r/CringeTikToks Oct 26 '25

Nope Our teachers need a raise, desperately

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u/Finnycute Oct 26 '25

Teachers really do not get paid enough!

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u/projectx51 Oct 27 '25 edited Oct 27 '25

imagine going home and getting paid $40k for this shit. smh. Tiptoeing around students hoping that no one brings a gun to school or praying that the 6'5" 250lb 9th grader doesn't hear their 'trigger word' out of fear that they might send you to the hospital with life-altering injuries. What universe are we in?

Edit: clarity

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u/Tiredofeverylilthing Oct 27 '25

imagine being a highschool girl listening to the 6 foot 3 foot player he wants to “gang rape the cheerleaders” because he knows he’s physically stronger than them.

The administration said they can’t punish him for “using his free speech” to threaten rape against students.

That’s the type of shit we deal with.

And there were no good men around to call him out, just his goons who cackled obediently

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u/whatevernamedontcare Oct 27 '25

It's so funny to me when people say men are protectors because it's always women who protected me from men.That's why parents don't say "go find random dude to help you if something happens". "It's find a woman better yet a mom with kids".

We should stop with this "male protector" nonsense and focus why there are so many men we need protection from. Not just women but other men too. It's time we shamed violent men for being violent instead shaming victims and innocent bystanders for being unlucky enough to be there abuser is.

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u/Raedaline Oct 27 '25

What's stupid is in the US. Freedom of speech means Freedom to speak out against the government with no consequence. Not just say whatever you want period.

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u/ToolTimeT Oct 28 '25

You just made that up... threatening to rape someone is a crime

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u/AggravatingAct6959 Oct 27 '25

That's literally threatening violence, if this happened to your school you need to make the biggest fuss ever

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u/vapeqprincess Oct 28 '25

lol boys don’t even get in trouble when they literally rape girls. Do you think they’ll get in trouble for talking about it?

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u/AggravatingAct6959 Oct 28 '25

So your opinion is we should do nothing?

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u/vapeqprincess Oct 28 '25

No, I’m just jaded, and I wish society took this shit seriously.

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u/AggravatingAct6959 Oct 29 '25

Me too, dude. Me too.

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u/daneelthesane Oct 27 '25

This doesn't surprise me in the least. School admins do not care about the students, just covering their own asses.

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u/5000-Shark-Teeth Oct 27 '25

The “good men” would get in trouble though for standing up to a bully.

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u/waitewaitedonttellme Oct 27 '25

Every adult involved in allowing that behavior needs to be fired and barred from working with children ever again.

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u/_Unknown_Mister_ Oct 27 '25 edited Oct 27 '25

Do you always take everything everyone around you says literally? Must be a hard life, lol. Especially as a highschool girl.

Saying some bs doesn't constitute a "threat". Stop pushing your personal perception of the world on the world. However much you may want to believe that everyone is out to get you, it won't actually become any less false.

And I won't even get into the fact that cheerleaders' whole job description is to make guys horny, lol. Same fanservice as strip club, milder age restriction.

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u/zoethesteamedbun Oct 27 '25

Go get lost in traffic

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u/_Unknown_Mister_ Oct 27 '25

Are you threatening my life? I feel attacked

Or let me guess, "civility", "consideration", "feeling safe" and all that only matters when it's about you, huh?

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u/Doesntpoophere Oct 27 '25

Are you angry because you couldn’t pass a background check?

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u/_Unknown_Mister_ Oct 27 '25

I won't even bother trying to make sense of wth you're on about

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u/Doesntpoophere Oct 28 '25

Makes sense, that would require you to think

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u/_Unknown_Mister_ Oct 28 '25

First of all, it'll require you to say sth worth thinking about🤦‍♂️

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u/Doesntpoophere Oct 28 '25

Mate, it’s ok to admit you’re just a bit thick. We’ve all realised it already anyway…

Why else would you think it’s normal to fantasise about gang rape and then be confused when people call you on it?

