Posted on 02/27/2013 12:42:48 PM PST by Jyotishi
Mililani - For half a dozen former Kipapa Elementary School students, room P-10 was a little class of horrors.
Hawaii News Now has learned that the families of six disabled students have now come forward with allegations of abuse by staffers at this Mililani School.
The latest allegations come from the parents of an autistic girl who say school staffers force fed their daughter, often to the point of vomiting.
Court documents filed in U.S. District Court say that in some instances the girl -- who often had trouble eating -- was forced to eat food she threw up. People familiar with the case say the girl also was pressured to eat food that was thrown in the trash.
Sources say staffers punished another student -- one who suffered from seizures and is blind in one eye -- by placing a large plastic clip on her nose for several minutes.
The bizarre charges come after Hawaii News Now first reported on a lawsuit alleging that two Kipapa staffers grabbed an eight-year-old autistic girl by the neck and held her down for several minutes.
Another suit alleged that staffers tied a seven-year-old girl to a chair with a scarf and forced her to watch television for hours.
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Every one of those perpetrators should be tied to a post and publicly flogged bloody.
Sounds like some fathers need to warm up their crowbars.
Good reason for the Golden Rule to be taught in school. Would they like themselves or their children to be treated this way? My grandson has spina bifida and autism. He is prone to choking. Thank God his teachers and aides closely supervise him when he’s eating, and they know the Heimlich Maneuver and CPR. He occasionally refuses to eat, but there’s always a physical reason for that. The staff just reports the incident to his parents.
These kids’ lives are tough enough. Common sense from adults who should know better would make such a difference for all.
Good reason for the Golden Rule to be taught in school. Would they like themselves or their children to be treated this way? My grandson has spina bifida and autism. He is prone to choking. Thank God his teachers and aides closely supervise him when he’s eating, and they know the Heimlich Maneuver and CPR. He occasionally refuses to eat, but there’s always a physical reason for that. The staff just reports the incident to his parents.
These kids’ lives are tough enough. Common sense from adults who should know better would make such a difference for all.
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