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The Swearer
Behavior: Specific attitudes and actions of this child at home and/or at school.
- Uses profanity continually. Uses it anyplace, anytime, and in the presence of anyone.
- Feels justified if he/she "slips" without meaning to.
- May swear intentionally, or may not even be aware that he/she is swearing.
- Regards swearing as a common way to communicate. For this student, it's a comfortable and learned behavior that's accepted by peers, and perhaps even at home.
- May not regard swearing as wrong.
- May have a high or low self-concept.
- If he/she swears intentionally, uses it as power over students, teachers, and adults in general.
- Uses swearing as an offensive and defensive tool.
- Knows what words hurt people the most, and when to use them to gain control of situations.
- May swear because the resulting emotional reactions by others, especially adults, allow other issues to be forgotten.
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