Comments on: Teacher Appeals Suspension After Class Votes Out Student With Autism http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2009/02/04/florida-teacher/2027/ Developmental Disability News Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:55:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: braley_d http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2009/02/04/florida-teacher/2027/comment-page-1/#comment-160 braley_d Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:47:42 +0000 http://www.disabilityscoop.com/?p=2027#comment-160 What a sad story. As if the poor boy did not already have enough issues to deal with, an adult (or is that questionable) allowed kindergarten students to vote the boy out! The suspension should hold! And if not, the parents should take it further! What a sad story. As if the poor boy did not already have enough issues to deal with, an adult (or is that questionable) allowed kindergarten students to vote the boy out! The suspension should hold! And if not, the parents should take it further!

]]> By: stevens-k@peoplepc.com http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2009/02/04/florida-teacher/2027/comment-page-1/#comment-137 stevens-k@peoplepc.com Thu, 05 Mar 2009 02:03:48 +0000 http://www.disabilityscoop.com/?p=2027#comment-137 This is an unfortunate incident in the lives of all concerned. It seems the safe guards that should have been in place to protect student one, the teacher, and the other 14 children involved dropped the ball. The administrator/ counselor who sent the child back to the classroom without first conferencing with the teacher seems to be at odds with maintaining the safety of all students concerned. There needs to be more training and more options for teachers who have to deal with a child who is out of control. If any child, disabled or not, hurts another student during an outburst- who cries foul then? Prevention and positive behavioral supports need to be the first line of defense. The civil rights that protect a child w/ disabilities to a free and appropriate public education does not give that child the civil rights to endanger an entire classroom. This is an unfortunate incident in the lives of all concerned. It seems the safe guards that should have been in place to protect student one, the teacher, and the other 14 children involved dropped the ball. The administrator/ counselor who sent the child back to the classroom without first conferencing with the teacher seems to be at odds with maintaining the safety of all students concerned. There needs to be more training and more options for teachers who have to deal with a child who is out of control. If any child, disabled or not, hurts another student during an outburst- who cries foul then? Prevention and positive behavioral supports need to be the first line of defense. The civil rights that protect a child w/ disabilities to a free and appropriate public education does not give that child the civil rights to endanger an entire classroom.

]]> By: shornbrook http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2009/02/04/florida-teacher/2027/comment-page-1/#comment-107 shornbrook Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:52:45 +0000 http://www.disabilityscoop.com/?p=2027#comment-107 I'm glad she is on an "un-paid" suspension!! What a lame excuse - that it was another opportunity to teach a lesson on keeping tallies - at the expense of a young child's self-esteem and respect. That teacher used terrible judgment and doesn't deserve to have the opportunity to influence young minds! I’m glad she is on an “un-paid” suspension!! What a lame excuse – that it was another opportunity to teach a lesson on keeping tallies – at the expense of a young child’s self-esteem and respect. That teacher used terrible judgment and doesn’t deserve to have the opportunity to influence young minds!

]]> By: dsjMN http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2009/02/04/florida-teacher/2027/comment-page-1/#comment-105 dsjMN Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:55:17 +0000 http://www.disabilityscoop.com/?p=2027#comment-105 Inexcusable. Children learn several important life lessons in a school environment and what this teacher did sent a horrible message to the other children in the classroom that day. No apology will ever change what that one child was subject to and the humiliation will last with that boy for a long time to come. We had a similar situation happen to our daughter at the beginning of the school year. The teacher and staff were fully aware of her disability and her habit of taking small things (class pictures, pencil erasers) from others. However, one day the teacher went too far and I received a call from the secretary that my daughter was in the office while the rest of the elementary school had left the school to participate in its homecoming activities. The teacher had dropped our daughter off at the office without letting the secretary know why or telling anyone to give us a call. Thankfully I was able to pick her up and found time to leave a note for the teacher to call me immediately as to why she'd been left behind. The teacher's excuse was that it had gotten so busy and hectic that she didn't have a chance to call. I still find it hard to understand why she didn't have the paraproffesional in the classroom call me or at least quickly explain to the secretary what happened and to call us at home. It took all I had not to withdraw our daughter from that school that day, but it won't take much thought to do it if something like this happens again. I have a great respect for teachers and it's sad there seems to be one who forgets how their own behavior leaves a lasting impression on all others involved. The teachers like the one in this story in FL and the one we've been dealing with need to be held accountable just as they expect their students to be. Inexcusable. Children learn several important life lessons in a school environment and what this teacher did sent a horrible message to the other children in the classroom that day. No apology will ever change what that one child was subject to and the humiliation will last with that boy for a long time to come.

We had a similar situation happen to our daughter at the beginning of the school year. The teacher and staff were fully aware of her disability and her habit of taking small things (class pictures, pencil erasers) from others. However, one day the teacher went too far and I received a call from the secretary that my daughter was in the office while the rest of the elementary school had left the school to participate in its homecoming activities. The teacher had dropped our daughter off at the office without letting the secretary know why or telling anyone to give us a call. Thankfully I was able to pick her up and found time to leave a note for the teacher to call me immediately as to why she’d been left behind.

The teacher’s excuse was that it had gotten so busy and hectic that she didn’t have a chance to call. I still find it hard to understand why she didn’t have the paraproffesional in the classroom call me or at least quickly explain to the secretary what happened and to call us at home. It took all I had not to withdraw our daughter from that school that day, but it won’t take much thought to do it if something like this happens again.

I have a great respect for teachers and it’s sad there seems to be one who forgets how their own behavior leaves a lasting impression on all others involved. The teachers like the one in this story in FL and the one we’ve been dealing with need to be held accountable just as they expect their students to be.

]]> By: jenndoe http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2009/02/04/florida-teacher/2027/comment-page-1/#comment-88 jenndoe Sat, 14 Feb 2009 20:07:34 +0000 http://www.disabilityscoop.com/?p=2027#comment-88 This is terrible. This is terrible.

]]> By: haferba http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2009/02/04/florida-teacher/2027/comment-page-1/#comment-71 haferba Sat, 07 Feb 2009 19:35:54 +0000 http://www.disabilityscoop.com/?p=2027#comment-71 Her explanations for the incident appear to be very disingenuous. With such poor judgment skills and self-serving responses, how could a school community trust her? There are unfortunately many others in this world that lack insight of basic human rights and requirements of human dignity. Her explanations for the incident appear to be very disingenuous. With such poor judgment skills and self-serving responses, how could a school community trust her? There are unfortunately many others in this world that lack insight of basic human rights and requirements of human dignity.

]]> By: mom2aboyngirl http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2009/02/04/florida-teacher/2027/comment-page-1/#comment-70 mom2aboyngirl Sat, 07 Feb 2009 05:12:34 +0000 http://www.disabilityscoop.com/?p=2027#comment-70 Outrageous! School is difficult enough on kids (disabled or not). The emotional devastation from this could be profound. She has no common sense! Outrageous! School is difficult enough on kids (disabled or not). The emotional devastation from this could be profound. She has no common sense!

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