Texas educators hit more students

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Once again, Texas does itself proud.

Texas educators hit more students

By Dexheimer | Wednesday, August 12, 2009, 07:00 AM

http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/investigative/ent\

ries/2009/08/12/texas_teachers_hit_most_studen.html

Another dubious distinction for Texas: Teachers and school administrators hit

more students than in any other state.

That bit of news comes courtesy of " Impairing Education, " a new report from

Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union. Based on numbers

compiled by the U.S. Department of Education, the report, which you can read

here, discovered that disabled students were disciplined disproportionately to

their numbers:

" Students with disabilities … made up 18.8 percent of those who received

corporal punishment, even though they constitute just 13.7 percent of the

nationwide student population. "

Texas is one of only 20 states that still permits corporal punishment. The main

reason for its standing as primary paddler is, of course, its size.

In terms of spankings-per-student, Texas ranks only 8th, behind Mississippi,

Arkansas, Alabama, Tennessee, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Georgia. (Basically, the

SEC, with the exception of Oklahoma.)

But that's still 49,157 instances of paddling reported during the course of the

2006-07 school year — just under 300 per school day. Of those cases, 10,222

blows were administered to students with disabilities, according to the report.

The report is also sprinkled with harrowing anecdotes leading to its conclusion

that little good — and, occasionally, great harm — results when educators smack

students.

Here's one from Texas:

" B., the father of an 11-year-old Texas boy with attention deficit

hyperactivity disorder and dyslexia, described a paddling his son received in

early 2009: The first swat knocked [my son] down … when he fell, the principal

said he had five seconds to get back up, or he'd start all over again … it

probably took him a minute and a half to get up again. They gave him two more

swats.

Then the principal had to go to the nurse's office to get the asthma inhaler,

[my son] couldn't breathe … When he came home from school, my wife found the

marks on him. When I came home at 8 [p.m.], we went to the sheriff's office. He

had severe bruising on his buttocks and on his lower back. His butt was just

covered. "

The report also contains this Texas-related information:

" The paddle used to hit children is typically around 15 inches long, between two

and four inches wide, and one-half inch thick, with a six-inch handle at one

end. One former teacher in Texas told the ACLU and Human Rights Watch that he

found shaved down baseball bats that were being used as paddles. "

[Guest guest]

And this is only documenting the paddling w/principal. What about the inappropriate behavior & abuse from the special ed teachers and their assistants? Where is the documentation that acknowledges the head thumping, back slapping and digging nails into their little hands when they write....which is what my baby endured at ages 6 & 7.

Maybe they should have researched reports from parents and CPS, too. Where was the voice from the Office of Civil Rights? I would also imagine that Advocacy Incorporated could have added a few numbers to victims list.

Subject: Texas educators hit more studentsTo: Texas-Autism-Advocacy Date: Wednesday, August 12, 2009, 9:48 AM

Once again, Texas does itself proud.Texas educators hit more studentsBy Dexheimer | Wednesday, August 12, 2009, 07:00 AM http://www.statesma n.com/blogs/ content/shared- gen/blogs/ austin/investiga tive/entries/ 2009/08/12/ texas_teachers_ hit_most_ studen.htmlAnother dubious distinction for Texas: Teachers and school administrators hit more students than in any other state.That bit of news comes courtesy of "Impairing Education," a new report from Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union. Based on numbers compiled by the U.S. Department of Education, the report, which you can read here, discovered that disabled students were disciplined disproportionately to their numbers: "Students with disabilities … made up 18.8

percent of those who received corporal punishment, even though they constitute just 13.7 percent of the nationwide student population."Texas is one of only 20 states that still permits corporal punishment. The main reason for its standing as primary paddler is, of course, its size. In terms of spankings-per- student, Texas ranks only 8th, behind Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama, Tennessee, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Georgia. (Basically, the SEC, with the exception of Oklahoma.)But that's still 49,157 instances of paddling reported during the course of the 2006-07 school year — just under 300 per school day. Of those cases, 10,222 blows were administered to students with disabilities, according to the report. The report is also sprinkled with harrowing anecdotes leading to its conclusion that little good — and, occasionally, great harm — results when educators smack students. Here's one from Texas:"

