'Are you that damn dumb? Are you that dumb?', aide is recorded saying
A couple raising a 14-year-old developmentally disabled student say they hid a recording device on the girl to prove a teacher and school aide were bullying her, and the audio and subsequent investigations have led to a lawsuit, the aide's resignation and disciplinary action for the teacher.The girl's mother and the woman's longtime boyfriend said in court documents that they complained about the mental and emotional abuse to school officials in the Miami Trace district, about 30 miles southwest of Columbus, and then secretly recorded instructors' comments for four days last spring after their claims were rebuffed.
In the recording, voices identified as aide Kelly Chaffins and teacher Christie Wilt are heard questioning the girl's weight and how active she is and making derogatory comments about her character and the character of her mother and the boyfriend.
"Are you that damn dumb? Are you that dumb?" Chaffins said. "Oh, my God. You are such a liar. ... You told me you don't know. It's no wonder you don't have friends. No wonder nobody likes you. Because you lie, cheat ... steal."
In another instance, Wilt apparently talks to the girl about the results of a test before evaluating it. "You know what, just keep it," she said. "You failed it. I know it. I don't need your test to grade. You failed it."
In another recording, Chaffins asks the girl if she does chores. When the girl says no, Chaffins responds "Don't you find that a little ridiculous? ... How you gonna do a job? ...
"You should be embarrassed. I just am in awe. Makes you worthless."
I know children can be real cruel to one another but we are talking about grown up "professionals" here. Lawsuit, resignation, disciplinary action??? No where near enough if it were my child...
ReplyDeleteThe teacher was only disciplined, pathetic.
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