A lawsuit recently filed in federal court by Scott and the parents of eight other students is asking the court to fire implicated staffers, install classroom cameras and eventually dismantle the entire state school system.
After becoming concerned with the quality of care their children were receiving, several parents placed recording devices in their children's backpacks.
After listening to the tapes, some of the parents expressed shock over their content.
"I was in disbelief, just disbelief," said Sheila Scott, whose son, Chandler Scott, was featured prominently on the tape. "I couldn't believe these people who loved and cared for my son would treat him this way."
More than 40 hours of tape was eventually turned over the the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office for investigation.
While no criminal charges were issued, the tapes became evidence in a series of due process hearings for parents who filed abuse complaints against the district.
The incident that Scott found most troubling was the repeated ringing of a bell near her 12-year-old son's face by Forshee.
After saying "watch me send him into a seizure," Forshee rang the bell an estimated 30 times.
Scott said other school staffers present laughed.
http://suburbanjournals.stltoday.com/articles/2009/02/25/jefferson/news/0225jef-map0.txt
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