Children are often described as little bundles of innocence, curiosity, and endless energy. But every now and then, a kid does something so unexpectedly cold, calculated, or downright unsettling that it leaves the adults around them questioning reality for a moment.
After all, when someone who still needs help tying their shoes starts displaying the strategic thinking of a movie villain, it's hard not to be a little concerned. When someone asked primary school teachers to share the most shocking displays of psychopath-like behavior they had ever witnessed, the stories that followed prove that sometimes the most unsettling people in the room aren't the adults.
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#21
Not a teacher, but have been in child-care on and off for years(currently off).
I worked the daycare at a gym in high school and there I met the two most psycho kids I've ever met before or since. Keep in mind that I was daycare director for a homeless mission at one point too, lots of kids coming in with issues. But no, two spoiled rich kids at the gym were the worst.
The first was "Brad". Brad has a younger brother and sister, both dark haired and petite, both very smart and kind. Brad was their opposite in every way. He was huge for his age, blond, of average intelligence and pure evil. I had to pry him off of other kids all the time. His younger siblings were constantly covered in bruises because he would beat on them mercilessly. *Several* bite and bruise reports were written because of this kid. He drew awful pictures of blood and guts coming out of people, said evil things like, "One day I'll get big enough that no one can stop me from hurting people".
Once, I left to use the restroom, leaving only 5 kids in the care of my assistant, and the moment I left Brad got another kid in a headlock and my assistant couldn't get him off. This is a 5 yr old we're talking about. Full grown adult couldn't get him off this other kid. Staff started screaming for me, but before I could get my pants up, the other kid passed out from lack of air. **Huge** s**t ensued of course, parents were told they couldn't bring Brad back. I think his parents ended up having to send him to a boarding school for special needs kids because his violence was so out of hand that CPS was going to take the younger two away. Great parents really, but that kid had issues they just couldn't control.
The other was one of two sisters. "Jessica", the older, was the crazy one. Both girls attended the gym child care, both absolute spoiled brats, but I didn't know the extent of Jessica's issues until I started babysitting them at home as well.
They lived in a bi-level(or split level)house. The kind where the main living area is half a flight up from the front door, usually a bedroom, living room, and utility area is half a flight down with a sunken garage attached. Their house was just like this. These girls were so spoiled that, at 6 and 7, the bottom floor was entirely theirs. They had their own living room, bathroom, and bedroom, complete with leather furniture and the latest in big screen tvs.
At some point, they had to move the younger one's bedroom into a curtained off corner of the living room because Jessica kept trying to smother her in her sleep. They had a dog, and the parents warned me to keep it outside or away from Jessica at all times. Why? They had already been through 2 cats, a few hamsters, and several fish. All of which Jessica k****d in one way or another. She had been known to cut, beat, and burn the poor dog, but they wouldn't find it another home.
Once, neither wanted to eat the disgusting looking casserole that their mom had left for dinner. No biggie, I made them sandwiches with veggies and fruit instead. This is the point that I should mention that Jessica was very obese for her age. After eating 2 adult sized sandwiches, and everything else, she wanted more food. I told her that she'd had plenty for the moment, maybe we'd have a snack in a little while and watch a movie. This sent her into an absolute rage, kicking, screaming, banging her head, the works,bro I sent her stomping off to her room downstairs.
About a minute later, I'm at the sink with my back to the stairs and I hear a squeak of floorboards. I turned around a split second before a golf driver(the old solid wood kind)smashed me in the back of the skull. This girl had gone downstairs, and in less than a minute, decided to get one of her dad's golf clubs out of the garage, sneak back upstairs, and brain me with it. The whole time laughing her head off about how no one would miss me when I d**d.
I stopped watching them after that, but years later, when they would have been 11 and 10, I saw them at Target in the Halloween aisle and Jessica full on punched her mother in the face over a costume wig. The mom already had one black eye and her younger sister just stood there silently immune to her sister's rages.
I worked the daycare at a gym in high school and there I met the two most psycho kids I've ever met before or since. Keep in mind that I was daycare director for a homeless mission at one point too, lots of kids coming in with issues. But no, two spoiled rich kids at the gym were the worst.
The first was "Brad". Brad has a younger brother and sister, both dark haired and petite, both very smart and kind. Brad was their opposite in every way. He was huge for his age, blond, of average intelligence and pure evil. I had to pry him off of other kids all the time. His younger siblings were constantly covered in bruises because he would beat on them mercilessly. *Several* bite and bruise reports were written because of this kid. He drew awful pictures of blood and guts coming out of people, said evil things like, "One day I'll get big enough that no one can stop me from hurting people".
