Educators fired for ridiculing autistic

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A Louisiana educator has been fired and another will be dismissed after ridiculing a student with autism for his learning disabilities.

The student's mother, Milissa Davis, suspected something was going at school after her son's behavior at home declined. She sent him to school with a recording device in his bag and was unhappy about what she heard.

Audio of the incident appears to be first published on YouTube March 23 and shows two adults mocking the boy; some of the comments were recorded when there were no students present. It was also posted to a Facebook account matching Davis' name.

“Why don't you have anything written down? That's why you can't sit with everyone. Tell your momma that,” said one of the educators.

One of the adults can be heard mocking a noise the boy makes when answering an educator’s question.

Linda Stone, principal of the Hope Academy in Baton Rouge, which caters to students with “developmental and learning challenges” told Newsweek that the educator was fired as soon as she heard about the incident. Stone said that she was unaware of the incident until the audio surfaced on social media at the end of last month.

“My heart is these kids … it’s an isolated incident. We’ve never had anything like this,” said Stone. “I was shocked. We are a very caring and loving environment.”

The Facebook post goes on to detail how the boy was pulled out of school due to the recordings. Stone said the boy left the school in December before winter break. The Louisiana Department of Education told Newsweek that it hasn't received a complaint this incident.