A teacher and two educational assistants have been accused of using inappropriate force to subdue a student, link.
Brooks, who at some point will hear all of the testimony and view all of the evidence before delivering a final determination on the issue, appears to have his mind made up already, apparently without first hand testimony from any of the players, link;
"At the point in time when the EA grabbed a hold of him and actually threw him towards the wall, that's when I said, 'You know what, that's really not necessary,' " Brooks said. "And then to watch the EA and the teacher actually lean on the student in a way to hold him against the wall, it was totally, 'That's not how you restrain a student.'"If teachers were ever surveyed, we would find that when students are out of control, there is little a teacher can do about it, that will not end with their vilification. They are accountable if the student hurts anyone else or damages school property, but if they intervene directly, they're hung out to dry by administrators looking to avoid litigation.
APS, which doesn't even have a written discipline philosophy, steadfastly refuses to deal with chronically disruptive students, in particular those under the protective umbrella of "special education".
It is way past time to put the issue on the table for candid, forthright, and honest discussion.
Instead, the Journal will continue to print only APS speak.
2 comments:
Good people (except for the alleged perv teacher) were the sacrificial lambs here for Winston Brooks and the Boards' agenda and interests.
They are quite evil!
Another example of do what I say not what I do....
As a former employee of APS I'm actually surprised that Winston Brooks acted at all. Two years ago I witnessed a principal assault a seven year old student. I called CYFD and reported it. There were at least four witness who were interviewed by Detectives from Crimes Against Children and the case was shelved. This principal continues to misuse his authority today and parents report these abuses weekly to deaf ears. So the fact that any action took place at all is great news to me. Too bad the E.A.'s lost their jobs but I worked along side abusive Educational Assistants that principals allowed to mis-treat students on a daily basis who are still employed by APS.
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