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This is so scary, when i read about a local teen bringing a gun,to school,my first thougt was "oh my god,i hope no one was hurt,then panic rose because my best friend;s son goes to this school,i was able to reach her she said he was alright and it was scary.  this has hit close to home,and now i wornder "what kind of precautions does my kids school take" I would like to say the the staff of willoughby sout high,and the willoughby police dept.did a excellent job,of defusing what could of been a much worse scernio.  also my prayers go with and out to the family of the student,as well as him himself  it is very good that he is going to get the help that he needs.

Autistic Student Kicked Out of Class After Alleged 'Survivor'-Style Vote Last Edited: Thursday, 29 May 2008, 7:24 AM EDT Created: Wednesday, 28 May 2008, 11:13 PM EDT Credit: MyFox myFOXCleveland.com
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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,