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Father records teachers bullying his autistic son
KMOV Channel 4 News ^ | April 24, 2012

Posted on 04/24/2012 4:51:16 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued

A New Jersey father took drastic measures because he believed teachers were bullying his autistic son.

The men sent his son to school with a tape recorder, which captured a teacher talking in front of children about how drunk she got the night before.

“I’m doing the happy dance. I’m so very happy,” one of the teachers can be heard saying. “You know why?...I had a bottle of wine with my girlfriend last night…I forgot to eat dinner.

The father took the audio to his child’s school district, where officials fired one of the teachers involved after hearing the tape.

He also made a YouTube video and Facebook page exposing the outrageous behavior. On the video, he says school districts should weed out teachers who shouldn’t be in a classroom.

“I really hope this starts a conversation, and I hope people out there who are, who do have the power, can take a breath and say, ‘If this can happen here, then it can happen in every state in every town.’ And as long as we keep this quiet, it will continue to happen,” he said.

The boy was transferred to another school, where he is reportedly doing much better.

You can see the father's whole YouTube video below

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To: SCalGal
"I teach these kids. I love them...."

Thank you so much for what you do - I'm sure you are a blessing to many.
We chose to home-school our autistic daughter - partly because teachers like you seem to be few and far between.

21 posted on 04/25/2012 4:05:59 AM PDT by Psalm 73 ("Gentlemen, you can't fight in here - this is the War Room".)
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To: bjorn14

They had first names????


22 posted on 04/25/2012 5:14:22 AM PDT by metmom ( For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore & do not submit again to a yoke of slavery)
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To: Incorrigible

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23 posted on 04/25/2012 4:45:09 PM PDT by Coleus
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To: Clintonfatigued

“he says school districts should weed out teachers who shouldn’t be in a classroom. “

Conflicts with the NEA agenda of more teachers are better than less.


24 posted on 04/25/2012 4:59:08 PM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: Psalm 73
We chose to home-school our autistic daughter - partly because teachers like you seem to be few and far between.

Good for you! And Thank You.

25 posted on 04/25/2012 5:57:23 PM PDT by SCalGal (Friends don't let friends donate to H$U$ or PETA.)
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To: Coleus

I’ve been following this news since it broke. The father was on NJ101.5 this evening. He sounded pretty reasonable which is good.

I never felt my son was suffering at school.

Though there was a case where a parent was accusing my then 9 year old son of agitating her son. They shared the bus to school. Like this dad, I put a recorder in his backpack and had evidence that any agitating was initiated by her son.

It’s very difficult since he he can’t tell us what’s happening at school or even just how he’s feeling. We have to intuit his well being. I still worry about the future.


26 posted on 04/25/2012 6:53:45 PM PDT by Incorrigible (If I lead, follow me; If I pause, push me; If I retreat, kill me.)
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