Autistic boy bullied by teachers

If they try to press charges for wiretap that guy should demand a jury trial so the audio is played out loud in court. Bet he gets off.

Previously to entering the academic field I worked on cars for a living. No unions, no need for one. Perhaps I was lucky and just picked my employers well. I am now an educator. I am in a union, a building rep and negotiator even. And, I bang my head against the wall trying to deal with the back and forth, the protectionism of both the union and the school board, the general "that's the way it is" mentality of much of this. I was in Special Ed for 5 years and had to get out. I really enjoyed my job but the bureaucratic red tape and slow evolutionary pace was too much. I am much happier in DE now. Anyway, I got into the union to learn about it from the inside and to understand its ways. Man do I have a lot to learn.

It is unfortunate that this man had to resort to the wire tap and the video. If he truly wants nothing more than a public apology he deserves it. I am sure however that there are litigators and specialists looking into the validity of the the tape, whether or not the voices are who they are accused of being, and what the intentions of the parent are.

Remember this though. The same way we fight against photo cameras at intersections and in speed zones by forcing the state to prove we are behind the wheel is the same argument that can be applied to this recording. Unfortunate but true. The teachers and aides involved will be protected in the same manner we would fighting a citation in traffic court.

A shame.

That's child abuse. Blatant. That's something the dad could use to defend his actions.

Appleseed wrote: That's child abuse. Blatant. That's something the dad could use to defend his actions.

Yup.. Child protection services would take your kid away from you if you treated your own off-spring like that

alex wrote:

N Sperlo wrote: No legal issues when one person involved is recording. Over the phone, all parties must be aware.

Both of these depend on the state, but this is indeed the case in MO. Not in IL (and others), though, for the record.

Good point. I only study MO and federal law.