05-29-2008, 01:26 AM
Quote:Well, probably not this scenario. If the child does have Asberger's, or some type of Autism then the school district is obligated to try to work something out. This teacher seems used to teaching at a higher grade level from what I can tell, and so may not be familiar with 5 year old behavior and probably not used to autistic behavior. There is a couple who live near me, who are friends of mine and who are both trained teachers who have a boy with Asberger's. It is a very complicated and stressful process to get your child diagnosed correctly, get the State to comply with it's obligation to supply extra teaching help, and to not have your special needs child swept along or out of the system. Meanwhile, you need to protect that child's self image, because these are neural disorders that can improve and you can grow out of to some extent as their brain matures. The behavior this child exhibits is probably more a lack of self control, in that he probably blurts out whats on his mind at the time, or will decide to spontaneously run around the class. There is a decision to be made as to how much time the child can be mainstreamed, and how much special education time is needed.
But, the bottom line is that is should not be a decision made by 5 year olds voting.
Not only did this child have Asberger's but his mother and the school officials were in the process of creating a personalized learning plan for the child. This is a very involved process for the parents the school officials and especially the teacher. For the teacher to pull a BS stunt like this after she knew and was already to some degree involved in addressing the childs issues is much bigger than making a mistake, it is thoroughly irresponsible and this person should never teach anyone, especially young children.