Washington special education students traumatized by physical restraints at school

[@thejasonlundgren]

This is just unacceptable. Certain people just shouldn't be teachers especially teaching special needs students. I know I had my share of teachers and authority figures that treated me unfairly. I hope these kids can overcome their fears and be happy again someday.

[@dranzer26]

I feel ya. I hated school. Most teachers treated me like I was dumb as well as had special needs and it was horrible. Just to clarify I do not have special needs, but because I talk different due to vocal cord damage people assume special needs.They forced me to do speech therapy and other things which I really did not need. Sucks for them because they never got to see my potential. College was better. I took a few refresher courses, math and english because most courses that lead you to your career path of choice needed those classes. I was getting A’s and B’s, and even was asked to help my professor out by going around and helping the other students if they needed help and helping her get stuff she needed done.

[@doggymilk4203]

I’m a sped kid. And was restrained over 4 times. Now I have trauma

[@thejasonlundgren]

@@dranzer26 Great for you. I'm glad you are doing well for yourself.

[@j.a.rathletics6883]

Check my school you will be more traumatized then you will ever be its called vanguard school malvern pa

[@jamesgibson5818]

Agreed

[@theafricantexan9573]

We love you, Isaac, you don't deserve any mistreatment at all.💜

[@robbarbour3173]

I'm on the autism spectrum and I was abused by a aide. I never told my parents about it because at that time I couldn't express or communicate. I feel for anyone who has been in situations like this. It's scary. Teachers and aides need to have a heart for students with disabilities.

[@nickdorenkamp959]

I am offended by Practices like this. I'm on the spectrum and no student with disabilities should ever have to go through stuff like that ever.

[@kawaibakaneko]

It's so dumb, no one like to be restrained. You'll notice that no school will restrain "normal" student only the special need one. it's discrimination that's what it is.

[@katebristow14]

My 8 year old recently started refusing to go to school... He is half nonverbal. Just what your son said!! "It makes me more mad"

[@juliebrickley2562]

They're not teachers, they're bullies.

[@thefemalethunderbirdsnerd3214]

As someone who was physically restrained in a supposed autistic friendly school I was once physically restrained by being *SAT* on my arms and legs when I was in a bad mood and I wasn’t in the best of situations. I feel like my bones in legs and arms were going to break because of how painful it was. I got out of there eventually and I got transferred to a different autistic friendly school. After what I gone through I suffered from PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) at one point. It wasn’t fun, at all. Even reflecting back on it now horrified me.

[@doggymilk4203]

Same here. Except they shoved a pillow in my face while locked in a room

[@thefemalethunderbirdsnerd3214]

@@doggymilk4203 I’m sorry to hear that my dear. Hopefully you are out of there now.

[@doggymilk4203]

@@thefemalethunderbirdsnerd3214 no, it’s my last year here

[@KPAproductionStudios1970]

I've been through this too in Lubbock Texas years ago, when I was about 5 to 6 years old. And the teachers would put me in the closet covered with a gate and close the door a little bit, but just enough so I was fully in the dark and the sad thing was I never told my mom about it either, which was sad and also because she probably wouldn't have believed me at that time and this is an actual experience, and to this day it still haunts me and that's why I'm always scared of the dark, and have problems sleeping at night because of this. Every time I watch this video it just reminds me of what teachers like that used to do. And I was a visually impaired kid but I still knew that I was in the dark, because of the light that goes away. 😢 And I'm still dealing with this crap to this day, even in high school! It's ridiculous.

[@katebristow14]

The end really spoke to me! My 8 year old recently started refusing to go and I was looking up videos of restraint to ask him if this happened to him... When I found this. That's where it would start... Them saying sorry! But these poor boys 😭😭😭😭😭

[@mosesluckett7568]

These children are not criminal and they should not be lock in isolation it not a prison it a school.

[@triton115]

From Kindergarten through 6th Grade, I personally was enrolled in such a school, Hillside Academy, in Hillside, Illinois. That school was physical. With their restraints, two teachers would grab a student, pull him out of his seat or out of the corner, take him to an area of the classroom without desks nearby, kick his feet out from under him, slam him down on the floor, and lay on top of him like he were a bed or couch.

[@rbrtpongo]

I could understand how he feels the same thing happend to me when i was in third grade the first friday after school started 2 teachers lock me in a dark room and like I was scared and sometimes i still have those fears and stuff.

[@cd6770]

good grief.

[@intradibles]

It just goes to show how horrible the education system is, especially to those with special needs. 🙄

[@emom551]

If someone laid hands on ANY of my children….let alone in school.

[@phoenixpruett2097]

I was physically restrained as a kid. I was in a basket hold, and I tried to bite my way out one time.

[@Anna-hy4sb]

Im Autistic And These Are Awful Sometimes,But They’re Needed Sometimes So Nobody Accidentally Kills Someone,Or Hurts Someone Or Themself.

[@sharptoothtrex4486]

This is why everyone at school cannot treat all special needs kids badly. We must learn to be respectful, fair, nicely, and kindly no matter what problems they had.

