Dr. Phil - subject: corporal punishment in the classroom

[Guest guest]

Dr. Phil Show on Friday, May 16th: "Spanking Scandals." (Check local listings for time and channel.) Everyone who cares about children will want to tune in. This show will make the case for legislative change with regard to corporal punishment in schools. Currently 21 states allow educators to corporally punish. This is not just about the 'paddle' but how teachers can misuse/abuse their power and mistreat children.

Diane, Thank you for your posting. I felt like I was the only mom ut there that feels like you. I have been having terrible panic attacks for the longest time and now condiering meds because I can not cope. I cant stop worrying. Where do you live? I am in orland park Illinois. We need to speak out about other peoples lack of empathy for what we are feeling. I have already had the police looking for my son twice, my husband was watching him both times. He doesnt even know how serious this is. How will a stranger? the first time my son escaped at school a sub told me the truth what happened, the second time i found out by a slip by the speech path telling the ot that my son escaped a ran to the busy street that was a year after it really happened.. How many more times has this happened I dont know because they dont tell. What gets me is I cant trust my school to tell me what has happened throughout his day, let alone trust them that my son is safe. Unfortunately a child will be missing or hurt before this situation will ever get better for us. Kathy-- In AutismBehaviorProblems , D LeFort wrote:>> My son is 5 and getting ready to start kindergarten in a different building than he was in for spec ed preschool. I am tearing my hair out about it because he is a runner and they aren't prepared for it (yet) at all. The building's main door just outside the special ed classroom has those push bars that anyone can easily operate and opens right to a street area. The other day when I visited I saw an older autistic boy alone in the hall and shortly after a para came running frantically out of the special ed class calling his name. Of all things to see on one of my few visits to the place so far! I am freaking out. The autism specialist for the area said the principal is working on a plan. But I don't have high expectations. If they've had that 2nd grader in the school since kindergarten and still can't manage to keep him contained, they probably won't do well enough to contain my much more active little guy. The kid I saw has some> physical limitations, so he is slower. Mine will be a mile away before they notice. I wish I could home school him. All I do is worry and think how if they lose him he may get hit by a car or drown in some creek. I also feel if he slips out of the class they'll never let me know. They could lose him every other day, even have to call 911 for help, and I don't know if I'd ever find out about it as long as he was found before school let out.> -Diane > > > Re: self contained classrooms> > > To: AutismBehaviorProbl emsyahoogroups (DOT) com> > > Date: Friday, May 9, 2008, 5:12 AM> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > I know and I am so frusterated. I dont want him to go to a > mainstream > > > school even if it is a spec ed diagnostic K to begin with and > only 12 kids > > > and 1 teacher and 2 aides. He can get a one on one aide, but I > just dont > > > agree that this is going to be good for my son. I dont know what > to do, > > > because the IEP at the special school he was going to, he cant > stay there > > > because they say he is high functioning which I say yeah right > too. And > > > his IQ was 67, still lower then it should be, but a year ago it > was 48. > > > And, to be able to stay where he is, he has to have a 50 or > lower. I just > > > dont know what to do. I hate this.> > >> > > Stacie B> > > Aurora IL> > >> > >> > > In a message dated 5/8/2008 9:47:00 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > > > astrid@astridvanwoe rkom.com writes:> > >> > >> > >> > > they dont do> > >> diapers so if he is not trained by then, they said if he has a > BM i will> > >> have> > >> to go and change him. I really cant do that so he is a good > candidate> > >> for a> > >> 1 on 1 aide.> > >> > > What a ridiculous statement - "we don't do diapers". Even some > adults wear> > > diapers for various physical or cognitive reasons. It's not fair > that they> > > would require five-year-olds with significant developmental > disabilities > > > to> > > be fully potty trained.> > > Astrid> > > astrid@astridvanwoe rkom.com <mailto:astrid%> 40astridvanwoerkom. com>> > > http://www.astridva nwoerkom. com/ > <http://www.astridva nwoerkom. com/>> > >> > > I'm protected by SpamBrave> > > http://www.spambrav> > > e.com/ <http://www.spambrav e.com/>> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > ------------ ----> > > Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family > favorites at > > > AOL Food <http://food. aol.com/dinner- tonight?> NCID=aolfod00030000 000001> .> > >> > > ------------ ----> > > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! > Mobile. Try it > > > now. > > > > <http://us.rd. yahoo.com/ evt=51733/ *http://mobile. yahoo.com/ ;_ylt=Ahu06> i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9 tAcJ > > > >> > > ------------ --------- --------- ------> > >> > >