willing to do something like pay $200 to get their way, they'll do a hell of a lot worse when that doesnt work.
samantha_117 13
Wow. Honestly though, why didn't you talk to the dean? He should believe you over the student.
Hop6e 22
Smack the kid.
vikky538 29
That student learned one lesson which is wrong. Money cannot buy everything
Katieslock 17
Sounds like prep school to me. #represent
aguynamednick 20
ydi give him a better grade than u chose to give him