[@JWParkerPhDDDiv]

too bad I'm not a teacher. I went into hospitality but I'm naturally gifted in helping aid special needs populations. In hospitality suggest positive alternatives to challenges which will be a great first step.

[@TheAutisticGeek206]

I remember my aide from school did yanked by head just to pay attention to the teacher! When I was a around kindergarten, I was grabbed in faces a lot to look right at the person's eye.

[@kawaibakaneko]

That's awful and stupid. They should have gently and slowly trained you to look at a person face (no need to look in the eyes, I don't do it and no one ever told me it's a problem, I am almost 33). Brutalizing you was the best way ti ensure you won't feel good looking people in the eyes

[@Anna-hy4sb]

When I Was Little,I Got A Timeout In Preschool For Eating My Snack Earlier Than The Kids

[@jamesgibson5818]

No school should use physical punishment against students unless peoples lives are in danger or they’re defending themselves if you work in special Ed or with children in general the most important rule is take the time to really understand students need because everybody’s different

[@Plasmafox]

That's exactly how they get away with it though. That's how it's always recorded in the paperwork, you were violent so they restrained you. What really happens is you get too many Bad Child Points meaning you get locked in the isolation room for an hour. They twist your arm behind your back and push you in, and you can only return to class once you perform a ritual and write an apology saying it was your fault. If you resist at any point you're being "aggressive" and they get to use that as an excuse to restrain you, holding you down against the floor until you stop struggling. Children as young as first grade experience this.

[@Laz3rCat95]

Just one more reason to have more cameras in schools. We need to hold teachers who do those things accountable.

[@jennifererin6808]

I was left in closets as a child. Diagnosed with aspergers at 40 then disowned my mother(professor)and brother (politician). No one wants to be associated with autism and the spectrum for fear of tbe same rejections we face from society.

[@doggymilk4203]

I did something little, looks like the law didn’t work

[@bartman1238]

Justice would be if somebody when to jail.

[@notherestoptrying]

Wow, I mean just like wow

[@colleendicks8992]

My best friend is a TA and when a child has issues, she goes with them to the quiet room and helps them to settle! She loves them. She doesn’t even want to call in sick because it would upset the student to have a stranger with them.

[@juliebrickley2562]

& bullies can rot in hell!!! .😡😡😡😡😡😡😡

[@amarlybaker]

I was treated the same uk and us is the same

[@syd3065]

I WENT TO NOOKSACK! AND MY FRIEND WENT SUMAS

[@kittydigs6469]

Having him play those games is not helping him at all.

[@KPAproductionStudios1970]

He does it on his own time, so it's somewhat helping him but it's not at the same time, so he chooses to play games just to get away from it all. 😢❤

[@ShadyOk]

The world is corrupt. If your gonna do it to them than dam do it to us too. Infact we are all us! Come on put your hands on me do it! They need equal treatment in this world where all people care about is their pay check.

[@kinser919]

Restraint is sometimes necessary when the student is posing a danger to himself or others. Anyone who disagrees should spend time in a special ed. classroom.

[@nerdgeekcosplay909]

And it should be used as the last final resort.

[@thatanimatorguy599]

Ok you got a point, but the stress, anxiety, isolation, no it is not. It causes people to go insane.

[@Sam-ow9fe]

Yes, that's right, but this people use that in atacks of anxiety or stress to "calm" but is horrible, that not going to calm the student

[@Plasmafox]

I spent ten years in special ed. Restraint was a punishment used when a child struggled while being put in a hold, shoved around, manhandled or when he was trying to get away from you because you hurt him. You people put "student was presenting a danger to others..." on the paperwork but it was only ever just corporal punishment. You torture kids for having autism

[@Laz3rCat95]

That is true but when and how it is done is important. It should only be done to prevent imminent harm and should be done in a way that doesn't hurt the child.

[@tammieknuth6020]

Karma/gods wrath/mother nature

[@Tammarrah100]

Stop it. School Psychologist

[@tabithakrause4700]

🙄 What about the children who are being assaulted by these kids? As a special needs Mom it’s not fair that there’s no safe space for the nonviolent child

[@Plasmafox]

Most of these kids aren't violent until someone tries to restrain them. It's the teachers bringing the violence. Some are violent and need special attention. But they are just doing this as corporal punishment for everybody. For being autistic

[@amadiamarie8691]

It's the wrong career choice...they dont make alot of money other than commision...the salaried version of a resturant waitress...

[@Mrlongshot]

No one likes to be mistreated, then WHY is it OK for a S. E. student to use force and you cannot stop them. What are you supposed to do with them, just let them do as they please? DO not send them to a public school, it's not fair to other kids.

[@JadenTreFolster]

I don’t think doing stuff like punching the wall will be seen as good

[@teachingthepetites4614]

Interesting, one of my students rushed me and punched me, and nothing was done. He was back the next day.🤦‍♀️ We can't restrain unless after they attack us?

[@kawaibakaneko]

You need support from the school, there should have been consequence for the kid! And all of you teachers need a formation. I honestly don't know because I am not trained to deal with children, you should see if there some ressources you can use.

[@Plasmafox]

How many times had you and other teachers violently abused him with seclusion and restraint before that? Glorified orderlies make their beds and should sleep in it.