B., the father of an 11-year-old Texas boy with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and dyslexia, described a paddling his son received in early 2009: The first swat knocked [my son] down … when he fell, the principal said he had five seconds to get back up, or he'd start all over again … it probably took him a minute and a half to get up again. They gave him two more swats. Then the principal had to go to the nurse's office to get the asthma inhaler, [my son] couldn't breathe … When he came home from school, my wife found the marks on him. When I came home at 8 [p.m.], we went to the sheriff's office. He had severe bruising on his buttocks and on his lower back. His butt was just covered."The report also contains this Texas-related information: "The paddle used to hit children is typically around 15 inches long, between two and four inches wide, and one-half inch thick, with a six-inch handle at one end. One former

teacher in Texas told the ACLU and Human Rights Watch that he found shaved down baseball bats that were being used as paddles."

[Guest guest]

And this is only documenting the paddling w/principal. What about the inappropriate behavior & abuse from the special ed teachers and their assistants? Where is the documentation that acknowledges the head thumping, back slapping and digging nails into their little hands when they write....which is what my baby endured at ages 6 & 7.

Maybe they should have researched reports from parents and CPS, too. Where was the voice from the Office of Civil Rights? I would also imagine that Advocacy Incorporated could have added a few numbers to victims list.

Subject: Texas educators hit more studentsTo: Texas-Autism-Advocacy Date: Wednesday, August 12, 2009, 9:48 AM

Once again, Texas does itself proud.Texas educators hit more studentsBy Dexheimer | Wednesday, August 12, 2009, 07:00 AM http://www.statesma n.com/blogs/ content/shared- gen/blogs/ austin/investiga tive/entries/ 2009/08/12/ texas_teachers_ hit_most_ studen.htmlAnother dubious distinction for Texas: Teachers and school administrators hit more students than in any other state.That bit of news comes courtesy of "Impairing Education," a new report from Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union. Based on numbers compiled by the U.S. Department of Education, the report, which you can read here, discovered that disabled students were disciplined disproportionately to their numbers: "Students with disabilities … made up 18.8

percent of those who received corporal punishment, even though they constitute just 13.7 percent of the nationwide student population."Texas is one of only 20 states that still permits corporal punishment. The main reason for its standing as primary paddler is, of course, its size. In terms of spankings-per- student, Texas ranks only 8th, behind Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama, Tennessee, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Georgia. (Basically, the SEC, with the exception of Oklahoma.)But that's still 49,157 instances of paddling reported during the course of the 2006-07 school year — just under 300 per school day. Of those cases, 10,222 blows were administered to students with disabilities, according to the report. The report is also sprinkled with harrowing anecdotes leading to its conclusion that little good — and, occasionally, great harm — results when educators smack students. Here's one from Texas:"

B., the father of an 11-year-old Texas boy with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and dyslexia, described a paddling his son received in early 2009: The first swat knocked [my son] down … when he fell, the principal said he had five seconds to get back up, or he'd start all over again … it probably took him a minute and a half to get up again. They gave him two more swats. Then the principal had to go to the nurse's office to get the asthma inhaler, [my son] couldn't breathe … When he came home from school, my wife found the marks on him. When I came home at 8 [p.m.], we went to the sheriff's office. He had severe bruising on his buttocks and on his lower back. His butt was just covered."The report also contains this Texas-related information: "The paddle used to hit children is typically around 15 inches long, between two and four inches wide, and one-half inch thick, with a six-inch handle at one end. One former

teacher in Texas told the ACLU and Human Rights Watch that he found shaved down baseball bats that were being used as paddles."

[Guest guest]

And this is only documenting the paddling w/principal. What about the inappropriate behavior & abuse from the special ed teachers and their assistants? Where is the documentation that acknowledges the head thumping, back slapping and digging nails into their little hands when they write....which is what my baby endured at ages 6 & 7.

Maybe they should have researched reports from parents and CPS, too. Where was the voice from the Office of Civil Rights? I would also imagine that Advocacy Incorporated could have added a few numbers to victims list.

