Can a teacher force me to aplogise for being rude or is this abuse?

Question

Can a teacher force me to aplogise for being rude or is this abuse?

Answer 1

Yes, they can.  It's called being in authority over you (something you're *supposed* to respect, in case you weren't aware).  

Teachers can do all kinds of things...assign you homework, teach you things you don't think (at the moment) you need to know, send you to the office and detention, contact your parents, and yes, force you to apologize.

Actually, your being rude to them is a form of abuse.  Believe me, they don't get paid enough to put up with it.  Get over it, apologize, and next time show some respect.

Answer 2

its just called politeness

Answer 3

No it is not abuse.

If you were rude the teacher is right to insist that you apologize.

Do you want to grow up to be an arrogant person?

Your teacher wants you to learn to be a decent human being.

Listen to him/her.

Answer 4

ud better apologise now.......

or theyll send u to me.....

and im the deputy head!

Answer 5

Why would you need to be 'forced'?. If you were rude, you know wrong from right. You would expect it from someone else if theywere rude to you.

Answer 6

You shouldn't have to be forced.  If you did something wrong, why not apologise?  Wouldn't you want someone else to apologise to you if you did something wrong?  If you didn't do anything wrong, then you shouldn't have to apologise.  However, I am a teacher, and I can assure you that sometimes it is easier to just "apologise" even if you did not do anything wrong than to put up a big fight about it.  However, if you really didn't do anything wrong, then you can try to take it to the next level (i.e., your parents, your assistant principal, etc.).  That can be a tougher route to follow.  You'll seldom go wrong by taking the "high" road.  Good luck!  :-)

Answer 7

Its education.

Apologie you naughty child, grow up

Answer 8

If you were rude, then you should apologize, and the teacher has the right to demand this of you.  S/he isn't asking anything unreasonable of you.

Answer 9

It is not abuse.

If you were rude, the proper thing to do is apologize.  It is called manners.

Answer 10

It depends. If your teacher grabs you by the neck, slams you into the ground and tells you to apologize, then i would say yes. Other than that, pretty much no. If you did something wrong, sack up, and take responsibility for it. Teachers go through a lot of unnecessary rude comments every day. Stop adding to it.

Answer 11

He can't force you to apologise.

Ugh I hate teachers like that.

What use is it in apologising if you don't actually mean it?

He can't force you to but if he does ask you to, it isn't really abuse. He's probably just thinking he is going to use his teacher powers and get you into trouble to feel good about himself.

But think about apologising and getting into his good books :) Then  you can really show him politeness lol.

Good luck x

Answer 12

nobody can force you however you can be punished in other ways and may alienate yourself from your teachers. It would be best for you to apologise as you would expect an apology if someone was rude to you.