Re: Upcoming Dr. Phil show - discipline in schools

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> FYI!!!!

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> The " Dr. Phil " episode on schools that get carried with discipline will air

> this Friday, December 5th. A description of the show from their website is

> below:

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> *School Discipline: Out of Control?*

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> When you send your children to school, you expect them to be taught in a

> nurturing environment. But what should you do if you learn your child has

> experienced extreme discipline by those entrusted to teach him or her? Eva

> and Doug's autistic daughter, Isabel, was 8 years old when her teachers

> claimed her behavior became too difficult to handle, so they sent her to the

> Time-Out room. Cameras captured Isabel's time spent in isolation, which her

> parents say lasted for over three hours. Her parents say they had worked

> with the teachers regarding disciplining Isabel and were panicked and

> horrified when they saw the footage. Next, Martha says her 12-year-old

> daughter was in a classroom when $42 went missing. In an effort to find the

> money, a group of girls were strip-searched. You won't believe who

> reportedly ordered the investigation. Martha says her daughter is devastated

> and will never be the same. Then, when 5-year-old constantly

> complained that his teacher was mean and yelled at him, his mom, Tabitha,

> sent him to school with a tape recorder in his pocket. Hear the audio

> recordings and find out the shocking information Tabitha discovered.

> Psychologist Ken Merrell, special education teacher Kathy Riley and civil

> litigation attorney Areva weigh in on these cases. And, after years

> of being relentlessly bullied by fellow students, brought the

> torment to a tragic end. His father, Jeff, joins Dr. Phil and Jay McGraw to

> speak for the first time on television.

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> Lori M Brown

> lbrown@...

> *Director of Forensic Services

> Crimes Against Children Unit

> Oconee County Sheriff's Office

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