Once, I left to use the restroom, leaving only 5 kids in the care of my assistant, and the moment I left Brad got another kid in a headlock and my assistant couldn't get him off. This is a 5 yr old we're talking about. Full grown adult couldn't get him off this other kid. Staff started screaming for me, but before I could get my pants up, the other kid passed out from lack of air. **Huge** s**t ensued of course, parents were told they couldn't bring Brad back. I think his parents ended up having to send him to a boarding school for special needs kids because his violence was so out of hand that CPS was going to take the younger two away. Great parents really, but that kid had issues they just couldn't control.
The other was one of two sisters. "Jessica", the older, was the crazy one. Both girls attended the gym child care, both absolute spoiled brats, but I didn't know the extent of Jessica's issues until I started babysitting them at home as well.
They lived in a bi-level(or split level)house. The kind where the main living area is half a flight up from the front door, usually a bedroom, living room, and utility area is half a flight down with a sunken garage attached. Their house was just like this. These girls were so spoiled that, at 6 and 7, the bottom floor was entirely theirs. They had their own living room, bathroom, and bedroom, complete with leather furniture and the latest in big screen tvs.
At some point, they had to move the younger one's bedroom into a curtained off corner of the living room because Jessica kept trying to smother her in her sleep. They had a dog, and the parents warned me to keep it outside or away from Jessica at all times. Why? They had already been through 2 cats, a few hamsters, and several fish. All of which Jessica k****d in one way or another. She had been known to cut, beat, and burn the poor dog, but they wouldn't find it another home.
Once, neither wanted to eat the disgusting looking casserole that their mom had left for dinner. No biggie, I made them sandwiches with veggies and fruit instead. This is the point that I should mention that Jessica was very obese for her age. After eating 2 adult sized sandwiches, and everything else, she wanted more food. I told her that she'd had plenty for the moment, maybe we'd have a snack in a little while and watch a movie. This sent her into an absolute rage, kicking, screaming, banging her head, the works,bro I sent her stomping off to her room downstairs.
About a minute later, I'm at the sink with my back to the stairs and I hear a squeak of floorboards. I turned around a split second before a golf driver(the old solid wood kind)smashed me in the back of the skull. This girl had gone downstairs, and in less than a minute, decided to get one of her dad's golf clubs out of the garage, sneak back upstairs, and brain me with it. The whole time laughing her head off about how no one would miss me when I d**d.
I stopped watching them after that, but years later, when they would have been 11 and 10, I saw them at Target in the Halloween aisle and Jessica full on punched her mother in the face over a costume wig. The mom already had one black eye and her younger sister just stood there silently immune to her sister's rages.
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We've established that these stories tend to stick with people long after they leave the classroom. Whether you were a teacher, a student, or simply a witness to some unforgettable school drama, there's a good chance you have a strange or unsettling memory of your own. If a particular incident from your school days still stands out years later, feel free to share it in the comments, we'd love to hear the stories that have stayed with you!
#22
Not a teacher but primary school is full of little s***s. It's not as bad as some of the other stuff here but this story does show how f****d up kids are. Me and my best friend, when we were about 7/8 we found a whole load of woodlice in our school yard. At break and lunch we would play with them and we got obsessed with insects. Everyone thought it was super weird because we were girls but we didn't care.
Then one day all the boys in our class had taken the blades out of their toppers, and when we went out for break they ran ahead of us to the woodlice and just started cutting them in half. One of the lice was pregnant and when they cut her the babies swarmed everywhere and the boys were just laughing as they smushed the tiny babies. Me and my friend were hysterical for the rest of the day. I get that k*****g insects is not as bad in people's minds as k*****g animals, but the way they got such pleasure from watching us try to stop them m********g the woodlice still creeps me out.
Then one day all the boys in our class had taken the blades out of their toppers, and when we went out for break they ran ahead of us to the woodlice and just started cutting them in half. One of the lice was pregnant and when they cut her the babies swarmed everywhere and the boys were just laughing as they smushed the tiny babies. Me and my friend were hysterical for the rest of the day. I get that k*****g insects is not as bad in people's minds as k*****g animals, but the way they got such pleasure from watching us try to stop them m********g the woodlice still creeps me out.
