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From: <agirlnamedsuess@...>

Subject: [ ] Re: GA's Special Needs Kids Being Abused in The

Classroom (Again)

Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2009, 12:55 PM

Here is another recent case for Cherokee County, Woodstock, Georgia. The

link also mentions that this is going on nationwide. (A couple of years ago, it

was Gwinnett County, GA)It has to be stopped! Some of the other groups have

mentioned that the schools are pulling " the confidentiality clause " because some

special ed students are mainstreamed. While others are saying that the cameras

are on the buses, then why can't they be in " every " classroom, regular and

special ed.

Here is the other link: (in this scenario, the child was duct-taped to a desk.

Several cases have come up lately and one included a special needs child being

CAGED underneath the desk.

http://www.examiner .com/x-7230- Atlanta-Special- Needs-Kids- Examiner~

y2009m5d19- CNN-reports- of-abuse- of-special- needs-students- abused-in- school

Please forward this to everyone you know and let's see if we cannot stop this

abuse of our kids. Many in my other groups have mentioned that parents whose

children are not being abused do not get involved because it is not their child

being abused. One day, it could be your child or the child of someone you know.

This happened to my child-he was choked for having a toilet accident by a

parapro. I saw what I now now to be warning signs when he refused to even look

her in the eye in public when we saw her at a store. My child hugs EVERYONE,

even strangers, but he refused to even look up at her. I ignored the signs and I

watched my child go down hill fast. The staff was not knowledgable about sign

language (despite my efforts to get someone there for him in his language in his

IEP). The daily communication folder had a note from the sp. ed teacher that

read, " He must have a sore throat because he has been trying to tell me this all

day. " The sign he was giving her was the sign for " choking " and he was trying to

tell her of the misconduct (apparently all day), but she was sign illiterate and

did not understand. For me, I was able to remove my child, build my

self-confidence, and homeschool him (or at least I am attempting to do so), but

some parents MUST work and do

not have an option due to high cost of living, etc... Many in my other groups

made mention of never putting their special needs child in a public school, but

we all know that these are not today's realities for most parents. Others

mentioned " open door policies with two way mirrors " , but yet the

" confidentiality " applied. I know from personal experience that most school do

not have an open door policy unless you first notify them you are coming.

To overcome the " confidentiality " issue with the webcam's,the law could also

incorporate making it a criminal offense to disclose any information about other

children in the classroom,with the exception of reporting abuse. All parents

should advocate for this.