Why I Worry About Charlie on the Bus
May 12, 2006 by Kristina Chew, PhD
Filed under Health
A parent worries about abuse of their child and of that child on the school bus–the subjects of my two previous posts–because of stories like this.
A school bus aide beat a 9-year-old boy who has developmental difficulty because he was “a brat”………
Theresa L. Anderson, 29, of Lansing, Ill., was charged with battery, intimidation and neglect and police issued an arrest warrant Thursday. There was no further information Friday on whether or not she was in custody.
The security video shows a woman court records identify as Anderson holding the boy by the back of the neck and head, pushing him down the aisle and ripping his hat off his head.
She throws him into a seat, causing him to hit his head, then leans on him while he is down in the seat. Later, she knocks the boy off his seat and beats him while he is on the floor, the tape shows.
According to court records, Zachary Farekas (who hears at 70% but was deaf for the first two years of his life) told his mother that the aide had beaten and threatened to kill him.
I’m always glad, I’m proud to be Charlie’s mother–to be an autism mother. May I never have to be in Zachary’s mother’s situation.
Read School Bus Aide Charged With Beating Boy.
