Allison and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

I will first start out by saying . Sara you were right. I work in a toxic place , where I am constantly put down , even though I'm the most experienced person there. Please when was the last time i asked a question about how to do my job. But thats neither here nor there. I really don't so much hate my job, I really do like it , but i DESPISE my " leaders" aka bosses. I need a change. NOW is the time. I was thisclose to walking out today after I was told my hair is unprofessional. argh.

So ... in other news... wait I have no other news. I'm just in a really bad mood , and I don't know how to get out of it other than calling the boss lady and telling her i'm not coming in tomorrow . but then thats not professional either , and I don't really want to throw the last 4 years down the tubes.

I'm really just hoping tomorrow is a better day . I guess thats all you can really do right?


Oh, and I'd like to know how something like this happens ...

Florida Teacher Allegedly Lets Kindergarteners Kick Autistic Boy Out of Class in 'Survivor'-Like Vote

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Hundreds of parents of autistic children are signing an online petition to get Florida teacher Wendy Portillo fired for her alleged tactics toward a 5-year-old boy that mirror the reality show “Survivor.”

Morningside Elementary School in Port St. Lucie, Fla., alerted Melissa Barton this year that her son, Alex, suffers from a high-functioning form of autism called Asperger's Syndrome, FOX 29 reported.

Barton claims that Alex was punished for symptoms of his disability, such as humming and eating his homework. She says Portillo went too far last week when she kicked Alex out of class, and then allowed the other students to vote on whether he should be allowed back in.

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Each student was also allowed to say what he or she did not like about Alex. By a 14-to-2 margin, the students voted Alex out of class, according to The South Florida Sun-Sentinel.

“She said this was her way of correcting his behavior,” Barton said. “I asked him how that made him feel and he said, ‘I feel sad.’”

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Barton has filed a complaint with Morningside's school resource officer, who investigated the matter, Port St. Lucie Police Department spokeswoman Michelle Steele told the Sun-Sentinel.

But the state attorney's office decided the matter did not meet criteria for emotional child abuse, so no criminal charges will be filed, Steele said.

The teacher has been disciplined, however.

“Ms. Portillo has been reassigned outside of the classroom at the district offices until any further action may be determined," St. Lucie County School District said in a statement.

Alex has not returned to school since the incident, and Barton says he won’t be going back.

"He was incredibly upset," Barton told the Sun-Sentinel. "The only friend he has ever made in his life was forced to do this."