Parents of six autistic children are pushing for criminal charges against a teacher who they say abused students in her classroom.
The parents and three teacher aides say the instructor, Ann Gibbons of Middleboro, allegedly engaged in finger-bending and forceful pushing and shoving that caused bruises, cuts, a bleeding lip and limping.
Both the state Department of Children and Families and the Hingham-based South Shore Educational Collaborative, which provides alternative programs for special education students, conducted investigations and found no evidence to support the allegations against Gibbons.
But the parents – who learned of the alleged abuse from three whistle-blower teacher aides assigned to Gibbons’ classroom at Lyons Elementary School in Randolph – say they’re absolutely convinced the allegations are true and believe Gibbons should face assault charges.
The six children in her classroom are all nonverbal.
http://www.patriotledger.com/news/education/x799707425/Teacher-of-autistic-children-in-Randolph-under-fire
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