Indiana teacher awards autistic boy 'annoying male' trophy

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In front of his family, invited to the 5th grade awards luncheon, a special ed teacher handed out this terrible award to a little boy. Who is autistic. Jesus. What is wrong with folks?

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Why in the world would anyone think this was not a shitty thing to do

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Indiana teacher awards autistic boy ‘annoying male’ trophy

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GARY, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana school district has apologized after a teacher awarded an 11-year-old autistic student a trophy naming him the “most annoying male” of the school year.

The (Northwest Indiana) Times reports that a special education teacher at Bailly Preparatory Academy in Gary gave the boy the trophy May 23 during a fifth-grade awards luncheon attended by students, parents and the school principal.

The boy’s father said his family was blindsided.

Gary Community School Corp. issued an apology to the boy and his family in a statement Monday. Emergency manager Peter Morikis called it an “unfortunate occurrence” and noted that the district was taking disciplinary action against the school employees involved.

Morikis declined to comment on the employment status of the workers.

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Information from: The Times, http://www.nwitimes.com

[Skittles]

1. cruel

that gal should be nowhere near children

[Beakybird]

2. Corporate school.

[Kind of Blue]

3. Unbelievable -workers, employees, multiple people involved.

My youngest sister is an Aspie or high functioning autism, the definitions are confusing/interchangeable at times. Her school was extraordinary, she excelled and I remember my parents had to fight to take her out of the system. It was crazy but that's how awesome the teachers were, fearing that she wouldn't get the support she'd need in middle and high school. They were right but she's not high functioning for nothing.

I just can't help thinking of 45 mocking a disabled reporter making it okay for even these specially trained people to do such an egregious thing.

I hope the boy and his family get an outpouring of support from their community.