Re: Women Tortures Autistic Students

[Guest guest]

There was an incident like that at a school where a cousin of mine taught. There was a teacher known to be abusing students, but when my cousin reported it, my cousin was fired. That other woman stayed on for about another two years before someone finally got the admin to fire her. I think the only reason they did is because the parent could sue for more money than the teacher could if they fired her. But then again, that is a Bureacracy for you and a heavily unionized one at that.

[Guest guest]

Thanks . I've reproduced the article here for people to read

if they choose and it will be archived in the Files Section in the

Articles folder. I am also going to post it on the Family Forum.

Tom

Woman Reportedly Tortures 'Special Needs' Students

Witness: Teacher Rubbed Against Child, Said 'Cry For Mama'

POSTED: 5:31 pm EST November 10, 2004

UPDATED: 12:08 pm EST November 11, 2004

A 48-year-old teacher in Seminole County, Fla., is accused of

torturing her autistic students, including allegedly rubbing a

child's face in vomit and slamming another child's head so hard that

he lost his front teeth, according to Local 6 News.

The Casselberry Police Department received information several weeks

ago that South Seminole Middle School teacher Kathleen Garrett

allegedly struck several students.

When police investigated, witnesses said she had battered the

children who are unable to communicate well.

Witnesses told police that Garrett punched a student in the head for

wetting his pants and grabbed another student by the back of the

neck after he vomited and shoved his face into the vomit.

Garrett, who weighs 300 pounds, also reportedly pinned a special

needs student facedown on his desk until he choked before two

assistants reportedly jumped in to save the child, according to an

arrest report.

Witnesses also said that Garrett rubbed her body against a child and

repeatedly told him to " cry for mama. "

Authorities said all of the victims have special needs and that

Garrett was their primary caregiver.

Police believe that Garrett used threats, intimidation and bodily

harm to physically and mentally control the disabled victims, Local

6 News reported.

Garrett was arrested Wednesday and charged with nine counts of

aggravated child abuse on the special needs students in her classroom

Garrett was booked into the Seminole County Jail but released

Wednesday night.

The parents of the involved children have been notified of the

allegations.

South Seminole Middle School is located at 101 S. Winter Park Drive

in Casselberry.

Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.

Copyright 2004 by Internet Broadcasting Systems and Local6.com. All

rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast,

rewritten or redistributed.

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[Guest guest]

I'd like to send a party of roughly 10 Aspies into that jail to make

that bitch cry.

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[Guest guest]

Loner Mutant,

This is why we've got to stick together and support one another.

This sort of thing should never have gone on more than five minutes.

Look here:

The article says the police received information weeks ago:

" The Casselberry Police Department received information several weeks

ago that South Seminole Middle School teacher Kathleen Garrett

allegedly struck several students. "

But that the teacher was only arrested last Wednesday:

" Garrett was arrested Wednesday and charged with nine counts of

aggravated child abuse on the special needs students in her

classroom. "

How many students were abused between when the report was filed and

when the arrest was made?

Action should have been taken IMMEDIATELY upon receipt of

information by the police.

As people on the autistic spectrum, we have to look out for

ourselves and each other and report anything suspect to each other

and to the authoritiess immediately.

Tom

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