Subject: Texas educators hit more studentsTo: Texas-Autism-Advocacy Date: Wednesday, August 12, 2009, 9:48 AM

Once again, Texas does itself proud.Texas educators hit more studentsBy Dexheimer | Wednesday, August 12, 2009, 07:00 AM http://www.statesma n.com/blogs/ content/shared- gen/blogs/ austin/investiga tive/entries/ 2009/08/12/ texas_teachers_ hit_most_ studen.htmlAnother dubious distinction for Texas: Teachers and school administrators hit more students than in any other state.That bit of news comes courtesy of "Impairing Education," a new report from Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union. Based on numbers compiled by the U.S. Department of Education, the report, which you can read here, discovered that disabled students were disciplined disproportionately to their numbers: "Students with disabilities … made up 18.8

percent of those who received corporal punishment, even though they constitute just 13.7 percent of the nationwide student population."Texas is one of only 20 states that still permits corporal punishment. The main reason for its standing as primary paddler is, of course, its size. In terms of spankings-per- student, Texas ranks only 8th, behind Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama, Tennessee, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Georgia. (Basically, the SEC, with the exception of Oklahoma.)But that's still 49,157 instances of paddling reported during the course of the 2006-07 school year — just under 300 per school day. Of those cases, 10,222 blows were administered to students with disabilities, according to the report. The report is also sprinkled with harrowing anecdotes leading to its conclusion that little good — and, occasionally, great harm — results when educators smack students. Here's one from Texas:"

B., the father of an 11-year-old Texas boy with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and dyslexia, described a paddling his son received in early 2009: The first swat knocked [my son] down … when he fell, the principal said he had five seconds to get back up, or he'd start all over again … it probably took him a minute and a half to get up again. They gave him two more swats. Then the principal had to go to the nurse's office to get the asthma inhaler, [my son] couldn't breathe … When he came home from school, my wife found the marks on him. When I came home at 8 [p.m.], we went to the sheriff's office. He had severe bruising on his buttocks and on his lower back. His butt was just covered."The report also contains this Texas-related information: "The paddle used to hit children is typically around 15 inches long, between two and four inches wide, and one-half inch thick, with a six-inch handle at one end. One former

teacher in Texas told the ACLU and Human Rights Watch that he found shaved down baseball bats that were being used as paddles."

[Guest guest]

Is this a joke? This is legal in Texas?!!!

It does not even happen in the third world country that I come from !!!!

Shame and disbelief !!!!!!!

Texas educators hit more students

Once again, Texas does itself proud.

Texas educators hit more students

By Dexheimer | Wednesday, August 12, 2009, 07:00 AM

http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/investigative/ent\

ries/2009/08/12/texas_teachers_hit_most_studen.html

Another dubious distinction for Texas: Teachers and school administrators

hit more students than in any other state.

That bit of news comes courtesy of " Impairing Education, " a new report from

Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union. Based on numbers

compiled by the U.S. Department of Education, the report, which you can read

here, discovered that disabled students were disciplined disproportionately

to their numbers:

" Students with disabilities . made up 18.8 percent of those who received

corporal punishment, even though they constitute just 13.7 percent of the

nationwide student population. "

Texas is one of only 20 states that still permits corporal punishment. The

main reason for its standing as primary paddler is, of course, its size.

In terms of spankings-per-student, Texas ranks only 8th, behind Mississippi,

Arkansas, Alabama, Tennessee, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Georgia. (Basically,

the SEC, with the exception of Oklahoma.)

But that's still 49,157 instances of paddling reported during the course of

the 2006-07 school year - just under 300 per school day. Of those cases,

10,222 blows were administered to students with disabilities, according to

the report.

The report is also sprinkled with harrowing anecdotes leading to its

conclusion that little good - and, occasionally, great harm - results when

educators smack students.

Here's one from Texas:

" B., the father of an 11-year-old Texas boy with attention deficit

hyperactivity disorder and dyslexia, described a paddling his son received

in early 2009: The first swat knocked [my son] down . when he fell, the

principal said he had five seconds to get back up, or he'd start all over

again . it probably took him a minute and a half to get up again. They gave

him two more swats.

Then the principal had to go to the nurse's office to get the asthma

inhaler, [my son] couldn't breathe . When he came home from school, my wife

found the marks on him. When I came home at 8 [p.m.], we went to the

sheriff's office. He had severe bruising on his buttocks and on his lower

back. His butt was just covered. "

The report also contains this Texas-related information:

" The paddle used to hit children is typically around 15 inches long, between

two and four inches wide, and one-half inch thick, with a six-inch handle at

one end. One former teacher in Texas told the ACLU and Human Rights Watch

that he found shaved down baseball bats that were being used as paddles. "

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[Guest guest]

Is this a joke? This is legal in Texas?!!!

