My Sister Was Fired For Reporting Teachers For Abuse Of Autistic Children.
Hey Reddit, this just happened today and we are at a loss for what to do. This is also my first ever post so sorry if I’m not doing something right. My sister was working as a teachers aide in a high school meant for kids with special needs. The majority of these students are Somali and African American minorities, they are also mostly nonverbal. My sister witnessed a few incidents of the students being abused by staff members. They hit the kids, refuse to feed them, and even withheld life saving medication from them. My sister has tried standing up for them, and she has reported them to the principal, HR and any other higher ups she could contact. After this however no actions were taken against the teachers. Instead they began retaliating against my sister. She tried telling the parents of the kids, but has been physically blocked from interacting with them. She tried telling her union representatives and union lawyers but they have abandoned her. They all seem to be working together and are all on the same side. She was bullied and harassed by practically the entire staff. They have made her job unbearable, but still she didn’t want to leave knowing that those children are being abused and taken advantage of. Unfortunately this past Friday she was fired for being “mentally unwell” and they proceeded to try and physically drag her off them premises. There is a lot to this story I can’t fit on here, but I need to know what her next steps should be. She is very young and naive, this a basically her first big girl job. I think she was led to believe that all of what was going on is a private job matter, but I think she should go to the authorities. I think she should get herself an employment lawyer, and call the police to report what those monsters are doing to these children. Please if anyone thinks they know what we should do next, let us know. I can’t sleep I’m so worried for these kids.
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