Teachers fight to make handicapped student shit their pants.

[thundley4]

KamaAina (59,828 posts) Thu Mar 26, 2015, 03:44 PM

Teachers Fight Special Needs Accommodation

http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2015/03/26/teachers-fight-accommodation/20162/

A teachers group is fighting a plan to allow a student with a disability to use a faculty restroom, all because they say the accommodation violates their right to exclusive facilities.

Eighteen teachers — including two special educators — signed a petition filed alongside a union grievance after administrators opted to allow a student at Park Elementary School near Pittsburgh to use the faculty restroom, reports the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

The student has a physical limitation, school officials say, which makes it difficult for the child to climb stairs needed to access the student facilities. The school’s bottom floor does not have a student restroom nor is there elevator access.

Teachers at the school argue the plan violates a provision of their contract stating that the school will provide “lavatory facilities exclusively for employees’ use.”

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026419232

Wella (1,460 posts)
3. This may be a union issue. Union agreements for teachers have things like employee restrooms

This seems like a special case, but really, the kid's parent's need to be suing the district via the ADA to provide accessible restrooms to disabled students.

femmocrat (19,176 posts)
4. Agree.

The school should have had a special needs restroom for students years ago. How long ago was ADA?

madfloridian (83,372 posts)
11. It's a legal issue.

Sad day to see these teachers called "selfish assholes" in this thread.

A spade is a spade.

mythology (2,543 posts)
6. There is a lot of stupid involved in this

The teachers group for suing over this, the school/district for not putting in an acceptable bathroom, possibly the local tax payers if the school couldn't afford a newer facility due to an insistence on lower taxes instead of paying for basic public needs.

Yeah, taxpayers need to fork over more money.

CreekDog (43,565 posts)
34. of course, all students will have a bathroom on the first floor if the teachers win this fight

who will benefit? all students, including the special needs child.

think harder before you post next time.

The teachers are doing this for the children.

greatlaurel (1,405 posts)
15. The fist issue is protecting the student and teachers from possible abuse accusations.

Last edited Fri Mar 27, 2015, 02:16 AM - Edit history (1)

No adult is allowed to go into a restroom alone with a child. Therefore, the faculty restroom would become unusable by the faculty on that floor. They could never know when it was acceptable for them to go into the restroom. How long does it take the teachers to get to the faculty restrooms on another floor and back, again? They most likely are not able to get there and back again without leaving their classroom alone too long. Furthermore, where are the accommodations for teachers who may suffer from their own physical limitations? This article is another example of demonizing teachers when the administration is at fault for not providing proper ADA restroom facilities for all children. The administration has had 25 years to make the schools ADA compliant.

The article in the OP is clever union/teacher bashing right wing propaganda. DU should not advocate for the anti teacher/union right wing propaganda.

BS

madfloridian (83,372 posts)
56. Hey, you need to read up on what Arne Duncan and Obama are doing to special ed students.

Really do research that. It's shocking. Every special ed teacher I ever worked with cares deeply about their students' needs.

Blame the right people. Arne and Obama are trying to undo any strides parents have made toward special education needs being fulfilled.

[SVPete]

Kind of shows just how much the union's and DU-folks', "For the children," rhetoric is worth. Re "femmocrat's" comment, the union has all but certainly, for decades, drained off any money the school would have used to upgrade its restrooms.

[Gina]

Oh Jesus, I actually agree with this 

greatlaurel (1,405 posts)
15. The fist issue is protecting the student and teachers from possible abuse accusations.

Last edited Fri Mar 27, 2015, 02:16 AM - Edit history (1)

No adult is allowed to go into a restroom alone with a child. Therefore, the faculty restroom would become unusable by the faculty on that floor. They could never know when it was acceptable for them to go into the restroom. 

[thundley4]

Oh Jesus, I actually agree with this 

I can see that part, but surely a little sign on the handle could be used if the student was in there.

IIRC, our school didn't have a faculty bathroom. It was a small school, though.

[Gina]

I can see that part, but surely a little sign on the handle could be used if the student was in there.

IIRC, our school didn't have a faculty bathroom. It was a small school, though.

Nah, if you already think you are entitled to exclusive bathroom facilities they aren't going to wait for the handicapped kid to finish.  They are going to be stomping their feet.

[obumazombie]

Libs are supportive of everything that doesn't include them sacrificing.