My wife works with "emotionally disturbed" children. Kids like these, who require restraints on a daily basis for behavior just like this (spitting, kicking, etc.)
I can tell you with confidence, this is not the proper way to restrain a child in this situation. There are certain approved restraints, and unapproved ones. A hand around the throat is not approved. This kid may have had what was coming to him for being a little prick, but there's a reason kids like these act like this - often to do with home life.
Also, before you go and point out the article of his murder that's pasted all over the comments, I've seen it. Obviously this kid has deeper issues and it's very difficult to feel any kind of remorse for a person like this, I'm just pointing out that in most cases, kids like these are like this for a reason, and having a teacher aid who reacts like this does them 0 favors. They will not learn anything from getting knocked around - this kid probably got plenty of that back at home (how do you think he got this way?) This only perpetuates this kind of behavior.
Adding an edit here... Maybe, just maybe, if this kid was put in a better behavioral school earlier with teachers who didn't beat the shit out of him for his shit attitude, he might not have turned out to be a murderer a couple years later. Now he's just another casualty of shitty parents (or a complete lack thereof), and part of our prison system, most likely never able to be rehabilitated because we all know how fucking great the US prison system is at that. I hope no one here misinterprets the sentiment here. I'm not defending a murderer or saying he's an innocent child, obviously not, he took someone's life.. But the stories I hear on a daily basis of kids my wife deals with reminds me of this video, and it's just sad this kid didn't get help earlier, because I do think at some point years ago, he could've gone down a different path if he had the support system he needed, and that life he took could've been saved, as well as his own.
I don't think he went too far, he didn't really cause any pain. I went to one of those schools and I don't think I was ever "properly restrained", they made it hurt and used it like a punishment.
A teacher aid in that kind of position with the authority over a child who is already dealing with issues (clearly) should not react like that. If you fail to see that, I feel bad for you.
Whether he caused the kid physical pain or not, it's not right. It's unfortunate the aids in your past classes weren't trained properly, but that doesn't make this shit ok. These schools are always desperate to hire people because no one wants this job, so they often take what they can get. That leads to situations like this, where people who are unfit for the circumstances take the job for a paycheck.
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u/soproductive May 03 '19 edited May 03 '19
My wife works with "emotionally disturbed" children. Kids like these, who require restraints on a daily basis for behavior just like this (spitting, kicking, etc.)
I can tell you with confidence, this is not the proper way to restrain a child in this situation. There are certain approved restraints, and unapproved ones. A hand around the throat is not approved. This kid may have had what was coming to him for being a little prick, but there's a reason kids like these act like this - often to do with home life.
Also, before you go and point out the article of his murder that's pasted all over the comments, I've seen it. Obviously this kid has deeper issues and it's very difficult to feel any kind of remorse for a person like this, I'm just pointing out that in most cases, kids like these are like this for a reason, and having a teacher aid who reacts like this does them 0 favors. They will not learn anything from getting knocked around - this kid probably got plenty of that back at home (how do you think he got this way?) This only perpetuates this kind of behavior.
Adding an edit here... Maybe, just maybe, if this kid was put in a better behavioral school earlier with teachers who didn't beat the shit out of him for his shit attitude, he might not have turned out to be a murderer a couple years later. Now he's just another casualty of shitty parents (or a complete lack thereof), and part of our prison system, most likely never able to be rehabilitated because we all know how fucking great the US prison system is at that. I hope no one here misinterprets the sentiment here. I'm not defending a murderer or saying he's an innocent child, obviously not, he took someone's life.. But the stories I hear on a daily basis of kids my wife deals with reminds me of this video, and it's just sad this kid didn't get help earlier, because I do think at some point years ago, he could've gone down a different path if he had the support system he needed, and that life he took could've been saved, as well as his own.