the beginning of field work 3

in the beginning of my field work 3 experience i was placed in an underprivileged school where there was a lot of crime, and poverty that has stricken the area. for a new student observer, walking into a school with two huge metal detectors begins to make you uneasy about what you're really doing. it makes you question will the students even listen to me? what do i do when something goes wrong? should i get involved? the answer to all three is no. you will get students that will not listen to you no matter what you do in class, but don't think that it's because your not being clear. maybe it's because the area they are living in is effecting them more making school not such a high priority for them since they have bigger problems to deal with. if something does go wrong in your classroom we as teachers can't get truly in the middle of it. if a fight breaks out you need to call security, as a teacher as much as you want to split your students up from breaking each others necks you need to stand aside, and let security take over. But why you might ask? In today's world, we as teachers can't get involved because it would be to much of a liability for the district. i understand the issue, but why as a society does it have to come to us not getting involved with our students issues, and allowing "someone else" to deal with the problem?