We are only hearing one side of this. This teacher was found to not have done anything terribly wrong, so I think there is another side. Maybe no discipline at home, and the kid can not handle it when it is necessary.
As the father of a child with Autism I feel I need to address this thread...
I have been blessed. I do not fully understand autism (and haven't had to learn), yet I get the general idea that autistic children/adults need much help in their lives.
My dad is 86, and alzheimer's is claiming his mind. He posts twice daily to us, so we know he is alive, yet he wrote this morning, that he planned on doing his laundry today. He is a retired Episcopal priest, and never misses church, yet he taking clothes to the washer at 6am...
My dad does not want help. We are making sure he gets it. He is OUR responsibility, now. We will let him wash his clothes, if he wishes, but remind him it is Sunday.
I get the general impression from most of these threads, that people just don't like the beds they made! A child is a blessing. He is not someone else's responsibility, when he/she is born imperfect. We all have our burdens.
I just don't believe God makes mistakes. God tests us, and sometimes we don't understand the blessings we have received! I raised four children, with my wife yoked at my side,and have watched over them. My wife did not work outside the house, for many years, and we didn't have some of the "things" that many two-worker families had. It is their loss.
Gum't should have no role in nurturing your children. If you can't take care of your own family, you shouldn't be making children. If they come broken, it isn't someone else's responsibility to take your load. The Gum't should not be involved, to remedy personal problems. Sorry if I sound callous. My children brought their share of testing, to my door, and we paid the price.
It isn't just about socialization and mainstreaming. Some children just need to be properly loved and cherished... as the blessing God intended to be received, from His tests. We get what we can take, no more, according to His promises. If a gum't school is your answer to taking responsibility, I can only pray for you.
For the best example of God's testing, read the entire Book of Job, in the Old Testament. He was tested... and God knew His heart. God knows all our hearts! He knows our strengths, and weaknesses.
If you don't believe in God, I will pray that you find Him. He knows your heart, and is a big help in times of need!
Matthew 11: 25At that time Jesus said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. 26Yes, Father, for this was your good pleasure.
27"All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.
28"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." - NIV
Have you hugged your child today? Have you talked to God about him/her? He will gladly help you... and give you everything you need.