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#23
One day when I was in primary school, I was sitting at my desk spacing off when one kid absolutely lost his s**t and threw another kid into the desk in front of me and then just started beating on him, hitting him with desks/chairs, etc. The strange part is that the kid who went psycho was about half the size of the kid he attacked and was just running on pure psychotic rage.
I and others sitting around this just bailed the f**k out of our seats, though several people were bruised in the crossfire. It was a pretty brutal and shocking occurrence.
I don't remember what the story behind his behavior was. He was removed from the classroom several times during the year for other disruptive events, though none quite so violent. I think in middle school or so he leveled out.
I and others sitting around this just bailed the f**k out of our seats, though several people were bruised in the crossfire. It was a pretty brutal and shocking occurrence.
I don't remember what the story behind his behavior was. He was removed from the classroom several times during the year for other disruptive events, though none quite so violent. I think in middle school or so he leveled out.
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#24
Just a few weeks ago, I had to sub a "class" consisting of just one child and his para. This kid is in 5th grade and couldn't be with any other children. He'd always get into some sort of physical fight with them. It didn't help that he towers over almost every other child in the school.
Not only that but he says that he is evil. Every time he writes his name on the top of the paper, he titles it "Evil [insert name here]." So not only is he physically intimidating but he scares the s**t out of everyone because he'll just, all of a sudden, screech or mutter evil scenarios to himself.
When he couldn't have computers the day I was with him, his para borrowed a laptop from another teacher so he could play on a website he enjoyed. Wound up not going to that website at all. Instead, he went to Google and typed in "evil," thoroughly enjoying everything that popped up.
Overall, he freaked me out and I'm curious to see how he'll progress in life.
Not only that but he says that he is evil. Every time he writes his name on the top of the paper, he titles it "Evil [insert name here]." So not only is he physically intimidating but he scares the s**t out of everyone because he'll just, all of a sudden, screech or mutter evil scenarios to himself.
When he couldn't have computers the day I was with him, his para borrowed a laptop from another teacher so he could play on a website he enjoyed. Wound up not going to that website at all. Instead, he went to Google and typed in "evil," thoroughly enjoying everything that popped up.
Overall, he freaked me out and I'm curious to see how he'll progress in life.
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#25
A kid in my kindergarten class ate my glue stick once. F**k that s**t.
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10points
#26
My sister in law taught a 5 year old who k****d a bunch of baby chicks that the class was raising. Apparently he thought it was hilarious, especially when all the other kids cried about it. Parents came in for a meeting and they thought it was funny too. That was his last day at the school.
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#27
A guy in my primary school once snuck up behind the teacher and cut her ponytail off. The same kid also threw our pet hamster against the wall and then stomp his foot on its head.
This k****d the hamster.
This k****d the hamster.
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#28
A student held open scissors to my neck. The look in her eyes was the most terrifying part. It took 5 adults to stop her.
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#29
TIL there are way more psychopathic children in this world than I am comfortable with.
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#30
I'm not a teacher but when I was in first grade we had to draw a picture everyday in this journal and the one day we had substitute teacher, and I knew the teacher had to look over each drawing and would talk with the student to ask what the drawing is, so just to see her reaction I drew a picture of a person stabbing another person. You can guess her reaction. I don't recall her telling my teacher or there being any consequences.
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#31
Okay, I'm not really answering the question well, but this is related:
I still don't know if this story is true, but allegedly this one girl and a few of her friends were in third grade (I was in 5th at the time) sneaked away from school and came across an old lady's house. They were playing out some adventure so they decided the old lady was a witch, and they attacked her, beat her up, (Like, really badly) shoved dog s**t in her mouth, tied her to a chair... and then they found her cat. And m******d it in front of her by swinging it into the walls.
Fast forward to maybe a month ago, and I overhear this girl telling the story to one of her friends. And laughing. Like it's the funniest f*****g thing in the world. No remorse, just an attitude of "Oh well, kids will be kids!".
I still don't know if this story is true, but allegedly this one girl and a few of her friends were in third grade (I was in 5th at the time) sneaked away from school and came across an old lady's house. They were playing out some adventure so they decided the old lady was a witch, and they attacked her, beat her up, (Like, really badly) shoved dog s**t in her mouth, tied her to a chair... and then they found her cat. And m******d it in front of her by swinging it into the walls.
Fast forward to maybe a month ago, and I overhear this girl telling the story to one of her friends. And laughing. Like it's the funniest f*****g thing in the world. No remorse, just an attitude of "Oh well, kids will be kids!".
