A veteran Jacksonville teacher has been charged with child abuse after police were told an autistic student in her class was strapped into a toilet training chair for hours over several days.
The student at Kernan Trail Elementary was restrained in the chair with his pants down during a three- or four-day span in September, according to the arrest report charging Rhona Silver, 55, with child abuse.
The police report said the student, whose name and age were not provided because of confidentiality rules, is autistic and was buckled to the seat with his pants down and only allowed up for lunch. He was placed in the seat at 9 a.m. and released at the end of the day, according to the report.
http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/crime/2009-03-19/story/teacher_charged_with_abuse_of_student
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