A South Florida teacher is under fire for allegedly allowing her students to vote, "Survivor"-style, as to whether or not to let an autistic student back in after he was sent to the principal's office.
According to Fox 29, five-year old Alex Barton suffered from a form of autism called Asberger's Syndrome. Oftentimes, Morningside Elementary School teachers reported Alex humming or eating his paper.
Last Wednesday, an outburst sent Alex to the principal's office. When he returned, his teacher, Wendy Portillo, took a class vote on whether he could come back to class. The count was 14-2 against Alex.
Portillo has since been taken out of the classroom and reassigned. The school district is conducting an investigation and will have a report in two weeks.
Janice Karst of the St. Lucie School District in Florida said that swift action was taken. "The child is at the center of our concern," she told Fox News. "Anytime there is a complaint launched about a teacher or child, we immediately react. In this case, the teacher was immediately removed from the classroom and reassigned."
The school district says it has received more than 1,000 e-mails asking for Portillo's resignation.
i think this is horrible,and that this teacher should resign, i work with the mentally challange and disabled i have a lot of cousmers that are autistic and to even think of such a thing makes me ill,
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I WORK WITH THE MENTALLY HANICAPPED AND DISABLE ADULTS(AND KIDS),IT'S HARD WORK AT TIMES,BUT VERY REWARDING. I LOVE SPENDING TIME WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS,CHATTING ONLINE WITH FRIENDS I HAVE MADE,AND NOW THE WEATHER IS NICE SPENDING TIME OUTDOORS AND IN THE PARK,
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