It does not even happen in the third world country that I come from !!!!

Shame and disbelief !!!!!!!

Texas educators hit more students

Once again, Texas does itself proud.

Texas educators hit more students

By Dexheimer | Wednesday, August 12, 2009, 07:00 AM

http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/investigative/ent\

ries/2009/08/12/texas_teachers_hit_most_studen.html

Another dubious distinction for Texas: Teachers and school administrators

hit more students than in any other state.

That bit of news comes courtesy of " Impairing Education, " a new report from

Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union. Based on numbers

compiled by the U.S. Department of Education, the report, which you can read

here, discovered that disabled students were disciplined disproportionately

to their numbers:

" Students with disabilities . made up 18.8 percent of those who received

corporal punishment, even though they constitute just 13.7 percent of the

nationwide student population. "

Texas is one of only 20 states that still permits corporal punishment. The

main reason for its standing as primary paddler is, of course, its size.

In terms of spankings-per-student, Texas ranks only 8th, behind Mississippi,

Arkansas, Alabama, Tennessee, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Georgia. (Basically,

the SEC, with the exception of Oklahoma.)

But that's still 49,157 instances of paddling reported during the course of

the 2006-07 school year - just under 300 per school day. Of those cases,

10,222 blows were administered to students with disabilities, according to

the report.

The report is also sprinkled with harrowing anecdotes leading to its

conclusion that little good - and, occasionally, great harm - results when

educators smack students.

Here's one from Texas:

" B., the father of an 11-year-old Texas boy with attention deficit

hyperactivity disorder and dyslexia, described a paddling his son received

in early 2009: The first swat knocked [my son] down . when he fell, the

principal said he had five seconds to get back up, or he'd start all over

again . it probably took him a minute and a half to get up again. They gave

him two more swats.

Then the principal had to go to the nurse's office to get the asthma

inhaler, [my son] couldn't breathe . When he came home from school, my wife

found the marks on him. When I came home at 8 [p.m.], we went to the

sheriff's office. He had severe bruising on his buttocks and on his lower

back. His butt was just covered. "

The report also contains this Texas-related information:

" The paddle used to hit children is typically around 15 inches long, between

two and four inches wide, and one-half inch thick, with a six-inch handle at

one end. One former teacher in Texas told the ACLU and Human Rights Watch

that he found shaved down baseball bats that were being used as paddles. "

------------------------------------

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[Guest guest]

Is this a joke? This is legal in Texas?!!!

It does not even happen in the third world country that I come from !!!!

Shame and disbelief !!!!!!!

Texas educators hit more students

Once again, Texas does itself proud.

Texas educators hit more students

By Dexheimer | Wednesday, August 12, 2009, 07:00 AM

http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/investigative/ent\

ries/2009/08/12/texas_teachers_hit_most_studen.html

Another dubious distinction for Texas: Teachers and school administrators

hit more students than in any other state.

That bit of news comes courtesy of " Impairing Education, " a new report from

Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union. Based on numbers

compiled by the U.S. Department of Education, the report, which you can read

here, discovered that disabled students were disciplined disproportionately

to their numbers:

" Students with disabilities . made up 18.8 percent of those who received

corporal punishment, even though they constitute just 13.7 percent of the

nationwide student population. "

Texas is one of only 20 states that still permits corporal punishment. The

main reason for its standing as primary paddler is, of course, its size.

In terms of spankings-per-student, Texas ranks only 8th, behind Mississippi,

Arkansas, Alabama, Tennessee, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Georgia. (Basically,

the SEC, with the exception of Oklahoma.)

But that's still 49,157 instances of paddling reported during the course of

the 2006-07 school year - just under 300 per school day. Of those cases,

10,222 blows were administered to students with disabilities, according to

the report.

The report is also sprinkled with harrowing anecdotes leading to its

conclusion that little good - and, occasionally, great harm - results when

educators smack students.

