> -----Original Message----- > From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 6:01 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: just plain wrong > > You are right when you mentioned that a wrap hold probably would have > been the best restraint. It could have had the benefit of both > physical immobility and a psychological humanity of touch. Wrap holds > typically become hugs after the frenzy and frustration bleed out. > Unfortunately because of law suits from parents, teachers are > specifically taught not to lay a hand on students. Even a friendly > pat on the head can get a teacher suspended. You rail against the > institutionalized educational system, but it is most hampered by the > parents of the children. So when situations like this arise, the only > legal recourse to regain control is to call the police. It's a shitty > situation, but that's what litigation by parents has created.
Ligation and ignorance. The wrap hold (as Dana points out) is easily seen as "abusive" by ignorant people. It's a giant, mean adult smothering a poor, tiny child. In may rather short career in the field I only had one instance of needing the hold with non-special needs kids (at an after-school program I ran). I didn't actually instigate the hold; a counselor under me did. The problem occurred primarily because the parent showed up while the child was in the hold (this was a 10 year-old boy being held by a 22 year-old female). The parent demanded that the counselor release the child and the counselor followed her training and didn't release him until he was calm. In NY at the time this was a tricky situation - if taken to court (it wasn't) it might have gone either way (although general consensus was that the counselor couldn't be faulted for following the training given her). But the simple fear of a trail and the time it would take, regardless of the potential outcome made everybody at the facility very nervous. I guess I'm just pointing out that in some cases the change isn't legislated but rather adopted through fear of legal problems. This is the root of pretty all "zero tolerance" policies at schools. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:155182 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
