When I was a kid, I knew a kid who was (presumed) special needs but also EXTREMELY VIOLENT. I remember being in the 3rd grade and seeing him literally being carried away into a side room at school (probably to get him away from someone). And I mean like some teachers had his arms, and others had his legs, literally suspending him in the air because he wasn't going willingly to any degree.

He was known for biting and clawing. One time, he flat-out just choked me. He was a known entity in the school.

I have no idea where he ended up. I think his mom ended up putting him in a group home or something because she basically couldn't overpower him anymore, and he made it known he was pissed at her.

You're doing a great job. Thank you for loving them.

Sending love. Good on you for what you do

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They had my son in a similar program, outplacement, not residential however. It was called High Roads. They have had multiple cases opened against them, and I refuse to let them ever place him there again. The school they had him in was a converted office space in an industrial park. It didn't even have a gym. They are also for profit, and treat the staff like garbage.

I asked in an interview, how do you help a child who is in crisis, and they showed me their concrete cell. That's the plan. Just detain the child in basically solitary confinement. My son self harms in this kind of thing, while it will keep other students and staff safe (highly important) it does nothing to help the child's actual issues.

They tried to place him there again last year, I've loved all my son's teachers, but last year's teacher was, not great. So when he had trouble, they wanted to put him there again. I said no, and faught them on it with our states advocate program. High Roads the cheapest out placement for the school. When I brought to them other, more expensive, better outplacement options, they fucking folded when I said our compromise could be to keep him in his current in district program. His teacher this year is fantastic, and is so far doing well. Advocate for you kids man. And fuck High Roads and these for profit child prisions.

It's like locking a misbehaving dog in a cage, and then they wonder why they bite. Its foolishness.

I'm deeply saddened that this event with the teacher losing her life. This is the worst I've ever heard. That's absolutely should not have happened. Many of these schools are not meant to actually help children. They sacrifice the wellbeing of staff and the kids for profit. The system is fucked. And I guarantee you, this tragedy won't be enough to change anything meaningful.

Sounds just like tons of other evil “schools” I’ve read about. Lady shouldn’t have died obviously but I’m not gonna fault that kid for fighting back in a place like that. Horrible.

That was my first thought too. Physically restraining a person, especially a minor, and even more especially a minor with trauma, is a very serious thing. It was strange to me the article had nothing about why the girl needed to be physically restrained.
But I'm also more suspicious about it because it's American, I've seen (in the news) so many examples of insane authoritarianism in American institutions, where even doing your hair in a non traditional white manner is considered grounds to be expelled.
And numerous cases of calling the police on children "to teach them a lesson"!!!

American conditions in institutions are insane just like they are in the rest of American society. because USA as a nation has gone more and more sociopathic and authoritarian over the past 40 years. Might makes right is just one issue, and I suspect the one that could have been at play here? It is quite telling IMO that the colleague doesn't blame the girl.

It is also weird that she is just described as "a staff member" indicating she has no special training with these sorts of children!
She may have done her best according to her abilities, but this reeks of an institutional failure.

1000%. Look, it's sad, but it is one thing in a sea of endless information. At best a reader walks away more scared of the world. At worst, there is an entire electorate that will walk away more violent towards others. Deadass these articles have a role in the global rise of fascism.

Not to mention the fact this is a UK media outlet sharing a story from the US - and it's not even their reporting but just a regurgitation of an actual local news station.

Fighting definitely proves the almost paradoxical notion that humans are both exceptionally resilient and pathetically fragile at the exact same time.

I practice martial arts. I don't wanna fight anybody ever. Too many variables could spell disaster.

Yup, the first thing you learn in martial arts is that you should never fight.

"Battles are dangerous affairs".

Was it a 15 year old phone? Did the teacher do the beating or was the teacher the big dude with mental issues? What happened in other schools?

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I'm pretty sure this is the one you're thinking of:

https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/surveillance-video-shows-florida-student-brutally-attacking-teachers-aide-for-taking-his-video-game/2981388/

That was pretty rough to watch because he was like twice her size.

Critically, criminally underpaid. Had a good friend that did it for over 8 years. Never got a raise, continually dealt with the worst kids and rehabilitated them. Fucking saints in a largely thankless field.