En video, maestra presuntamente abusa de estudiante con necesidades especiales

LAMAR – Una familia se encuentra enfurecida luego de que apareció un video donde un estudiante con necesidades especiales es maltratado por una maestra del Distrito Escolar Lamar Consolidated.

La familia ha difundido varios videos donde según ellos, la maestra abusa física y verbalmente de su familiar.

En el video, una maestra de la preparatoria George Ranch High School se puede observar tirando el escritorio del estudiante, agarrándole fuerte el brazo y gritándole para que levantara el escritorio que ella arrojó.

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Another video 😡 The student in the video has special needs and cannot communicate like most of us. The events in these videos happened several weeks before the mother was notified by George Ranch High School personnel. The student was unable to communicate, in any way, to his mother what was happening to him in class. The teacher was keenly aware of this and took advantage of that fact. The name of the teacher assaulting this child is Regina Thurston. She was employed as a Special Education teacher at George Ranch High School in the Lamar Consolidated Independent School District. Sam Wesley and Associates, PLLC., represents this student and his family at their Special Education Due Process Hearing. The hearing is scheduled from January 20th to the 23rd at the LCISD Service Center located at 4901 Avenue I, Rosenberg, TX 77471 in the Training Room. The family has decided to make the hearing public to make sure this NEVER happens again in a Special Education classroom. These videos are infuriating. It’s unconscionable that Lamar Consolidated ISD allowed this form of discipline against a child unable to defend himself. #helpspeak4me Posted @withrepost • @helpspeak4me This happened to my child in a Special Education classroom within Lamar Consolidated ISD in Texas. He’s not able to fully communicate or defend himself. In some of the videos, there is additional staff standing around doing nothing to help my child. I want other parents to know that this could happen to your child too. #helpspeak4me @karenmayercunningham @samwesley.esq

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Los videos que han sido vistos por miles en las redes sociales han causado reacción por parte del público y ahora familia y comunidad quieren respuestas del distrito.

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The student in the video has special needs and cannot communicate like most of us. The events in these videos happened several weeks before the mother was notified by George Ranch High School personnel. The student was unable to communicate, in any way, to his mother what was happening to him in class. The teacher was keenly aware of this and took advantage of that fact. The name of the teacher assaulting this child is Regina Thurston. She was employed as a Special Education teacher at George Ranch High School in the Lamar Consolidated Independent School District. Sam Wesley and Associates, PLLC., represents this student and his family at their Special Education Due Process Hearing. The hearing is scheduled from January 20th to the 23rd at the LCISD Service Center located at 4901 Avenue I, Rosenberg, TX 77471 in the Training Room. The family has decided to make the hearing public to make sure this NEVER happens again in a Special Education classroom. These videos are infuriating. It’s unconscionable that Lamar Consolidated ISD allowed this form of discipline against a child unable to defend himself. #helpspeak4me Posted @withrepost • @helpspeak4me This happened to my child in a Special Education classroom within Lamar Consolidated ISD in Texas. He’s not able to fully communicate or defend himself. In some of the videos, there is additional staff standing around doing nothing to help my child. I want other parents to know that this could happen to your child too. #helpspeak4me @karenmayercunningham @samwesley.esq

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El distrito de Lamar Consolidated dijo en un comunicado que el incidente ocurrió en diciembre del 2018 y que la maestra que aparece en el video, identificada como Regina Thurston, ya no es empleada de la escuela mencionada.

El distrito dijo que la maestra se encontraba en ausencia administrativa mientras que terminaba la investigación del incidente, pero que ella finalmente renunció el 16 de enero 2019.

Según el comunicado, el incidente fue reportado a la Policía y la maestra se encuentra bajo investigación.

La familia del estudiante tenía programada una conferencia de prensa el marte 14 de enero para dar más detalles. Noticia en desarrollo.