Reply: abusive teacher's aid

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In a message dated 12/11/99 2:54:02 PM Eastern Standard Time,

BarbStrate@... writes:

> Supposedly the woman is

> going to be fired.

> This incident has really upset me. Had I not moved my seat during

> intermission I never would have noticed or saw how she was being

> treated. How often are our autistic kids treated this way by caregivers

not

>

> professionally trained in an environment that we are led to believe is

> reasonably safe? could have easily been my or any of our

kids.

> Even the NT ones.

Barbara:

This story is so tragic. But you're right, it probably happens more than

any of us want to know. Thanks for sticking up for this kid and making some

noise to the administration. I would definitely do the same, no matter whose

kid it was.