Re: Re: a suggested solution (was: An article from www.miamiherald.com)

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We are slowly losing our rights as it is. I think cameras in all public places is a bit overkill. Also, there are so many cameras already in place for traffic lights, businesses for security, toll booths, etc.

I think that cameras in schools is a good idea, because the children are minors and especially for classes that serve children with disabilities and specifically "non-verbal" children. They are the targets of most abuse, since they cannot report. Also, I think the laws need to change as they are applied to teachers or any school personnel. When they are above the law and cannot even be arrested or charged because of the union's protection or collective bargaining contract, there is something really, really wrong with the system.

Regards,

Ven Sequenzia

President

Autism Society of America

State of Florida Chapter

Re: a suggested solution (was: An article from www.miamiherald.com)

I think there should be cameras in ALL classrooms. And for that matter, anywhere a police officer has any contact with alleged criminals, too. Well... I'd even go so far as to say I wish we had cameras in all public places and a network of people watching them - even if it's only as a hobby - that could alert authorities when a situation they are viewing warrants it.

Has anyone ever heard of the people who listen to police scanners for a hobby? If we had people watching public cameras the same way I bet a lot of crimes could be prevented or halted in progress. There are a lot of people with nothing better to do... especially with all of the unemployment. Instead of watching mindless TV "reality shows" and sitcoms wouldn't it be more fun to watch in real time for people trying to commit crimes and report them?

It all boils down to the same thing it always does: money.

On Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 4:25 PM, Cislo <tigyrlilycomcast (DOT) net> wrote:

What about criminal charges? Assault with intent to do bodily harm

might be appropriate here. So much depends on the police or DA's

willingness though. If they are sympathetic to the teacher--I tried

to get the kid who bullied my son arrested on hate crime charges (he

thought my son was gay and harrassed him because of it--even hit my

son. ended up missing months of school because of the stomach

pain the anxiety caused him) but the officer would not press charges--

said it didn't rise to the definition of hate crime. I looked the

statute up--it did. The cop just didn't want to do it.

I hope the mom wins the lawsuit and goes after the teacher's license.

> This is so disgusting... if it's true and it's proven, I wonder what

> kinda "slap on the wrist" THIS teacher will get?

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> He could have died.

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> Posted on Friday, Oct. 09, 2009

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> Lawsuit: Ind. teacher tried to sicken autistic boy

> By DEANNA MARTIN

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> The mother of an 8-year-old autistic boy with severe peanut

> allergies said Friday that an Indianapolis teacher gave her son a

> peanut-filled candy bar in hopes of making him sick so he wouldn't

> go on a field trip.

> A lawsuit filed by the boy's mother, Anita Young, alleges that

> special education teacher Trinda Barocas told a classroom aide that

> the boy would likely misbehave and "maybe he could be sick enough

> not to attend and we won't have to deal with it." Young said her

> son, , who is mostly nonverbal, gets hives and experiences

> swelling if he merely touches peanuts.

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> Officials at Elementary School in Indianapolis contacted

> Young in March after classroom aides reported that Barocas

> mistreated the boy, who was 7 at the time, and another child.

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