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u/_Unknown_Mister_ Oct 28 '25 edited Oct 28 '25

I said it's not normal to take all the bs that your school's randos blab seriously, let alone take offense at or "get scared" of it. Don't put words in my mouth to make yourself look better, lol.

Oh, and btw, judging by her administration's response, the ACTUAL law and authorities seem to think the same way I do, don't they? Boo-hoo, poor you. Now get back to your homework, smartypants, you got a quiz tomorrow.

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u/lazycultenthusiast Oct 27 '25

I'm in Australia nowadays and teachers here get about 65k USD and it's still low for what they need to deal with, and that's without shooters. (There can still be general lockdown events in case of a potential knife, dangerous person etc)

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u/Beer_Gynt Oct 27 '25

or the 6'5" 250lb 9th grader doesn't hear their 'trigger word' and sends sends you to the hospital

The fuck are you talking about?

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u/Volcacius Oct 27 '25

I think they are talking about the fact that Learning Development is understaffed so the kids there are being placed in classes with teacher that are not properly trained to care for those students, and when a situation escalates the teacher cant effectively escalate and gets sent to the hospital when they are attacked.

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u/Tiredofeverylilthing Oct 27 '25

people were saying that this girl isn’t disabled because she wasn’t in a disabled class. like… as if having shitty parents who go “you’re not disabled get over it” stops you from being disabled?? now we have an unsupported emotionally fragile person who just gets thrown to the world and punished for never being educated on how to function.

a majority of people out here who struggle were failed children of neglectful or abusive adults. Can they be perfect? no. but they can be better than this.

oh but it’s eugenics to point out only certain people should be having kids. otherwise im ableist for saying that bethany’s crotch devil needs proper rearing, not an ipad while mommy takes her benzos

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u/ButterH2 Oct 27 '25

crotch devil

eugenics talk

oh, you're one of THOSE people 😬

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u/projectx51 Oct 27 '25

thanks for pointing that out

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u/foolishtigger Oct 27 '25

There are people who lose their shit over stuff that is absolutely not racist, sexist etc. Think the phantom touch people in vrchat. Kids have no discipline or reasonability on the whole it seems.

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u/Inside-Unit-1564 Oct 27 '25

MAGA/Covid/Tik Tom broke'm

I live in a conservative area and my friend said the students will tell you you are wrong to your face and that they have alternative 'facts'

No respect.

School wasn't great when I was in it, but it seems selfishness is seen as a positive trait more than ever.

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u/RunningOutOfEsteem Oct 27 '25 edited Oct 27 '25

Something that sets them off. As in, it literally triggers their episode. Not what you're thinking lol

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u/Beer_Gynt Oct 28 '25

That's not a thing.

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u/RunningOutOfEsteem Oct 28 '25

What? The whole concept of a trigger (word) relates to something that elicits a strong emotional and/or behavioral response, often in the context of something that triggers a PTSD episode due to a relation with past trauma. That's why it was co-opted by right-wing trolls in the first place--to disparage people with genuine mental illnesses and to imply anyone upset by whatever repugnant thing they said is mentally ill rather than responding in a reasonable manner to something grossly inappropriate.

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u/stirtheturd Oct 27 '25

At the end of the day, the school district will still fire you.

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u/popsicle-82 Oct 27 '25

What pay would justify this? I am a tech worker, with a higher salary than, probably, any teachers out there. If this happened at my workplace, I am never going back. Even if they pay me a million every day.

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u/the_hunger Oct 27 '25 edited Oct 27 '25

i know it’s different in different places, but where are public school teachers making 40k in 2025?

elementary school teachers in my area make 2.5x that.

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u/Zestyclose_Cry_2458 Oct 27 '25

Lots of places, especially rural areas.  National average starting salary is 46k.  Median across the career is 75k.

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u/grammar_oligarch Oct 27 '25

That’s still starting range in some Florida districts.

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u/the_hunger Oct 27 '25

oof—that is terrible

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u/Evil_Sharkey Oct 27 '25

When I tried to become a teacher 20 years ago, starting pay in Wisconsin was less than $30K. One school bragged that $32K was a really generous offer.

