Esraa Mohamed SolimanAs if the parents of children with autism needed another reason to be uneasy about sending their kids to school, a kindergarten teacher in Florida has just dished up a particularly horrifying tale. Cops say Esraa Mohamed Soliman dragged an autistic boy by his backpack, then rubbed a shoe in the 5-year-old's face.
And this woman works in a school? With kids?
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According to the cops, when the 5-year-old wasn't listening, the teacher grabbed his backpack straps and used them to drag him to a chair. Obviously upset (because, well ... ) the child responded by chucking his shoe at the teacher. In turn, the teacher allegedly smushed it in his face.
I don't care how inappropriate his behavior might have been, her's was worse -- especially when you consider this child has autism! His behavior was likely tied directly to his disorder, and a woman employed by a school should know that, and know how to act accordingly.
In fact, she should know how to act around kids, period -- whether they're acting up because they have autism or just because they're jerks.
My daughter isn't on the spectrum, but every time these sort of stories crop up in the news, the worrywart side of me tunes in. Kids in a school are essentially captives, right at the mercy of the adults around them. We, the parents, depend on those adults to get it right, to keep our kids safe, and to make school a place they want to go back to.
As long as there are people like this working in schools, no parent can rest easy when they say goodbye to their kids in the morning.
What do you think of the allegations here? What should happen to this teacher?
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This woman is vile and appears to be a child herself. That response would not be appropriate in any situation what so ever. They really dropped the ball hiring this temporary teacher. I hope she is unable to ever work with children again as it is obvious that she lacks the patience and understanding to do so.
Tears on this one. Horrified, enraged, outraged tears. What should happen to her? I can't put that in to words. One of my children is on the spectrum, I cannot imagine him, or any of the others being treated that way by ANYONE, least of all a teacher. My heart is with that child and his family. The school board has as much to answer for as this teacher does.
I entrust my children to the school board every morning when they get on the bus. I give them my ENTIRE world, my reason for living. I expect them to treat my children with that respect. This isn't a game, this isn't a bunch of numbers, this is human life. They are supposed to safeguard my children while they are in their care. If something happens, they are going to answer for it. This is not a case of a child being bullied by another child, that is not tolerated either but is another issue, this is a child being abused by an adult, a teacher. She and those who hired her should be held accountable.
This happened to a child. That in itself is disgusting, now add autism. NO child, should ever endure this, much less a child with special needs.