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AspieAshley
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24 Apr 2012, 8:48 pm

This is a New Jersaey parent's response to their autistic child being bullied by his teacher and teacher's aid.

http://www.change.org/petitions/to-the- ... tely-fired


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24 Apr 2012, 10:37 pm

I don't know if this has been posted elsewhere on this site but here it the video made by the parent who started this petition. It is disturbing.

Teacher/Bully: How My Son Was Humiliated and Tormented by his Teacher and Aide



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24 Apr 2012, 11:18 pm

While it's important to protect all children from abuse I think it's important to remember that Neurodivergent children are particularly vulnerable and disproportionatley targeted.


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25 Apr 2012, 12:03 am

Teachers are already normally fired for bullying kids.



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25 Apr 2012, 12:28 am

Rainy wrote:
Teachers are already normally fired for bullying kids.


Untrue. I was bullied by my paraprofessional and some of my teachers in school and not one of them recieved any consequenses whatsoever. And yes, the video has already been posted in another thread.


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