LOCAL NEWS<\/a>
\nEx-Dallas ISD teacher’s aide arrested for allegedly slamming elementary student with autism to ground
\nby WFAA-TV, Dallas, Texas, Tegna, Inc.<\/p>\nWhat\u2019s the story?<\/p>\n
Tegna’s Dallas ABC station WFAA reported that a former teacher’s aide at the Dallas Independent School District is charged with slamming a special education student to the ground in September 2022.<\/p>\n
The 54 year old aide was charged with one count of injury to a child with intent of bodily injury.<\/p>\n
She worked at Larry G. Smith Elementary School on September 21, 2022, when she picked up a 7 year old autistic stident and slammed the student to the ground, as shown on classroom security footage.<\/p>\n
The school launched an internal investigation days later and the female aide resigned on September 23, 2022.<\/p>\n
Weeks later, the autistic boy’s foster parents saw the footage, and they decided to press charges.<\/p>\n
WFAA notes that they did speak on camera and didn’t want to use their last names or show the boy’s face. They told WFAA that the boy has a learning delay. They hope to adopt the boy.<\/p>\n
The parents said that the son was swinging his backpack nonthreateningly and the aide stopped it.<\/p>\n
The teacher then called the principal.<\/p>\n
The parents were told that “restraint” was being reviewed.<\/p>\n
The foster mother said that the autistic child is nonverbal<\/p>\n
The parents saw the footage on Monday, October 17, and had Dallas Police Department review the case.<\/p>\n
A warrant was issued on Wednesday, October 19 after an officer told the parents there is enough evidence.<\/p>\n
Included in the story?<\/p>\n
No. Justified in that the potential foster parents declined to use their last names and the child was never identified in the story other than 7 year old “boy with autism”.<\/p>\n
COMMENTARY:<\/p>\n
Is this the Least Restrictive Environment?<\/p>\n
The victim is identified as a special education student, which means he is not in the least restrictive environment, which is defined as being with non-disabled students for the maximum amount possible.<\/p>\n
This particular classroom has a teacher’s aide. Because of this case, the school likely found a new teacher’s aide.<\/p>\n
What needs to change?<\/p>\n
Stop abusing autistic students. Stop delaying justice.<\/p>\n
In terms of child abuse laws, the teacher did the right thing by calling the principal. Unfortunately, the principal did not call police, and should be charged as a mandatory reporter for failing to report,<\/p>\n
This is an example of why:<\/p>\n
Autistics don’t trust the system because it fails to protect us.<\/p>\n
It took weeks for resolution. It should have been faster. Why should the student trust this school for failing to protect him?<\/p>\n
Fortunately, the officer found the evidence supports the fact that the school security footage did show that the autistic 7 year old is the victim here.<\/p>\n
Playing around with a backpack can cause injury, but injury is not the response to it for anyone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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