So, we cannot apply “cruel & unusual” punishment on murderers and rapists, but it can be used against our children? Wow. The education system in this country has decayed to the point of no return.
What gives them the right to decide to put a child in solitude??? Isn’t this AMERICA???? WOW I am just blown away that in 2015 we would treat a child like that!
Last time I checked “false imprisonment” was unconstitutional. This school system needs a serious overhaul! This poor girl needs patience, attention and understanding, not isolation.
What about the rights of the other students? Should they be subjected to witnessing a “meltdown” in their classroom? I’d like to know how often these “meltdowns” occur and what they entail… I think the other students should be afforded the opportunity to attend school without being subjected to “meltdowns” in the classroom. I’m not saying a dark room or solitude is the answer, perhaps the student could be sent home when not behaving appropriately. Maybe we should give the school officials the benefit of the doubt – perhaps they have tried to involve the family. I don’t think we should jump to conclusions without having all of the facts!
I’m not an advocate of isolation for punishment, but for the sake of all children, wouldn’t it be better to have children with special needs in smaller classrooms with other special needs children and with teachers and staff that have the special training. It’s impossible to mainstream special needs children in typical classroom with 25-30 other children and expect teachers to have special training on dealing with the different special needs of a few. My 2nd grade daughter is in a class of 34 other 2nd graders. The other five 2nd grade classroom all have between 16-18 children. When questioning the teacher during a recent parents night, about the size of her class, the teacher told me it’s much easier to educate 34 children that don’t have special needs then to teach 16 children and have 2-3 special needs children. She said the teachers with the special needs children typically spend the majority of their time dealing with the special needs of a few. I remember be in school many years ago with 40-50 children in elementary classes. The only special needs children in mainstream classes had physical problems (i.e. in wheel chairs, etc.) not behavior problems. The kids with behavior problems were in special classrooms where they had 1 teacher plus one aid for every 7-8 kids. With this approach many with special needs could get help and be able to join mainstream classrooms a year or two later.
Good grief. Guantanamo Elementary School?
So, we cannot apply “cruel & unusual” punishment on murderers and rapists, but it can be used against our children? Wow. The education system in this country has decayed to the point of no return.
What gives them the right to decide to put a child in solitude??? Isn’t this AMERICA???? WOW I am just blown away that in 2015 we would treat a child like that!
Last time I checked “false imprisonment” was unconstitutional. This school system needs a serious overhaul! This poor girl needs patience, attention and understanding, not isolation.
What about the rights of the other students? Should they be subjected to witnessing a “meltdown” in their classroom? I’d like to know how often these “meltdowns” occur and what they entail… I think the other students should be afforded the opportunity to attend school without being subjected to “meltdowns” in the classroom. I’m not saying a dark room or solitude is the answer, perhaps the student could be sent home when not behaving appropriately. Maybe we should give the school officials the benefit of the doubt – perhaps they have tried to involve the family. I don’t think we should jump to conclusions without having all of the facts!
I’m not an advocate of isolation for punishment, but for the sake of all children, wouldn’t it be better to have children with special needs in smaller classrooms with other special needs children and with teachers and staff that have the special training. It’s impossible to mainstream special needs children in typical classroom with 25-30 other children and expect teachers to have special training on dealing with the different special needs of a few. My 2nd grade daughter is in a class of 34 other 2nd graders. The other five 2nd grade classroom all have between 16-18 children. When questioning the teacher during a recent parents night, about the size of her class, the teacher told me it’s much easier to educate 34 children that don’t have special needs then to teach 16 children and have 2-3 special needs children. She said the teachers with the special needs children typically spend the majority of their time dealing with the special needs of a few. I remember be in school many years ago with 40-50 children in elementary classes. The only special needs children in mainstream classes had physical problems (i.e. in wheel chairs, etc.) not behavior problems. The kids with behavior problems were in special classrooms where they had 1 teacher plus one aid for every 7-8 kids. With this approach many with special needs could get help and be able to join mainstream classrooms a year or two later.