Are teachers allowed?

Question

are they allowed to kick kids out of the class if they have Tourette Syndrome? If they can then that is just messed up.

Answer 1

Kick out?

The school district has the right to remove a distruptive student and put them in a Special Education classroom.

They have to think about the safety of the class and also if the student is preventing the learning of other student.

Answer 2

No they cannot, the issue must come before the school board where it will be dicided if the child needs to be placed in aa class where they can receive the attention they deserve.

Answer 3

You have a screen name that says "Life Sucks" and you are offended by someone who has a genetic defect that causes him to curse?

OK, I read the question wrong. The only legal grounds I can see is that the teacher was feeling that the student was being disruptive.

Even a special ed class requires some standards.

Answer 4

I think it needs to be more than just Tourette's there needs to be something else .

Answer 5

No, they are NOT allowed to do that.  Let me tell you what they did to my child, and you will understand.  Shelly, my daughter, has Williams Syndrome.  The teacher put her in a time-out room 3 feet by 5 feet with no water, no window, no bathroom, nothing.  3X5.  That's a little small don't you think?

So I did a sit-in and protested until they tore the room down.  It reached the newspapers and everything.  Then I filed a complaint and the school was placed under investigation.  Did it do any good?  NO.  So I moved out of Northern California where this happened, and now live in Nebraska where it is a little bit better, but now I home school.  It's a long story, but I think you get the idea.........any time you have a child with a disability, you are in for a big challenge in more ways than you could imagine.  I'd like to chat more with you about this, and what can be done about it, but I was on my way out the door to do laundry and have to go.  Feel free to email me and let me know if you want to communicate.

Love Always,

Marcus

Answer 6

Mooooooooooooooooooooooo!

Answer 7

no , they should just be put in that EC class. my aunt teaches those kids and she has tourettes kids in there.

Answer 8

they can if the student is doing things like being sexually inapprops etc. otherwise no usually tho the student gets outside help like from a personal counselor or one of those special ed. people who follow them from class to class.

Answer 9

yes they can cuz they dont have any idea about the person having that syndrome. they will know it if if your momy and dady told the princible

Answer 10

just becasue they have it?

i would think they wouldnt have to do that if they had there own classroom, which i think they do..

Answer 11

No, please do not kick the kid out of your class. That would make the student feel being unloved. Talk to the kid and tell him/her that what s/he is doing is not right and that s/he is disturbing the class.

However, if the kid insists to disturb your class, bring him/her in a place where s/he is accompanied by an adult, like your school's clinic. To kick him out of the room can cause psychological problems when he grows older.

I used to have problems with students like this. What I do is I talk to the student, one on one, and I explain it to him what s/he is doing. Although we know that what s/he is doing is terrible, I cannot let him/her feel that I am angry.

Good luck!

Answer 12

I don't know, I would say no as my friend who works at a school complains about some kid who has Tourette's and that they can't do anything about it.

Answer 13

Let me ask you a question. When your classmate made animal sounds, what did you do? Did you ignore him, and concentrate on what you were drawing, painting, sculpting, creating, critiquing, or compiling?

Or did you take that opportunity to share a laugh with your friends, which might possibly lead to more goofing off? If that's the case, he had a negative impact on your own educational progress, and your rights must be considered as well.

It's none of your business whether your classmate is in Special Education or not, and I certainly don't know his file. However, I'm going to assume he's in Special Education just because you put your question in that category.

Federal law in the US makes provisions for Least Restrictive Environment. In determining the Least Restrictive Environment for a disabled student, teams must consider the needs of the child as well as the impact of the learning of other students in the class.

Now, studies have shown that when most disabled children are educated with their non-disabled peers, the disabled children learn more and the learning of other students is not impacted. This is not the case for every student.

In any case, schools must try less restrictive environments first. Otherwise, how will they know if they work? If a school received a new student, saw the Tourette's diagnosis, and based solely on that diagnosis, said, "Oh, no. He cannot be in a general ed classroom." That's illegal!

But if he was in the general education classroom, the school made a bona fide effort to make it work, and their documentation shows that the general education classroom did not work for that student or his peers? Then they must consider another placement.

The law or the school do not determine the placement of the student. A team that includes the family, the administration of the school, both special education and general education teachers, and other folks who work with the child will reach a consensus on that issue.

If they are unable to reach a consensus, the school district puts together an Individualized Education Program, says, this is our offer of a Free and Appropriate Public Education. At that point, the parents can essentially take it, or leave it, making their own arrangements for the education of their child. There are also avenues for official complaints and due process.

Most of the time, parents and school district staff realize they must work together as a team to make the most appropriate program to meet the educational needs of their child.

Answer 14

only if it is in the IEP or 504 plan taht he is to leave teh room when his conditino is exaperated-

there should be a written plan in place...

Every student has the right to be educated in the least restrictive environment-

tourettes is no reason to place in special ed....unless it is necessary for their educational needs

Answer 15

Obviously they take it into consideration

Answer 16

The school district has the right to remove a distruptive student and put them in a Special Education classroom.

They need to think about the students they are preventing from learning.

Answer 17

naw they cant they should lose there job

Answer 18

They can kick them out if it is for a behavior that is not related to their disability.  This is true of any disability.

Answer 19

No,

most kids that have tourettes are in special classes.

Answer 20

No , But if must be proven and documented. Someone trying to get away with it, can not just pretend and get away with  it.

Answer 21

This teacher knows of the syndrome this kid has, and has to learn to deal with it even the whole class. They are trying something big with having him in this class probably mainstreaming where students with disabilities could have this option, its just that the teacher and students have to learn to deal with it. .