You know what makes me furious?

This is TWICE now that country music, the music that speaks to my heart, has taken a cheap shot at my profession.

First, Martina McBride trashes us in Concrete Angel:
"She hides the bruises with linen and lace;
The teacher wonders but she doesn't ask"

Now, Jason Michael Carroll takes another swing in Alyssa Lies:
"Alyssa lies everyday at school,
Alyssa lies to the teachers as she tries to cover every bruise...
She doesn't lie anymore at school -
Alyssa lies with Jesus because there's nothin' anyone would do"

Hey Martina - we DO ask. Not only because it's morally right, but it's also the LAW. Get your facts straight.
As for you, Jason - I have 103 students...and every time I see bruises, I ask the kids and I report it to my principal and the nurse. I volunteer for bus duty and wave at the kids going home, knowing that I may be the last friendly face some of those kids will see for the rest of the day. Do you think I sleep easy at night, knowing that someone might be out there hurting my students?

Teachers do the best they can with limited time and limited resources.
How DARE you take a swing at us, just to get a song on the radio?!

Anyone out there care to comment?