Posted on 04/28/2024 5:14:25 PM PDT by grundle
The Florida high-school student with autism accused of violently attacking a teacher's aide over a Nintendo game has filed a stunning lawsuit against the school district, accusing it of failing to make interventions to address his bad behavior even though he was said to be a "ticking time bomb."
Brendan Depa, 18, has filed a lawsuit against Flagler County Public Schools, accusing the district of failing to meet his needs in the lead-up to the shocking February 21 incident that was caught on video and went viral.
Depa was 17 when he allegedly attacked teacher's aide Joan Naydich at Matanzas High School in Palm Coast. Surveillance video released by the Flagler County Sheriff's Office allegedly shows the 6-foot-6, 270-pound student running up to the teacher's aide, pushing her to the ground, and then continuing to punch and kick her.
The teacher's aide is seen on the ground for several minutes before getting up with the help of others.
Naydich told FOX 35 Orlando she had suffered five broken ribs, a severe concussion, loss of hearing in one of her ears and other issues as a result of the beating.
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I thought Florida had the savior Ron De Santis to save them?
Don’t ask me...
I’ve worked in education since 2017. The kids at the day-treatment program I had were the dregs of the school system, so they don’t really count.
But when I got into Gen Ed in a good school system — pre-covid students were pretty smart. Post covid students were a mixed bag. But the morons at the Title 1 school where I worked were absolutely wretched, entitled sh*theads. At the more affluent schools, you get mixed results — some kids care, some kids don’t — but at least their behavior is better.
I prefer teaching ESE kids — they’re easier to manage, better to be around, and despite whatever issues they may have, I’d rather deal with them than the entitled suburbanites convinced they’re all going to be internet influencers because they’re mommies tell them they’re special.
how much you want to bet that the school system was scared of the lawsuit that would happen if they did intervein.
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