All I can say after reading the first 8 paragraphs, I dont know where she went to school but we respected our teachers male and female. I knew several female teachers that were quite willing and able to deliver swift and devestating punishment when necesary. And this isnt just Texas schools, I attended schools in Arizona, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas from 1965 until 1978 and didnt talk back, or even look sideways at a teacher. And fights?? everybody got hauled to the priniciples office...