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Parents in Kissimmee, Fla., are outraged after Lillian Gomez, a teacher at Sunrise Elementary School, allegedly used hot sauce to punish special needs students, WFTV reports.
Gomez allegedly poured the hot sauce on crayons to punish autistic students for putting them in their mouths, according to the report.
While the school district's superintendent is calling for the teacher's termination, Gomez is currently suspended from her position while she awaits a hearing, which is expected in the next few weeks
Lillian Gomez, Teacher, Accused Of Using Hot Sauce To Punish Special Needs Students
Seeded on Wed Feb 1, 2012 6:26 PM EST
Article Source: The Huffington Post
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When you're working with any student, patience is needed, especially with special needs children. I don't know what was going on in the classroom. I don't know if this teacher is over-worked or if she just had a bad day. What I do know is that there has been an increasing number of attacks on special needs kids, whether by students or adults. And what does that say about us, when we don't seem to protect the most vulnerable among us.
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#1 - Wed Feb 1, 2012 6:31 PM ESTThe whole thing is just wrong! Is Hot Sauce becoming the latest punishment foe children?
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It sure seems to be. This is what happens when people run out of ideas. They resort to stupid behaviour.
I never thought of using hot sauce as punishment but with my kids it wouldn't have worked. They all love spicy food and by the age of 3 were eating jalapeno peppers and homemade salsa on a regular basis.
I don't understand why anyone would want to punish a special needs child in the first place. If you believe punishment is appropriate for their misbehavior maybe the methods being used to teach them needs to be re-examined. I had a son with hyperactivity disorder but I refused to medicate him into oblivion, instead guiding him into using his energy for constructive behavior. Most kids get into trouble when they don't have anything better to do so I believe in guiding them into doing better :)
#2 - Thu Feb 2, 2012 2:28 AM ESTI think because we have a lot of special needs kids that are being streamed into the regular school system, teachers are not given enough instructions on how they might respond to a need that a particular child may have. This makes it a stressful situation not only for the teacher but child as well.
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