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amother


 

Post Tue, Mar 25 2014, 2:32 pm
My son came home from nursery and told me a classmate bit him. When I asked what his punishment was, he said the morah put tape on that child's mouth. I feel sick, and am horrified. When I questioned him further what the children were doing during this, he said they were laughing. I tried asking him how long the tape was on but he does not really have a concept of time. I do not know how to proceed. To me this sounds extreme, but is this an accepted punishment for biting in schools?( I do not know how often this happens) advice how to proceed would be much appreciated. Thanks!
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MaBelleVie




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Mar 25 2014, 2:33 pm
Omg. No. No. No. Mad
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EmesOrNT




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Mar 25 2014, 2:34 pm
OMG! Call the Morah.
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Happy18




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Mar 25 2014, 2:37 pm
NO! Call the morah and tell her she is never allowed to do that ever again! Teachers have been fired for less.
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amother


 

Post Tue, Mar 25 2014, 2:59 pm
Ok. I will call her. What can I suggest as alternatives for consequences of biting? I want to be prepared when I call. She seems so nice and warm, I am shocked she would do this.
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amother


 

Post Tue, Mar 25 2014, 3:00 pm
Thanks for your help! I seriously am in shock and cannot believe this happened in my childs school!! Crying
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TwinsMommy




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Mar 25 2014, 3:26 pm
My son with autism is 7 in first grade and attempts biting multiple times a day (doesn't succeed so often these days as we and his teachers and aides are all awesome at response blocking....).

We've tried:

social stories (bite marks in all of them!)
redirection
rewards for periods of no biting
OT
chewy and crunchy snacks
gum
scheduled breaks BEFORE a meltdown is likely to occur

currently, his intervention specialist's aide charts every act of attempted aggression and our behavior specialist from the county makes fancy charts showing which periods of the day (which antecedents) are most likely to bring about the behavior--- we've nailed down the function of the behavior in his case with a 27 page FBA. He's on an IEP of course. we're now revising the expectations of the assignments that are likely to produce aggressive behavior..

If it happens once in a great while, a typical preschool consequence is in order (NOT TAPE--- good grief). If it happens consistently, the kid needs intervention and supports in place pronto. It sickens me that I have a seven year old who scares other kids.

for you, the parent of the kid who GOT bitten, assume the parent is aware of it and doing all they can. Assume the teacher is aware of it and doing all they can (except in the case of a teacher who uses TAPE! ack!)
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nyer1




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Mar 25 2014, 3:31 pm
Please ask the Morah about the incident before accusing her
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amother


 

Post Tue, Mar 25 2014, 4:13 pm
I'm pretty sure our kids are in the same school. If yes that story happened a few weeks ago and that wasn't any if the main teachers. The teacher that did that was fired right away.
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amother


 

Post Tue, Mar 25 2014, 4:15 pm
OP- this happened today. Makes me so sad that it happened somewhere else too
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amother


 

Post Tue, Mar 25 2014, 4:57 pm
Oh wow. I'm sorry. By mine they fired her. The parent didn't know. My kid came home and told me and then I asked the mother if she knew and her child confirmed but was scared to tell her.
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PinkFridge




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Mar 25 2014, 5:37 pm
There is no question that the answer is no.
This begs a lot of questions:
Is this school policy?
Class policy?
For a first offense? (Not that I advocate it at any point, but it would be good to know what the protocols are.)
What kind of ongoing educational programs and resources do the teachers have?
There are probably more questions. But I think you need to talk to the teacher, principal or director, and someone on the vaad hachinuch. Hatzlacha!
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