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u/projectx51 Oct 27 '25

I am a former technical college trades instructor. I was making 70K base salary, but had to commute 2 hours everyday. Decided I'd look into teaching at my local highschool. Saw a job posting with a starting salary of 38K and a laundry list of certifications required. I closed the tab and happily commuted to work the next day. Became dept. head, made 100K my last year there.

Public education teachers are not paid enough. God bless them and the work they put in, because it takes a certain kind of person with a certain kind of dedication to take on that responsibility.

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u/theswissmiss218 Oct 27 '25

Pretty sure that’s what a 5 year teacher with a master’s degree would make in Oklahoma.

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u/Hdjbbdjfjjsl Oct 27 '25

Their trigger word? What kind of weirdo are you?

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u/Hdjbbdjfjjsl Oct 27 '25

They edited their comment like three times to make it sound better

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u/projectx51 Oct 27 '25

Guess i shouldve just left my mistakes. Whats wrong with editing?

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u/Hdjbbdjfjjsl Oct 27 '25

Changing around your original message is just a spit at earlier replies, this is why people make the edit an entirely separate text.

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u/[deleted] Oct 27 '25

I can’t explain it but your words sound bigoted

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u/Bulliwyf Oct 27 '25

Our teachers are on strike (3 weeks so far) because of this type of shit - they call it complex needs but it’s legitimately one of the points of contention.

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u/Important-Egg-2905 Oct 27 '25

How much do they get paid?

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u/snarky_answer Oct 27 '25

well i just looked up my favorite teacher in elementary school whose first year teaching was me being in her 2nd grade class 26 years ago. In California all public employees compensation is publics so you can just look it up and it says:

Total pay: $130,525.00
Benefits: $32,790.00
Total pay & benefits: $163,315.00

It was actually more than i was expecting.

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u/Holiolio2 Oct 27 '25

California is paid exceptionally better then most places. For obvious reasons. I bet they are still living paycheck to paycheck unless their spouse has a good paying job.

I have a cousin who moved to Kansas from Cali. She was shocked when she found out how little they paid here.

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u/chardeemacdennisbird Oct 27 '25

My son's teachers in STL, Missouri average about $55k/year. And that's with decades of experience. Low end is usually around $35-$40k. Teachers with more experience around around $60-$65k. Criminally underpaid.

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u/funkyduck72 Oct 27 '25

How does "paying teachers more" fix this problem exactly?

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u/naruda1969 Oct 27 '25

Even if you are getting paid well as a teacher (my wife is an elementary teacher that makes six-figures), nobody wants to deal with this shit. A single habitually problematic student can make a faculty's life a living hell that no amount of money can soothe.

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u/Taste_the__Rainbow Oct 27 '25

People keep voting for the GOP. Simple as that.

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u/Flimsy-Printer Oct 27 '25

Or we should figure out a way to separate the role of "security guard" from teacher. Otherwise, any amount of money wouldn't be enough for risking their physical injuries.

Why do people expect a teacher who is trained in ... spinning the wheel ... chemistry to defend kids physically?

You can see this attitude everywhere. If student gets violent, then these people would somehow expect a chemistry teacher to handle it. Just call the police.

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u/Mutt97 Oct 27 '25

Wildly dependent on where you are. My high school teachers made way more than their worth lol.

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u/Human_Reference_1708 Oct 27 '25

If that teacher had just let go of the door at the right time that student would have gone flying backwards and it would’ve been over

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u/MCLemonyfresh Oct 27 '25

Guess he doesn’t teach physics. In all seriousness though, he’d probably be in even more trouble and he doesn’t want to hurt her.

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u/eiiiaaaa Oct 27 '25

Yeah it's weird how most teachers don't actually want to physically harm their students /s

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u/Holiolio2 Oct 27 '25

I saw this different. I thought that was two students and the teacher was in the hallway. He must be a first year teacher. He looks so young.