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21. There are such things but this doesn't sound like them

Tue Dec 27, 2011, 01:50 PM

Dec 2011

there are these sort of whole-body lycra suits, like whole body socks, that are used for children with sensory integration disorders. They are part of a therapy session - they are used so that children can experience sensation with the comfort of the body sock. They are also easy for children to get in and out of themselves, it is sort of a whole body suit fastens with velcro. This sounds more like those big gym bags that they keep playground balls in - it had a drawstring that the child clearly wouldn't be able to open or shut by himself. It also wasn't used as "therapy" - it was clearly used to punish the child for throwing a ball at the teacher. Clearly punishment.

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School official stuffs a kid in a duffel bag [View all] Zalatix Dec 2011 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author HereSince1628 Dec 2011 #1

I hope the jury recommends putting the school official in a duffel bag Zalatix Dec 2011 #2

That child could have suffocated obamanut2012 Dec 2011 #3

OMG! Odin2005 Dec 2011 #4

Despicable. tabatha Dec 2011 #5

She did not know how exactly how long he had been in the bag, but probably not more than 20 minutes. yellowcanine Dec 2011 #6

Where do they find these people? Turbineguy Dec 2011 #7

Not sure, but I know where we should put them Zalatix Dec 2011 #8

That's what I'm thinking, too. It's like they went on a search to find the people MOST unsuited TwilightGardener Dec 2011 #9

It appears that superintendent is having difficulty distinguishing between reality and fantasy. Trillo Dec 2011 #10

Unbelievable! What were they thinking?! DesertRat Dec 2011 #11

Putting aside the probable physical harm, sarge43 Dec 2011 #12

It certainly seems that way! etherealtruth Dec 2011 #16

Touching a child with Autism can be overwhelming. YellowRubberDuckie Dec 2011 #20

Or someone who grew up in a dysfunctional family or was abused. nt AverageJoe90 Dec 2011 #24

The best description I've heard sarge43 Dec 2011 #27

Another teacher who should be summarily dismissed. MineralMan Dec 2011 #13

here is a link to the petition on change.org d_r Dec 2011 #14

Those people need to be criminally charged... ljm2002 Dec 2011 #15

At a meeting with school district officials, the bag was described as a "therapy bag," proud2BlibKansan Dec 2011 #17

Therapy bag? YellowRubberDuckie Dec 2011 #19

There are such things but this doesn't sound like them d_r Dec 2011 #21

Oh, but do they call those body sock things Therapy BAGS? YellowRubberDuckie Dec 2011 #22

Since Autistic and Asperger's kids can't be treated the same as other kids... YellowRubberDuckie Dec 2011 #18

I am going to respectfully disagree proud2BlibKansan Dec 2011 #25

I said these teachers, as in the ones in the story. YellowRubberDuckie Dec 2011 #30

We don't know that it was a teacher who did this though. proud2BlibKansan Dec 2011 #31

What the hell could this kid have done? The Doctor. Dec 2011 #23

It says he threw a ball across the classroom proud2BlibKansan Dec 2011 #26

That's a sensible way to deal with the situation with most kids etherealtruth Dec 2011 #28

I teach special ed. proud2BlibKansan Dec 2011 #29