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Orrex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-10-06 03:54 PM
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15. Holy shit, that's horrible!
If a World Geography teacher can be publicly humiliated for merely questioning the policies of the most malign bastard ever to hold the Oval Office, then a teacher who verbally assaults a disabled student should certainly get a serious dose of publicity, too. IMO.

However, I think that it would be risky for you to undertake a public shaming all by yourself. It can look like a vindictive crusade rather than a legitimate effort to redress an ugly abuse of position.

I applaud your brother's assistant for shutting down the teacher (twice!), and I applaud your brother for having the raw courage to attend classes in a public school. While I'm at it, I applaud your brother's nurse for removing him from that toxic and abusive scene.

At the very least this incident should go in the teacher's file, and it wouldn't hurt to require the teacher to be trained in interpersonal skills, either. A formal, written apology from the school district would be a nice touch, as well.

Those are just a few suggestions off the top of my head. If you do decide to undertake any sort of response on your own, then you should definitely clear it with your parents beforehand.
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