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#32
A friend of mine used to teach kids with behavioral issues. She was about 7 months pregnant one of the kids decided she didn't want her to have the baby. She waited until the teachers aide walked out of the room to attack her. Pushed her to the ground and started kicking her stomach as hard as she could. Other students started yelling and helped pull her away. My friend almost lost the baby and had to go on bed rest for the remainder of the pregnancy. She had a healthy baby. The scary/sad part is the girl was 8 years old. Surprisingly for me, my friend went back to teaching this class.
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#33
A girl in my primary school was rather infamously cruel, to animals and other people, in year six she managed to catch a squirrel (no-one could work out how she caught the d**n thing) and basically tortured it to d***h to show off to a boy she thought was cool, who being ten, ran off and told everyone but a teacher. It filtered through to the school staff soon enough and she disappeared for a couple days and then immediately came back exactly the same, but angry about something.
She left and went to a different secondary school to me after that, so I didn't see anything, but rumours that filtered out from her all girls school to our mixed one tell me she led a life of repeatedly bullying girls to near s*****e and basically beating and berating every one of her near continuous stream of boyfriends for nearly all of secondary school until she was put into a young offenders institute a couple miles away at 16 for ABH or GBH, can't remember which.
She left and went to a different secondary school to me after that, so I didn't see anything, but rumours that filtered out from her all girls school to our mixed one tell me she led a life of repeatedly bullying girls to near s*****e and basically beating and berating every one of her near continuous stream of boyfriends for nearly all of secondary school until she was put into a young offenders institute a couple miles away at 16 for ABH or GBH, can't remember which.
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#34
Didn't witness it, but happened recently. A kid I had in elementary school stabbed and k****d 15 y/o with sharpened scissors. He's just 13. When I had him in my class, he threatened that he could have people come after me. After that incident he was nice to me but I'd hear stories about him, like threatening a teacher's daughter with r**e and said he'd k**l them both.
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#35
Not a teacher. My girlfriend is a mental health case manager for kids, though.
She just was assigned a five year old girl who hasn't been diagnosed with anything yet. However, she has several people working with her because she has k****d a few animals. Just cuts them in half while they're alive. I think so far, it's been a fish and two rabbits.
She just was assigned a five year old girl who hasn't been diagnosed with anything yet. However, she has several people working with her because she has k****d a few animals. Just cuts them in half while they're alive. I think so far, it's been a fish and two rabbits.
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#36
Kid straight up got into a fight with my teacher in 4th grade and bit her when she tried to use the phone to call someone. He was laughing and s******g the whole time. I thought it was funny as f**k.
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#37
Ok, I didn't witness this, but a student I taught (who was a little s**t to everyone at school) - he was so a*****e to his own little brother that brother slept in the bed between his parents to keep him safe. This lasted a few weeks until the family got the older boy into an inpatient facility. Never saw him again. He was 9.
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#38
The most... concerning... student I ever knew wasn't one of my current students but someone that I went to school with. When we were in 6th grade he kind of broke down one day and climbed into the school's air shaft. He ended up in the ceiling (I have no idea how this works, please don't ask me to explain) and threw a ceiling tile at our pregnant music teacher and she miscarried. Eventually the SWAT team (or at least that's what someone told me they were) came in and retrieved him.
He was pulled from school the remainder of that year and all throughout 7th grade. He came back in 8th grade and had another episode that involved him trying to throw a heavy textbook at the belly of our pregnant science teacher. I guess he really didn't like pregnant ladies. He never came back to school again.
He was pulled from school the remainder of that year and all throughout 7th grade. He came back in 8th grade and had another episode that involved him trying to throw a heavy textbook at the belly of our pregnant science teacher. I guess he really didn't like pregnant ladies. He never came back to school again.
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#39
I had a kid who once bragged about how he rode his bike so fast he caught up with a cat and was able to run it over. Then, he shrugged his shoulders and said, "but now I'm grounded, because I made sure it didnt wake up. My dumb dad won't let me ride my bike anymore."
I just said okay and walked away.
I just said okay and walked away.
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#40
Kid I went to school with put acid in a school fish tank. Apparently got expelled from his previous school for blinding pigeons in the playground and his next school for chasing girls around with his d**k out.
His dad was in the Russian Mafia, which probably had something to do with it...
His dad was in the Russian Mafia, which probably had something to do with it...
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