Indianapolis, Indiana Special Education teacher Trinda Barocas has been accused of poisoning an eight year old student with Autism so he did not have to go on a class field trip to the zoo.
In Miami Lakes Florida special education teacher Sylvia Tagle was found guilty of abusing a special education autistic student – and has been sentenced to only two years probation.
Wendy Portillo, the teacher who was suspended for having her kindergarden class vote Alex Barton, a student with Aspergers out of class wept as she appealed the suspension in front of Division of Administrative Hearings. According to Portillo, “If I could take that morning back, I would.”