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Lets get this straight: A "professional" who claims to and is paid for working with developmentally disabled children attempts to physically force a child into

Lets get this straight: A "professional" who claims to and is paid for working with developmentally disabled children attempts to physically force a child into a "time out" against his will and is surprised when the child resists... to the point of thinking that criminal charges against a 10 year old is a proportionate response? Perhaps a new profession for this "professional" is in order. Somewhere where they don't contact people, animals, or scary plants like overly tall grass.

shortbus2sf 10y ago
Their logic is that if you do not go to time out as directed, you are "out of control". Being "out of control" means you are a danger to yourself and others. Being a danger to yourself or others means they can restrain you. Thus, refusing to take a time out for say, not doing your homework or tapping your pencil can lead to a restraint. (And if you get injured, they can use the threat of pressing charges to get you to not pursue it.) I wrote a short piece about my experiences as a special education student in the 90s for Boing Boing going into detail on this: https://boingboing.net/2013/01/05/pedagogyofthedepressed.html https://boingboing.net/2013/01/05/pedagogyofthedepressed.htm...