Recording Catches Teachers Mistreating Special Needs Student
Two Alabama teachers have been put on administrative leave after the mother of a 10-year-old student with cerebral palsy attached an audio recorder to the bottom of his wheelchair and caught them scolding him about drooling, among other things.
Jose Salinas, or as his friends and family call him, "Little Joe," is in fourth grade at Wicksburg High School, a public school in Newton, Ala. Jose has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair at school, but is high-functioning and can walk with a walker and loves to talk at home about Power Rangers and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
His mother, Melisha Salinas, a nursing student, knew he didn't enjoy school and would come home sick many days, but he would tell her he had a "good day" every day when she asked.....
"You drooled on the paper," a male's voice, allegedly that of teacher's aide Drew Faircloth, could be heard saying impatiently. "That's disgusting."
"Keep your mouth closed and don't drool on my paper," a woman's voice said, allegedly teacher Alicia Brown. "I do not want to touch your drool. Do you understand that? Obviously, you don't."
http://gma.yahoo.com/recording-catches-teachers-mistreating-special-needs-student-213919460--abc-news-topstories.html
Seems like there was a similar incident very recently. Fire the teachers immediately and issue a stern warning that this will not be tolerated.
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