Last week, a 5-year-old student attacked his teacher at Pine Lakes Elementary School in South Florida. The teacher had to be hospitalized as the attack left her "dazed" and "unresponsive. Investigation on the incident is ongoing, the police said.
According to NBC News, the incident started when the five-year-old boy had to be removed from class for throwing things around and flipping the chairs.
The teacher took the troubled student to an "empty room" to cool down. That was where the five-year-old reportedly attacked the teacher with his fists and feet, the police reported.
The teacher radioed for help. Later, a staff helped the teacher out of the room to stabilize her and then called the police. The unidentified instructor was found by first responders "sitting on the ground against the wall" and in a "faint stage," the Pembroke Pines Police Department reported. The reports also said the victim was "clearly weak and dazed." Police also said the victim could not vocally respond.
The teacher was carried out of the school on a stretcher and was taken to Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood.
Exceptional Student Education (ESE) Students
The instructor leads an "exceptional student education class" with a group of children with some special needs, disabilities, and diagnoses. The teacher has 13 years in teaching special education classes. Parents described her as a sweet and remarkable woman. A parent even said that she is the kind of teacher she would "entrust her child at school as second mother."
Florida has Exceptional Student Education (ESE) program for children with disabilities. The students are given specially designed instructions and related services to support the child with disabilities to progress in school and prepare for life after school.
The victim is in her late 30s or early 40s and is about 5 foot four with a slender frame. After the "enraged" special education student attacked her, she suffered a concussion and other injuries.
Broward Teachers Union President Anna Fusco said that the kid punched the teacher, and she fell backward and smacked her head. It was a severe concussion. The five-year-old also jumped on her, kicking, punching, and biting.
The young student is now being investigated for aggravated assault with hands, fist, and feet. However, no criminal charges had been filed.
Proper support for special education classes needed
A mother whose child was in the same classroom said that this is not the first time this has happened in the same classroom and student. She also said that there needs to be proper support to the school or class as it is a special education class. However, the school is not prepared to handle such cases.
The parent also said the same troubled child was also attacking his classmates. The parent also suggested that the child's parent and the school district be held accountable for what happened to the teacher.
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