Mcps Rara educator KICKED AUTISTIC elementary student

[Anonymous]

I'm not going to post links, but the accused in this case puts her "career-limiting move" choices on the Internet with photographic evidence.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm not going to post links, but the accused in this case puts her "career-limiting move" choices on the Internet with photographic evidence.

What does this even mean?

[Anonymous]

Cannot blame MCPS for this incident. Impossible to perfectly screen every individual. It is possible that she didn’t mean to kick him but meant to just stop him. Teachers should be allowed to have a drink in the classroom

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Anonymous wrote:Wow that sounds pretty bad.

When first seeing the title, I was willing to get the paraeducator the benefit of the doubt. Where something might've been incidental contact and blown out of proportion. And not to offend anyone but being identified as Special Ed can be a very wide spectrum and for a variety of reasons.

But to be actually be able to kick a kid in the chest seems to be pretty deliberate.

No injury reported.

My guess is the para was sitting in a chair and she pushed the kid away with her foot when he grabbed her drink (which she absolutely should not have had in the classroom).

This is why you shouldn't bring in minimum wage untrained people off the street to care for disabled students.

Why not?

It was soda.

Are teachers prohibited from having soda?

Of course not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cannot blame MCPS for this incident. Impossible to perfectly screen every individual. It is possible that she didn’t mean to kick him but meant to just stop him. Teachers should be allowed to have a drink in the classroom

Did you read the article? She yelled “no” and then kicked the child in chest/stomach. The child fell to the ground as a result.

If she had the forethought to yell no, she certainly could have had the forethought to compose herself and act like a professional
instead of kicking the child.

Even if she meant to stop the child, she should not have put her foot out to do this. It sounds like there was a witness and I’m sure if what you described had been the case, she wouldn’t be facing a felony.

[Anonymous]

She should never have kicked the child, period. As someone who works with this population, you should know what you’re getting into. If you are stressing out, reach out for support or quit if you can’t handle it. Kicking a child isn’t appropriate.

This also indicates lack of support and training which the county is responsible for. A lot of the comments in here are telling. Either the accused or her friends are in here trolling or a few of you should think before writing comments. MCPS and this individual are absolutely to blame. Doesn’t matter what this kid did. They have a documented disability. If this isn’t their correct placement, MCPS has an obligation to get the child to a better one.

[Anonymous]

Special education is crazy expensive. MCPS cannot keep pouring more and more money into it.

[Anonymous]

MCPS is absolutely mismanaging money, but we’re straying away from the point of this post.

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Anonymous wrote:Wow that sounds pretty bad.

When first seeing the title, I was willing to get the paraeducator the benefit of the doubt. Where something might've been incidental contact and blown out of proportion. And not to offend anyone but being identified as Special Ed can be a very wide spectrum and for a variety of reasons.

But to be actually be able to kick a kid in the chest seems to be pretty deliberate.

No injury reported.

My guess is the para was sitting in a chair and she pushed the kid away with her foot when he grabbed her drink (which she absolutely should not have had in the classroom).

This is why you shouldn't bring in minimum wage untrained people off the street to care for disabled students.

Why not?

It was soda.

Are teachers prohibited from having soda?

No, but they obviously shouldn't have it in the classroom in front of students. Come on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Special education is crazy expensive. MCPS cannot keep pouring more and more money into it.

And this example shows the result of failing to fund it properly.

[Anonymous]

While I don't think this was acceptable, I also think people should be careful with their conclusions and judgement. There's a big difference between an active kick and blocking by lifting a leg, but I'm not convinced it would be described differently.

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Anonymous wrote:Teaching and nursing attract sociopaths. No joke. Where are you going to go if you want to be mean to people? You would seek out vulnerable populations. Anyone who wants to work with kids, patients, or the elderly should be assessed for sociopathy. It should be a requirement for employment.[/

Yes! All the mean girls in HS became nurses or teachers! The worst became gym teachers…

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Wow that sounds pretty bad.

When first seeing the title, I was willing to get the paraeducator the benefit of the doubt. Where something might've been incidental contact and blown out of proportion. And not to offend anyone but being identified as Special Ed can be a very wide spectrum and for a variety of reasons.

But to be actually be able to kick a kid in the chest seems to be pretty deliberate.

No injury reported.

My guess is the para was sitting in a chair and she pushed the kid away with her foot when he grabbed her drink (which she absolutely should not have had in the classroom).

This is why you shouldn't bring in minimum wage untrained people off the street to care for disabled students.

Why not?

It was soda.

Are teachers prohibited from having soda?

No, but they obviously shouldn't have it in the classroom in front of students. Come on.

That isn’t reasonable.

Teachers can have soda in front of students. Some teachers have coffee or tea. Even energy drinks. This is ok.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow that sounds pretty bad.

When first seeing the title, I was willing to get the paraeducator the benefit of the doubt. Where something might've been incidental contact and blown out of proportion. And not to offend anyone but being identified as Special Ed can be a very wide spectrum and for a variety of reasons.

But to be actually be able to kick a kid in the chest seems to be pretty deliberate.

No injury reported.

My guess is the para was sitting in a chair and she pushed the kid away with her foot when he grabbed her drink (which she absolutely should not have had in the classroom).

This is why you shouldn't bring in minimum wage untrained people off the street to care for disabled students.

Why not?

It was soda.

DP. Soda isn’t poison.

Unfortunately, paras are regularly denied their contractual breaks during the day. Her problem was drinking and eating unhealthy snacks in the same room
As kids. It’s kicking a child.

It was disruptive classroom behind. If you are taking a snack break, you leave the room. Kicking a child is worse than leaving the room.

You can’t legally leave a classroom just to have a snack. Even if you are assigned coverage during the break that is supposed to be protected under your contact.

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Anonymous wrote:Wow that sounds pretty bad.

When first seeing the title, I was willing to get the paraeducator the benefit of the doubt. Where something might've been incidental contact and blown out of proportion. And not to offend anyone but being identified as Special Ed can be a very wide spectrum and for a variety of reasons.

But to be actually be able to kick a kid in the chest seems to be pretty deliberate.

No injury reported.

My guess is the para was sitting in a chair and she pushed the kid away with her foot when he grabbed her drink (which she absolutely should not have had in the classroom).

This is why you shouldn't bring in minimum wage untrained people off the street to care for disabled students.

Why not?

It was soda.

Are teachers prohibited from having soda?

No, but they obviously shouldn't have it in the classroom in front of students. Come on.

That isn’t reasonable.

Teachers can have soda in front of students. Some teachers have coffee or tea. Even energy drinks. This is ok.

No, in certain circumstances, it’s not ok to have those things in the classroom. For example, if a child has dietary restrictions but because of their disability has impulse control issues, the teachers and paras/other staff should be aware and make accommodations.

A child was kicked and this is what people choose to harp on?? No wonder so many adults get away with abuse. So many justifications for adults who should know better.