Over the years I have read so many horror stories about egregious violations of both students' and parents' rights by these institutions and yet it never seems to occur to parents that they should actively seek out other ways to educate their children. There are many alternatives available. The local public brain laundry just doesn't cut it!
What it provides is something other than education. Just recently I read s story in the Monroe, Louisiana "News-Star" about a six year-old special needs student that was duct-taped by his teacher/change agent to his seat in the classroom at the "school" he attends.
For the teacher to resort to that extreme the kid must have really been acting up, right? Well, no, actually he got out of his seat to get a Kleenex. Bear in mind, this is a six year-old special needs student, not John Dillinger's grandson. According to the article in the "News-Star" written by Barbara Leader and published on November 10th, the mother of the student said: "My son got up to get a Kleenex to blow his nose and the teacher yelled at him and told him to sit down." She said "She (the teacher) asked him if he was mad and when he didn't answer, she grabbed the tape."
Interestingly, the mother did not even find out about this little incident until there had been an article in the local paper about it. That article was her first "notification." Mom then went to the school, slightly ticked off, and wanted to know why she hadn't been informed about the incident until after it was in the newspaper.
Supposedly the school couldn't get hold of her. She said that she believed that if a story about the incident had not shown up in the paper she would not have found out about it. Lady, you've probably got that right! Most public schools try not to be too openly up-front when they violate someone's rights (or does anyone have any rights in their institutions)?
After this happened the school transferred the student to another class and this was supposedly supposed to take care of the situation--however the emotional damage had already been done. The mother has gone to the school and removed the student and is thinking about possible legal action and the possibility of putting him in another school, which, if it's another public school, will probably only postpone her problem instead of solving it.
According to the newspaper article: "It is unclear what measures will be taken to address the employee's actions." The article noted that the other students in the classroom laughed at this youngster while he was taped into his seat. Must have been great fun for everyone from the teacher on down! Does anyone have even the remotest idea of how s student feels when they are ridiculed by everyone in a classroom, including the teacher? Too much of this sort of thing goes on in public schools, with teacher and class getting their jollies at the expense of one student, who, if he dares to retort will probably be cited for insubordination. I've seen it. I've experienced it, and let me tell you, it does not help to make your day.
This mother should keep her youngster out of any public school, check into finding other ways to educate him, and then sue the pants off the local school district. There are undoubtedly some good teachers out there in public schools. I have known some, but the system as a whole is rotten to the core and needs to be separated from. I continue to wonder how long it will take people to get the message! source: Anti-EstablishmentHistory
