Last week I wrote about a news story: Redwood City teacher accused of slapping, kicking special needs students. If you are reading this, I would urge you to read two posts by Shannon Des Roches Rosa. On BlogHer: Alleged Special Ed Abuse and the Court of Public Opinion and on Squidalicious: Fair Witness. Ms. Rosa knows the teacher in question quite well.
Follow up on Redwood City special ed teacher story
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