Thread: Father puts a wire on autistic son, records bullying from teachers and aides

A New Jersey dad who suspected something was "horrifyingly wrong" at school when his autistic son began acting violently had the boy wear a digital recorder and discovered teachers verbally abusing him.

Stuart Chaifetz, 44, described his 10-year-old son Akian as a "sweet and gentle child" with a penchant for acrobatics and a deep bond with his three dogs.

So Chaifetz said it was totally out of character when he began receiving reports from Horace Mann Elementary School that Akian was hitting his teacher and a teacher's aide.

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Akian spent six months working with behaviorists and other specialists who were trying to find the problem. Finally, Akian was put in a controlled scenario that pushed him to his limits and, still, he did not lash out violently.

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Chaifetz put a digital recorder in Akian's pocket on a February school day. Akian is in a self-contained autism class with five other students and the device recorded six-and-a-half hours of audio.

When Akian came home from school and Chaifetz listened to the audio, he was shocked by what he heard. "When I listened to what they had done to him, I just shattered inside," Chaifetz said.

Chaifetz heard the teacher and aide calling Akian names, making fun of him, yelling at him and having inappropriate conversations in front of the children.

Source: ABC News

The Youtube video has some of the recordings and a few of the things being said are pretty damned horrible.

Sick stuff.

"The problem is that they didn't fire the teacher because of tenure and she was moved to another school."

Public school, union mother****ers. Surely we'll have some swing in and defend tenure soon.

Truly sad, as our hideous education system is one of the most revealing evidences of the morals and principals that have come to govern our society.

Originally Posted by makmugens

Truly sad, as our hideous education system is one of the most revealing evidences of the morals and principals that have come to govern our society.

One of the reasons my kids go to private school!

To the op, there was another thread about this. So sad and heartbreaking! That boy is so lucky to have such an awesome dad!

Originally Posted by Mach

Sick stuff.



Public school, union mother****ers. Surely we'll have some swing in and defend tenure soon.

What does union have to do with it? That was a wild leap.

Originally Posted by Boo Radley

What does union have to do with it? That was a wild leap.

I think that references that the administration and union moved the teacher to a new district - didn't fire them because the teacher was tenured.

Originally Posted by makmugens

Truly sad, as our hideous education system is one of the most revealing evidences of the morals and principals that have come to govern our society.

This would only be true if you can prove it happens in a significant number of schools. I would advise against over generalizations.

Originally Posted by Mach

Sick stuff.



Public school, union mother****ers. Surely we'll have some swing in and defend tenure soon.

I will defend tenure, but the purpose of tenure isn't to defend people like this. Both of these women should have been fired immediately. If one of them wasn't, and it was because of tenure, then I think that the case wasn't handled properly. Tenure contracts (that I've heard of) never say it's impossible to get rid of teachers, or that they're allowed to verbally abuse children. I would say if the lady wasn't fired then it was the fault of whoever reviewed the case and moved her to a new position, because tenure doesn't give a teacher the right to do stuff like this and not be fired.

Originally Posted by Ockham

I think that references that the administration and union moved the teacher to a new district - didn't fire them because the teacher was tenured.

Unions have a procedure with which to fire. And new contracts are negotiated all the time, with administration being able to accept or reject. The comment seems too inclusive and not what is really the problem.

Interesting that nobody mentions that the purpose of any kind of public education is not skills, but assimilation. That is why public education systems were created in the first place, not mental development. So, it is not a surprise that the "teachers" abuse the sick child. Teachers' unions and other tax expenses will continue to exist because the LAW forces you to pay for it, whilst it is not a law but only "checks-and-balances" that make the government accountable for it.