I can't believe this!

candacelyn07

My nephew has autism and I can't even imagine what I would do if this happened to him...

 http://www.waaytv.com/Global/story.asp?S=9758698

lwebster

oh my lord that's awful

hlw082104

Who discplines kids that way?

candacelyn07

I have no idea! I can't believe that they think that taking it out of the classroom will solve the problem and just giving the teacher a good talking too..

jaimeCRN

This is horrible!!!!

wife2james

That's horrible!  That's a cruel way to punish kids, whether they have special needs or not.  I think the school board needs to punish the teacher by putting her in a box and let her see how it feels.

keelmic

As a teacher, I won't draw any conclusions until I can see a photograph of the "box". I think most of us are assuming it looks like a refrigerator box, dark, enclosed, and traumatizing. There is a chance it could simply be a partition to separate a corner of the room and the angry parents have called it "a box." I am not defending the actions of the teacher but I would need to have additonal info before I attacked her actions.

Leelee06

Oh wow...  I keep trying to watch the video but it won't load.  It's scary that you just never know how your children are being taken care of.

star21gazer

keelmic:

As a teacher, I won't draw any conclusions until I can see a photograph of the "box". I think most of us are assuming it looks like a refrigerator box, dark, enclosed, and traumatizing. There is a chance it could simply be a partition to separate a corner of the room and the angry parents have called it "a box." I am not defending the actions of the teacher but I would need to have additonal info before I attacked her actions.

They showed the box on the news last week.  It reminded me of a wooden crate standing up...it was large enough to sit a desk in...either way it was still inclosed all the way around so the child couldn't see anything at all outside. 

I understand (since I am a teacher as well) about how sometimes parents can jump the gun, get angry at the teachers because they aren't treating their "baby" right when in truth they as parents don't bother disciplining their child and think everything they do is just "cute" or a "phase" or the one I hate the most "they are just expressing themselves", but in this case the teacher is extremely out of line and I have to say I am appalled that they aren't taking more action against this teacher.  She shouldn't be punishing kids this way, special needs or not.   

starsmaycollide

Gah, a completely enclosed space, rather than simply a 'quiet area' is ridiculous. besides, as someone who works with someone with Autism, I have to say they often have trouble with coordination-that means they make messes, unintentionally. God forbid a little girl make a mess.

That 'box' reminds me of Ms. Trunchbull in Matilda. That's so sad. ?

?It continually shocks me what stupid things some teachers do. And this is coming from someone who will be an Elem. teacher next year. We need to weed the the bad ones out, period. That person should lose her job.??

candacelyn07

I understand how parents tend to jump the gun about things. I completely agree but in this case this teacher was in the wrong and I think it should be handled a little better then it is.