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In reply to the discussion: Cruel and unusual!! School Refuses To Let Father Take His 10-Year-Old Autistic Son Home... [View all]maynard
(672 posts)I teach special education. I have been kicked, beaten, bitten by kids, and physically abused in my role as a teacher. (by students, not parents). I have even been sent to the emergency room by students who did not want to f follow directions. You need to look at how severe or mild his autism is. If he has outbursts, he will have a behavior plan that outlines what is to be done in case of an outburst. Parents allays are required by federal law to sign off on the final plan. Was the student in a self-contained class or a general education class or a resource room? What happened in the room prior to the incident and after? How did the other kids in the class react? Have other parents of the children in the class complained and threatened their own lawsuit? How has the parent responded in the past to these situations? Just remember, we are hearing only one side of the situation. If anyone thinks they could have done better in the situation, they are more than welcome to become a teacher and show us how it is to be done.