tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1691205078500083881.post7583992851754373771..comments2024-03-09T21:28:30.555-05:00Comments on Special Education Law Blog: Are Children With Disabilities Singled Out for Corporal Punishment?Jim Gerlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12482331907215552507noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1691205078500083881.post-84365222167229693092009-08-14T14:05:38.069-04:002009-08-14T14:05:38.069-04:00Two very thoughtful comments.
We appreciate your ...Two very thoughtful comments.<br /><br />We appreciate your input.<br /><br />JimJim Gerlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12482331907215552507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1691205078500083881.post-42051782439737464862009-08-14T12:14:01.095-04:002009-08-14T12:14:01.095-04:00As a former campus administrator and Director of S...As a former campus administrator and Director of Special Education, corporal punishment should never be used for any student. A school administrator is putting his future on the line with this kind of punishment. I am not against you spanking your child at home if that is what you choose to do. It is not my place to discipline your child in this manner at school. <br />Would corporal punishment be a change in placement and require manifestation determination, NO. Is this the normal punishment for all students? If all student are normally punished in this manner, then it not a special education issue. Is more special ed student are being punished compared to the regular student? I would say, Yes! While I was a school administrator I always saw more SPED student that regular students during the day. Why is this surprise? Teachers tend to send SPED student more quickly to the office than regular students. What this really shows are schools and teachers are in need of more good training in other ways to discipline student with positive supports.johnny@educatioalrescueonline.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1691205078500083881.post-72143316371151077662009-08-13T21:48:32.916-04:002009-08-13T21:48:32.916-04:00Sorry, call me a northern liberal (because I am) b...Sorry, call me a northern liberal (because I am) but whether kids should be HIT in school by professionals charged with their education and care cannot possibly be beyond the scope of any blog, particularly one that concerns itself with the system of justice in special education. The whole thing is insane. My reaction when I first saw this article in the NYT was MORE?!?!? Really, if I lived in a state where this was permitted, I would move. It's madness to entrust children, with or without disabilities (but particularly with disabilities) to people who believe they should be permitted to beat them. Human rights? Anyone? Somebody check the clock, what century are we in?mamacatehttp://mamacate.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.com