No school should ever congratulate itself on any achievement until they have adequately tackled bullying. I am sick of reading about horrific cases of bullying. I hope those involved in the alleged incident below get a fair hearing. But if they are found guilty of bullying, I advise the school to make an example out of them:
DALLAS – A 12-year-old special needs student in Dallas says he doesn’t want to finish the school year after he was allegedly wrapped in tape and beaten by a group of students.
The district is investigating the incident that apparently happened Monday at Bowde-Storey Middle School during Martin Mitchell’s science class. A substitute teacher was in the classroom.
“I went in the science room and people were in there acting crazy and stuff and throwing paper around and listening to stuff on the computer that they weren’t supposed to be listening to,” Mitchell said. “And the teacher, he was just sitting there watching them.”
With his mother and grandmother present, he described how he said four boys taped him up and beat him.
“They put me in a headlock and they had wrapped tape around my body and stuff where I couldn’t breathe at all,” he said. “They had hit me then I fell to the other side and they start kicking me and stuff. That’s when I start crying and one little girl she helped me get out of the tape.”
District officials said the students were allegedy involved in the incident will be disciplined according to the student code of conduct. The substitute teacher has been placed on the “do not call” list.
Police were at the school on Thursday interviewing students.
“I just didn’t realize what my child was going through at school everyday,” said Keneshia Robinson.
She said her son had complained about students taunting him because he has special learning needs.
“He was already getting beat up at school and I wish I had of listened and I wish them teachers had of listened,” Robinson said.
The boy said doesn’t want to go back to school.
“’Cause that school be out of control and stuff,” he said.
A video of the story is available by clicking on this link.
I hope the substitute teacher never teaches in the classroom again. Additionally, I hope that girl who stripped away the tape and came to the boy’s aid gets commended for her actions. I would love it if the media could giver her 15 minutes of fame. She sounds like the perfect role model for young impressionable kids.
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