Here's one from Texas:

" B., the father of an 11-year-old Texas boy with attention deficit

hyperactivity disorder and dyslexia, described a paddling his son received

in early 2009: The first swat knocked [my son] down . when he fell, the

principal said he had five seconds to get back up, or he'd start all over

again . it probably took him a minute and a half to get up again. They gave

him two more swats.

Then the principal had to go to the nurse's office to get the asthma

inhaler, [my son] couldn't breathe . When he came home from school, my wife

found the marks on him. When I came home at 8 [p.m.], we went to the

sheriff's office. He had severe bruising on his buttocks and on his lower

back. His butt was just covered. "

The report also contains this Texas-related information:

" The paddle used to hit children is typically around 15 inches long, between

two and four inches wide, and one-half inch thick, with a six-inch handle at

one end. One former teacher in Texas told the ACLU and Human Rights Watch

that he found shaved down baseball bats that were being used as paddles. "

------------------------------------

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COPAA did a survey in the spring of 2009 that found 185 cases nationwide of

children given " aversive interventions " -- nice words to describe what I'd call

criminal, but oops, it's " legal " , sorry about that -- behavior.

http://www.copaa.org/pdf/UnsafeCOPAAMay_27_2009.pdf

" ...We received reports of children subject to prone restraints; injured by

larger adults who restrained them; tied, taped and trapped in chairs and

equipment; forced into locked seclusion rooms; made to endure pain, humiliation

and deprived of basic necessities, and subjected to a variety of other abusive

techniques. "

Legal? yes. Humane? Just? Right? Read the report.

> Is this a joke? This is legal in Texas?!!!

> It does not even happen in the third world country that I come from !!!!

> Shame and disbelief !!!!!!!

>

> Texas educators hit more students

>

>

> Once again, Texas does itself proud.

>

> Texas educators hit more students

> By Dexheimer | Wednesday, August 12, 2009, 07:00 AM

>

http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/investigative/ent\

ries/2009/08/12/texas_teachers_hit_most_studen.html

>

> Another dubious distinction for Texas: Teachers and school administrators

> hit more students than in any other state.

>

> That bit of news comes courtesy of " Impairing Education, " a new report from

> Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union. Based on numbers

> compiled by the U.S. Department of Education, the report, which you can read

> here, discovered that disabled students were disciplined disproportionately

> to their numbers:

>

> " Students with disabilities . made up 18.8 percent of those who received

> corporal punishment, even though they constitute just 13.7 percent of the

> nationwide student population. "

>

> Texas is one of only 20 states that still permits corporal punishment. The

> main reason for its standing as primary paddler is, of course, its size.

>

> In terms of spankings-per-student, Texas ranks only 8th, behind Mississippi,

> Arkansas, Alabama, Tennessee, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Georgia. (Basically,

> the SEC, with the exception of Oklahoma.)

>

> But that's still 49,157 instances of paddling reported during the course of

> the 2006-07 school year - just under 300 per school day. Of those cases,

> 10,222 blows were administered to students with disabilities, according to

> the report.

>

> The report is also sprinkled with harrowing anecdotes leading to its

> conclusion that little good - and, occasionally, great harm - results when

> educators smack students.

>

> Here's one from Texas:

>

> " B., the father of an 11-year-old Texas boy with attention deficit

> hyperactivity disorder and dyslexia, described a paddling his son received

> in early 2009: The first swat knocked [my son] down . when he fell, the

> principal said he had five seconds to get back up, or he'd start all over

> again . it probably took him a minute and a half to get up again. They gave

> him two more swats.

> Then the principal had to go to the nurse's office to get the asthma

> inhaler, [my son] couldn't breathe . When he came home from school, my wife

> found the marks on him. When I came home at 8 [p.m.], we went to the

> sheriff's office. He had severe bruising on his buttocks and on his lower

> back. His butt was just covered. "

>

> The report also contains this Texas-related information:

>

> " The paddle used to hit children is typically around 15 inches long, between

> two and four inches wide, and one-half inch thick, with a six-inch handle at

> one end. One former teacher in Texas told the ACLU and Human Rights Watch

> that he found shaved down baseball bats that were being used as paddles. "

>

>

>

>

> ------------------------------------

>

> Texas Autism Advocacy

> www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org

>

> Texas Disability Network

> Calendar of Events

> www.TexasAutismAdvocacy.org