8mo ago

Nonverbal child left lying on school floor for 2 hours after shattering his femur, family says

www.wdbj7.com

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8mo ago

Nonverbal child left lying on school floor for 2 hours after shattering his femur, family says

www.wdbj7.com /2024/11/27/nonverbal-child-left-lying-school-floor-2-hours-after-shattering-his-femur-family-says/

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Bruh, I don't care if the kid is nonverbal. You don't let kids scream for two hours, let alone one. I get that teaching is hard, but you need to be figuring out what's happening, FFS.
Even nonverbal kids can still communicate, and it's the teachers' faults for not at least calling the parents sooner at a minimum.
I would rather the school interrupt my work day multiple times to potentially help them with something minor, rather than wait two hours for what turns out to be a medical emergency.
- rather than wait two hours for what turns out to be a medical emergency.
  I broke my wrist only a little younger than this poor kids. It was horrible. And that was with immediate care with my mother, a former nurse, making a sling out of my jacket before driving me to the hospital. What agony he must have been in.
In my country not helping when someone can't help themselves is a crime.
- Was the Seinfeld finale based on your country?
  edit: I didn't really consider the context of this post. Trying to be funny / make references here wasn't appropriate. I apologize.
“What do they [school employees] do? They just leave him on the ground, they leave him on the ground for two hours while they’re sitting around. They’re talking, they’re laughing, they’re eating lunch, they’re ordering orange chicken,” Matthew said.
Jfc. They lost their jobs, but this screams for more than just getting rid of the incompetent employees. This needs sweeping training for all staff.
I wonder how well funded this school is. Are they able to afford qualified instructors? Or did they cut corners and this is the result?
- Wouldn't surprise me if the instructors were brand new or temporary. Even the caretakers at my son's daycare know enough about his behavior to tell when a meltdown is more than a meltdown. I can't imagine a child willingly crying, on the floor, for 30 mins without at least calling the parents who would know for sure if this is unusual behavior.
  This is all to say funding might be a core issue if they can't afford to pay the good ones to stick around.
  
  They were let go.
That is absolutely disgusting and outrageous, and so are many of the comments on the OP, but sadly neither is surprising. Fuck anyone making excuses for this ableist abuse.
Gotta give the kid credit for being this committed to the nonverbal thing. Even most mimes would probably crack in such a situation.
-Quail Valley Principal
Looks like I need to go down to Missouri City and slap some motherfuckers.

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