Posted on 01/07/2023 5:50:32 PM PST by Mean Daddy
Authorities say they soaked him with dirty mop water. Pelted him with dodgeballs. Made him endlessly mop bathroom floors, climb high school stairs, sit in soiled pants and fall from his chair.
This wasn’t the stuff of fraternity members hazing a pledge but of public school employees tormenting a special-needs child, authorities allege.
One Nebraska City High School teacher has been charged with felony child abuse and two paraprofessionals have been charged with misdemeanor child abuse after allegations that audio and videotapes captured them bullying and belittling an autistic child last fall.
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I work in ESE. Give me twenty minutes alone with these bullies. I’m little, but I have rage issues. I’m a one-on-one with an extremely difficult ASD child. She’s not easy, in fact she can be extremely rough to be around (46 lbs — but she can trash a classroom in the blink of an eye, throws her poop, and has gone after me with scissors.)
I love this kid, and I know when to tap out and get some help from my co-workers. The thought of injuring her, abusing her, etc — is just beyond my comprehension.
Jail these sadists, throw away the key.
All those Paraprofessionals need to be charged and prosecuted. That was an awful story, full of torture and sadism. We must never forget that all of us are capable of the very lowest quality of behavior unless we decide on our own to do what is right, just and humane.
Peer pressure can effect anyone, regardless of age, anyone who feels the deep need to fit in for acceptance.
The cruelty flowed from the top teacher down to her temp aides.
No excuse for child abuse, but remember, most autistic children aren’t “Rain Man”. Some can be quite violent to themselves and others. Not saying this kid was, but federal law says these kids must be placed in public schools, no matter their ability to function.
PBS had a pretty good show about autism, “In a Different Key”. It’s about the first kid, now an old man, diagnosed with autism, and the history of its generally bad treatments, which pretty much parallels the treatments of other neurological and psychiatric illnesses. There was one very short part about violent autistic children - the head bangers, hand chewers, hitters, biters, screamers, throwers, etc. Those kids are also to be given public education. However, the people needed to oversee such kids obviously don’t get much education in.
Oh, those wacky school teachers!
A SPED teacher told me horror stories about the severely disabled children in her classroom. As an example, one of the kids was so messed up she had to change his diapers, and his IQ was so low he would never learn to communicate, let alone learn how to tie his own shoes. He just sat there; it was the best he would ever do.
The administration required her to teach him arithmetic, and demonstrate progress.
Other kids screamed, scratched, and bit if interacted with.
Yeah, the teaching industry is overwhelmingly run by fools.
My wife and I adopted and raised 2 autistic boys. Every principal of every school they ever attended knew me by name. Regardless of the law, the parents are the first and last line of defense. Bad teachers need attitude adjustments. I have no comment on the punishment aspect for the p.o.c bullies.
Did you know that in TX special needs students are entitled to attend school until they are 24 years of age?
Part of their punishment should be to put them in stocks for a week in a public square and provide mop water, vegetables and dog feces to throw at them.
I did maintenance in Spec Ed classes for about 9 years, in and out of the classrooms all the time
There are a lot of gradations of physical and or mental disabilities, everything from mild to severe.
There were some classes that were so severe that the kids (up 25 years old in some cases) would just lay strapped on a gurney all day and the “teachers” would just sit around, eat, and watch the soaps until quitting time.
There were other classes where the TEACHERS were really involved with the kids, would try to engage them with number or word games, try physical games that were within the kids abilities, etc.
One of the classes had a GREAT BIG (I mean huge) black kid in it and he was a runner, about 6’ 3” or 6’ 4” and weighed around 250 to 280 would be my guess.
Seemed like everytime I was on the campus he would take off down the street and the teachers were just to small to stop him.
They would come and ask me for help in catching him and the kid probably outweighed me by a 100 pounds at least and about 4 or 5 inches taller than me.
Kid wouldn’t hurt a fly to save his own life, but he did look huge and intimidating.
I will never forget the looks I got leading him back to class on a public street; THIS HUGE BUCK NAKED BLACK MAN (with the mind of a 3 or 4 year old) being led by the hand by in comparison this tiny white guy.
I still smile every time I think of him, he was a good kid, just what some folks would call a little slow.
Makes me smile every time I think of it
I’ve seen the other extreme you might say working in nursing homes.
I’ve seen rail thin 90+ year old women beat the living daylights out of men and women 70+ years younger than them.
Its 21 yrs old here in Oregon. But, they can remain eligible for vocational training until retirement.
That’s crazy! And definitely — my parents ended up in nursing homes for a bit — there was always that one crazy, energizer bunny grandma or grandpa that was kind of like the human Honey Badger. My Mom was on a breathing tube because of her emphysema, and my Dad was spry until a month before he died. I’d prefer the assisted living situation my dad had.
And honestly, I’d be that crazy honey badger old lady if I make it to my 80s.
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