IEP (Individual Education Plan) are documents written for children with special needs. These children can have anything from severe mental retardation to just being deaf. The IEP is covered under the IDEA. (Individual with Disablities Act)
An Iep addresses goals for the child and objectives (for kids with learning difficulties a good IEP breaks down the goal into smaller objectives to get to that goal....many IEps are very poorly written) This document also addresses or should address how to deal with bad behavior, in this case it states the child has an IEP, the school itself was very much aware that the child was having difficulities and placed him into sped based on behavior issues. They KNEW he needed help, this teacher KNEW he had difficulties so what she did (if she did this and this article makes it sound like there is no doubt) as punishment to him was NOT the appropriate way to deal with this child.
THe IPE is a protection for the child.
Note: I do not disagree with kids who prove violent from being removed from classrooms if that proves to be the best for them. While IEP’s protect the child’s rights to an education I agree other kids deserve protection from kids who can’t control their anger. Kids with Autism/aspergars (or any disablity) cannot just be placed into the SPED programs, it requires testing and a team to determine if the child falls under IDEA. My understanding about Autism/aspergars is it’s very hard for parents to get their kids into programs that are very good with helping teach their child how to act around others. these kids have sensory issues, in most cases they are very intelligent, yes there are ways to help them get past the sensory isues but it takes time.
Well said.