Fw: Bob Rees - Honolulu Weekly 9/20/2000

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I'm too shocked to speak

that's a first, believe me

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In a message dated 9/23/00 9:13:14 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

eudora@... writes:

<< This is an example of lax or indifferent administrators allowing someone

unfit for teaching to continue. She's not only a lousy teacher but a lousy

human being, too. I just can't understand this abuse not being legally

addressed, at the very least. >>

Kind of makes you wonder if they can legally address the people who have

allowed this teacher to stay on, and hold them responsible for the abuse

also!!

Cheryl in VA

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In a message dated 9/23/00 8:31:10 PM Central Daylight Time,

wildwards@... writes:

<<

<< This is an example of lax or indifferent administrators allowing someone

unfit for teaching to continue. She's not only a lousy teacher but a lousy

human being, too. I just can't understand this abuse not being legally

addressed, at the very least. >>

Kind of makes you wonder if they can legally address the people who have

allowed this teacher to stay on, and hold them responsible for the abuse

also!!

Cheryl in VA

>>

We had a situation in a school district in our area where some parents of

kids with special needs felt that the sp. ed. teacher's techniques were

abusive. They ended up suing the district, building principal, and special

ed. supervisor. The reason they sued all of them personally was that they all

knew and did nothing to intervene. Complaints had been raised by other school

personnel.

Karyn

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In a message dated 9/23/2000 6:56:02 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

KVanRyzin@... writes:

<< <<

<< This is an example of lax or indifferent administrators allowing someone

unfit for teaching to continue. She's not only a lousy teacher but a lousy

human being, too. I just can't understand this abuse not being legally

addressed, at the very least. >>

Kind of makes you wonder if they can legally address the people who have

allowed this teacher to stay on, and hold them responsible for the abuse

also!!

Cheryl in VA

>>

We had a situation in a school district in our area where some parents of

kids with special needs felt that the sp. ed. teacher's techniques were

abusive. They ended up suing the district, building principal, and special

ed. supervisor. The reason they sued all of them personally was that they

all

knew and did nothing to intervene. Complaints had been raised by other

school

personnel.

Karyn

>>

In truth the way the staff cover each others butts can be amazing. Here a

teacher started giving notes to one of his 6th grade students and she spent

the rest of high school getting them from him, she had his baby a year after

she graduated , she was going to marry him a 3 yrs ago when she became

troubled andshowed her parents all these notes she'd saved for years. Short

story, he's gone now, it was the agreement that he made so they wouldn't

procecute him (so evidently the notes did contain staements that could be

concidered inappropriate between a student and teacher). The saddest part is

ALOT of the staff were aware that this was going on....

Joy

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In a message dated 9/23/2000 9:56:08 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

KVanRyzin@... writes:

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Kind of makes you wonder if they can legally address the people who have

allowed this teacher to stay on, and hold them responsible for the abuse

also!! >>

There is a case in Fauquier County (I think its been filed) where a bus

driver sexually abused a student...probably students. Anyway, many bus

drivers reported to the transportation department their concerns of this

drivers behaviors..including seeing him pull off on back roads with young

boys sitting on his lap. Had it not been for one very brave young man, this

guy would still be driving bus. He's locked up now and will die in prison (I

think he was 72 at the time). One bus driver went on record to state she

had reported her concerns and the school did nothing. The school board

immediately stopped any and all employees from talking about the bus driver.

I can't imagine who all the parties will be in that lawsuit.

ps before he was sentenced, he was caught trying to volunteer at a nearby

hospital in the peds unit and a volunteer at a private school. He appeared

to be such a nice grandfatherly type...NOT!

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Forwarded with permission. Remember a while back I sent a note about a

teacher abusing children with special needs here in Hawaii. Here are a few

more of the things this sadistic b*#ch di to the children. If this were my

son, she would have to pray that someone would have to have mercy on her,

because I certainly wouldn't .

Elaine

Bob Rees - Honolulu Weekly 9/20/2000

> Honolulu Weekly

> 9/20/2000

>

> Lessons From Hell

>

> The participants at the Diamond Head Life Skills program, which

> was almost closed down by the Department of Health, held a

> delightful reception last week to thank the community for its

> support. In a welcomed display of conciliation, the DOH was

> represented by two deputies, Anita Swanson and Fox.

>

> Even while cake and cookies were being served, however, the

> state's shameful record of indifference to the mentally disabled was

> being advanced on another front. The District Superintendent of

> Schools on Maui, Brown, has permitted a teacher to return to

> duty in another classroom at Kalama Intermediate in spite of her

> reported acts of abuse and torment aimed at an autistic student

> unable to speak or defend himself.

>

> Based on interviews with other teachers, investigations done by the

> victim's parents allege that the teacher committed unconscionable

> acts - for example, spiking the student's rice and chili with extra

> hot sauce and then watching the boy's discomfort while withholding

> his juice.

>

> The teacher also reportedly allowed into the classroom a dog that

> terrified the boy. When the boy ran, one of the staff laughed, " I've

> never seen [him] move so fast. "

>

> The dog's owner then asked the teacher, " Who shall I have the dog

> chase? " Looking at the autistic boy, the teacher replied with a

> chuckle, " You know. " When all this was reported to

> Yamada, the school principal, and to Robin Honda, a

> representative of the Department of Education, their first reaction

> was

> to defend the teacher. Yamada instructed other teachers not to talk

> about the incidents.

>

> The teacher was suspended for a few days, but has since been

> reinstated by the DOE, even though she is not certified as a

> teacher or in special education.

>

> M. Rees

>

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Does the article say why they've let this woman go back to any classroom? Is

anything being done about her?

This is an example of lax or indifferent administrators allowing someone

unfit for teaching to continue. She's not only a lousy teacher but a lousy

human being, too. I just can't understand this abuse not being legally

addressed, at the very least.

Jena, Full Moon Warrior Princess

Fw: Bob Rees - Honolulu Weekly 9/20/2000

>

>Forwarded with permission. Remember a while back I sent a note about a

>teacher abusing children with special needs here in Hawaii. Here are a few

>more of the things this sadistic b*#ch di to the children. If this were

my

>son, she would have to pray that someone would have to have mercy on her,

>because I certainly wouldn't .

>Elaine

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In a message dated 9/23/00 9:50:41 PM Central Daylight Time,

c1ndysue1@... writes:

<< Kind of makes you wonder if they can legally address the people who have

allowed this teacher to stay on, and hold them responsible for the abuse

also!! >> >>

It has been my experience that principals are generally there to protect

the teachers. When my older daughter and some others had a problem with a

teacher in Junior Hi, a couple of us went to talk to the principal and even

tho the teacher was obviously wrong the principal supported him. I talked to

other parents at that time who had similar experiences. J.