I just got off the phone with my cousin. She told me that on Friday, her 9-yr-old son came home and said that his teacher made him stuff paper towels in his mouth after blurting out answers during class. The boy is currently undergoing tesing for ADD/ADHD. I know that he's a handfull. I used to watch him during the summer. He can drive you crazy to the point of exhaustion! I just can't imagine what good would come out of instructing a young child to shove paper towels in his mouth! The boy has enough problems with his self esteem without being made a spectacle in front of his whole class. So, my question is... is this act of telling a 9-yr-old boy to shove something in his mouth to keep him quiet and teach him a lesson, child abuse? And, what actions should be taken to prevent it from happening again?
2007-04-22
20:11:08
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