Timeline for How to deal with a student who most likely has a mental condition, and keeps arguing with me in class?

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Apr 13, 2017 at 12:49	history	edited	CommunityBot		replaced http://academia.stackexchange.com/ with https://academia.stackexchange.com/
Feb 29, 2016 at 23:35	comment	added	cfr		It is better to go through the prof if at all possible. I admit that not everyone will do this, but a prof who lacks the relevant expertise should seek additional support for themselves and the TA if required. You can't support TAs effectively if they don't tell you when they are having difficulties. And the prof almost certainly has more experience than the TA, at least (even if it is a first job they were probably a TA) and has overall responsibility for the quality of the education the students receive.
Feb 29, 2016 at 22:12	history	edited	Stephan Branczyk	CC BY-SA 3.0	added 182 characters in body
Feb 29, 2016 at 21:24	comment	added	Stephan Branczyk		@cfr, It doesn't matter, I was talking about HR in the most general sense. He should talk to whoever is in charge of the department responsible for his pay check. After all, I am sure that the department would care if he cancelled a class because a student was being too disruptive and refusing to listen to reason. Or if a student had a tantrum and the TA feared for his safety. Talking to his Professor is good, and he should definitely do that to see what (s)he tells him, but a Professor may not have the cumulative experience, nor the appropriate HR training, to resolve a situation like that.
Feb 29, 2016 at 1:48	comment	added	cfr		In many cases, this is not an option for a TA - even as a last resort. They may not be considered an employee at all and there may be no union at all. Not always so, but not at all infrequent.
Feb 27, 2016 at 11:34	history	answered	Stephan Branczyk	CC BY-SA 3.0