Q&A for How to Fire a Teacher

No, they cannot. This is considered bullying. If this is happening to you, tell a trusted adult and/or the principal immediately.

Yes, a teacher can definitely be fired for consuming alcohol at any time while students are entrusted to their care, including during school trips.

This is violent language that doesn't belong in the classroom. Report it to your principal. If he/she doesn't take you seriously, talk to a parent about it and ask them to call the school to make a formal complaint.

Providing proof that your teacher is not doing their job or is harassing or mistreating students in any way. If your teacher is doing something you know is wrong, try to get video or audio proof, then take it to the principal, or show it to your parents and ask them to file a complaint.

They probably wouldn't take action for the "loser" comments, but a teacher definitely shouldn't be talking about hurting anyone, even as a joke. You should complain to the principal about this.

You need to take this to your principal and the school board. If you can give them evidence, the teacher may be considered for termination.

If by "treats kids differently" you mean she singles out certain students or is racist/sexist, try to gather evidence and report her to the principal. If this does not work, you might be able to go to someone higher up than the principal, such as the superintendent. You should also tell trusted adults, such as your parents or guardians, so they can help you with this.

Try to get this behavior on video or record him saying inappropriate things. Write down every incident in detail and keep track of this. Report him to the principal. Bring everyone who was a victim or witnessed this with you, along with any and all proof.

Looking at students' butts is very inappropriate. If you can't take a video, bring along anyone else who witnessed this behavior and complain to the principal.

Yes, that teacher could be fired with enough evidence. No teacher should bully his or her students.

Try to get some kind of proof that the teacher is wrongly blaming you.

I would keep your eyes peeled and wait for them to do something more serious, unless they actually hurt the kid that they pushed. However, if you've got a group of people that are willing to go to the principal to back you up, then it might be worth trying.

If he is giving you Fs when you didn't do it wrong, then that is not right. He cannot give you an F when you didn't earn one. You should go talk to your principal about the situation.

No, you definitely can't get them fired for this, but you can talk to the principal or guidance counselor and make them aware of the issue, especially if everyone in the class if having trouble keeping up. They won't lose their job, but they might be asked to reduce the workload.

Almost certainly, yes. But you will need to have proof of some or all of these things, even if it's just corroboration from other students. Get a group together and go talk to the principal.

Tell your principal that he/she isn't teaching and request that they be monitored during your period. You should also bring two or three of your friends in that period with you as a witness. If you can, get video proof as well, but this is entirely optional.

Gather any evidence that you can. Bring it to your parents and ask them for help.

Explain to the other teachers that aren't on her side what happened, and provide evidence to them as well as the principal and school board. That is technically rallying against a student, so it should be an offense to get her fired.

That incident alone probably isn't enough to get a teacher fired. You can still report the incident to a counsellor or ask them for advice.

Possibly, but you'd have to have legitimate proof that they were being biased, and this is extremely difficult to provide. If you say that they just don't like you or that your paper was better than someone else's who got a better grade, that's just your opinion and it will not be taken as proof.

Probably not. Maybe if everyone in the teacher's class was getting bad grades over a span of a few years, but if it's just one class, the principal is likely to just assume that this was a particularly bad class. It does happen sometimes.

Possibly. It depends on exactly what they said and whether or not this was a first offense. You can definitely go file a complaint with the principal about it. Bring someone with you who also heard them swear.

Try to get some kind of proof that the teacher is lying.

It will likely depend on the context of the incident. Report this to your principal, and make sure you have some witnesses who can vouch for what happened.

It's up to your parent to decide what they want to do about that, but I would suggest you tell them to file a complaint with the school administrators, like the principal, the superintendent, the school board, etc.

You could talk to your parents and see if they would be willing to speak to the principal on your behalf.

It might not be punishable, but they're definitely not doing their job correctly. Get a couple of your classmates together and go talk to the principal about this. Emphasize the fact that the teacher isn't explaining things to you when you ask for help.

It might be a good idea to get your parents involved. Ask them to call the principal and tell them what's going on, or even to go about their heads and speak to a superintendent or the school board.

It's inappropriate for him to tell your daughter she's pretty, but there's nothing wrong with him giving her detention if she's broken the rules, failed to turn in assignments, etc. And there's nothing wrong with talking about rap music, as long as he's not quoting explicit lyrics. But again, you can call the school and complain about the remarks about your daughter's appearance.

Tell your parents and ask them to call the school and complain. If the principal won't do anything for them, suggest that they call the superintendent or the school board.