Student “Voted Out” of Class at Teacher’s Request

By Charlie Brett
21:42, May 27th 2008
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When someone is different the best thing to do is to accept this fact. Well, kindergarten teacher Wendy Portillo had her own methods to cope with differences between kids.

When a kid is different he should be voted out of the class. Yes, the Morningside Elementary School teacher proposed that every student voted on whether to let 5-year-old Alex Barton in the classroom.

According to Scripps News, the boy was being tested for Asperger's Disorder, a type of autism.

The teacher asked every student to say what they didn’t like about Alex and with 14 votes pro and 2 con, the kid was thrown out of the class. He spent the rest of the day in the nurse’s office.

When Melissa Barton, his mother, arrived at the school to pick him up, she noticed that he was very sad and upset.

“He was incredibly upset,” she said, according to Scripps News. She also said that she was considering taking some legal actions against the teacher.

Barton said that, because of his condition, her son had had some disciplinary issues.

She filed a complaint but the state attorney's office said there was no evidence for child abuse and no criminal charges were filed, said Port St. Lucie spokeswoman Michelle Steele.

Barton said that she won’t bring her child to Morningside Elementary School anymore.

The teacher was reassigned after the event.



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