Des Moines Register Image From Video of 8 Year Old Isabel Loeffler During "Time Out.
Here is a message for the clueless officials at an elementary school in Waukee Iowa - there is no such thing as a 3 hour "time out". Locking an autistic child in a room by herself for 3 hours even leaving her there after she wets herself is not a time out, it is not educating or helping the child, it is child abuse pure and simple.
Here is another message for the so called educators in the Waukee district and the Heartland Area Education Agency who believe they did nothing wrong and who are appealing the ruling against them over the matter by an administrative judge - you are in the wrong profession. Do something else which does not involve children. You lack the ability to understand when you are hurting them.
As reported in the DesMoines Register the 8 year old girl wet her pants and struggled to obey but still wasn't let out of the room. Her parents were shocked to see a video of their child in the room out of control even hitting herself. The parents withdrew the child from the school and retained legal counsel.
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You are right, such people shouldn't work with children. I am very sorry for the girl, and also for her parents and classmates.
ReplyDeleteIm in Utah and this also happened exactly to my son her in a closet-on NUMEROUS occasions(unknown to me). It IS abuse pure and simple-they wouldnt treat a typical child this way, yet our kids seam to be an exception to all the rules.....sigh....Im homeschooling now-probably forever....
ReplyDeleteMy son also attended a Waukee Elementary school for 3 months when he was a 5th grader. He does not have any disabilities or behavioral issues. He HATED that school because of the physical and emotional abuse that takes place each and every day! I complained numerous times about the fact that they allow teachers to shake, poke, manipulate and scream at the kids. Officials looked at me like I was the crazy one!! The other parents seem to encourage that kind of abuse as well. It is just sick and wrong but until educated parents step forward or sadly something horrible happens, nothing will be done.
ReplyDeleteMy son also attended a Waukee Elementary school for 3 months when he was a 5th grader. He does not have any disabilities or behavioral issues. He HATED that school because of the physical and emotional abuse that takes place each and every day! I complained numerous times about the fact that they allow teachers to shake, poke, manipulate and scream at the kids. Officials looked at me like I was the crazy one!! The other parents seem to encourage that kind of abuse as well. It is just sick and wrong but until educated parents step forward or sadly something horrible happens, nothing will be done.
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