AspieWeb (Free subscription) | 08/28/2009
Melissa Barton, the mother of Alex Barton a student with Aspergers Syndrome a form of Autism filed a federal law suit against Port St. Lucie County School District. Barton claims to be suing in order to create a better environment for students with disabilities, saying “I want change for Florida. I want change for the United [...]
Why Homeschool (Free subscription) | 06/15/2009
Last year a teacher in Florida had her class vote a boy out of kindergarten : ----------- Five-year-old Alex Barton was voted out of kindergarten class by his fellow students in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Before the vote, his teacher told classmates to say what they didn’t like about Alex: He was labeled “disgusting” and “annoying.” They voted 14 to 2 to kick him out of...
AspieWeb (Free subscription) | 06/12/2009
You may remember Port St. Lucie, FL teacher Wendy Portillo who was suspended for having her class vote on kicking five year old autistic student Alex Barton out of class. Well as of this Wednesday the school board reversed its decision. According to the Associated Press: The St. Lucie County school board reversed its earlier decision Wednesday [...]
AspieWeb (Free subscription) | 02/21/2009
Wendy Portillo, the teacher who was suspended for having her kindergarden class vote Alex Barton, a student with Aspergers out of class wept as she appealed the suspension in front of Division of Administrative Hearings. According to Portillo, “If I could take that morning back, I would.” Last year teacher Windy Portillo asked her class to [...]
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Autism Vox (Free subscription) | 12/31/2008
Discussion was dominated by two stories, that of 13-year-old Adam Race, against whose parents a priest filed a restraining order, and of 5-year-old Alex Barton, who was voted out of his kindergarden class by his classmates, at the suggestion of his teacher, Wendy Portillo. These two incidents sparked some very heated and often acrimonious exchanges [...]
Graphictruth (Free subscription) | 12/27/2008
Autism Connect - 'Pattern of abuse of autistic children in Florida schools' : "Alex Barton has opened doors for parents of autistic children to get their message heard, said Palm Beach parent Phyllis Musumeci, mother of a teenage autistic boy. Alex is the 5-year-old Port St. Lucie boy voted out of his Morningside Elementary classroom in May. Because of his case, the state Attorney General's office...
Autism Vox (Free subscription) | 11/19/2008
Florida teacher Wendy Portillo—who allowed her kindergarten class to vote on whether or not their classmate Alex Barton could remain in class—-has been suspended without pay for a year, according to the Naples News. More commentary at Aspie Web. Tags: alex barton, asd, asperger, autism, autism blog, disabilities blog, disability, Education, florida, Health, survivor, wendy portilloShare...
Lemmingworks (Free subscription) | 06/18/2008
St. Lucie school officials interview Alex Barton Alex Barton told St. Lucie County School District officials Tuesday about the day his teacher asked kindergarten classmates to vote whether he stayed in the classroom. Alex’s mother, Melissa Barton, said Alex, 5, was asked to give a statement to the district’s human resources department and an attorney representing the [...]
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I support teacher
When is this madness going to stop? What about the other 19 children in Alex Bartons class? How is this fair?
andee29 | 06/07/2008
Here is the 'line' in my opinion.... I believe that when you receive as much media attention and support as Melissa Barton has received...when you can raise Autism awareness based on a single incident... when you can hit every newscast for a week and get the attention of the school district through literally thousands of emails and phone calls.. It is time to take pause and give people the opportunity
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Lawsuit! It's the American way!
Of course she intends to sue. That's what this entire exercise has been about from the beginning. Nevermind the parents of Alex Barton's classmates who...
MND/BlogWonks: Your Alternate Daily (Free subscription) | 06/05/2008
When did kindergarten teachers get so mean? In Port Lucie, Florida, Wendy Portillo told kindergarteners to tell five-year-old Alex Barton why they didn’t want him in class. After telling him that he is “disgusting” and “annoying,” the children voted on whether he could remain in class. Alex’s best friend, who’d wanted to keep him, changed his [...]
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Floriduuuh
This poor kid & family. They should SUE SUE SUE, I say this because this type of treatment was cruel & unusual and completely uncalled for. This teacher...
andee29 | 06/05/2008
By TCPalm Staff Wednesday, June 4, 2008 While a recent incident at St. Lucie County's Morningside Elementary School has created a national debate over the treatment of a child suspected of being autistic, the incident likely will lead to reform. Primarily, the incident in which kindergarten teacher Wendy Portillo encouraged classmates to present their opinions of 5-year-old Alex Barton and his disruptive
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Can you train a person to be humane?
I had a child with autism mistreated for years in Saint Lucie County Schools to the point, I dont Believe these special needs teachers can be helped....
andee29 | 06/01/2008
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Melissa Barton
Unfortunately, the story has never been about Alex Barton or the school. This is all about Alex's mother, Melissa Barton. Every piece of credible evidence...
My child is another child that's been Mistreated in Saint Lucie county schools
My son has been treated so bad in Saint Lucie county shools to the point he wont even come out of his bedroom much and is totally affraid to ever trust...
odd time signatures (Free subscription) | 05/28/2008
According to Liz, Wendy Portillo has been reassigned. She also has a great post up with much more constructive suggestions to voice your opinion and protest than my rant does. You can also find a listing of posts at Whitterer on Autism in support of Alex and his family. I’m still at a loss to understand how [...]
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this bit** sshould not be reassigned, but FIRED. if she has no ability to deal with children without mentally abusing them, then let her work at the zoo....oh,...
andee29 | 05/27/2008
At least temporarily.... but voices are being heard, here's an update on Morningside Elementary's response to Melissa and Alex Barton: St. Lucie teacher reassigned after student 'voted out' of class By Colleen Wixon Originally published 10:12 a.m., May 27, 2008 Updated 01:40 p.m., May 27, 2008 PORT ST. LUCIE — Morningside Elementary kindergarten teacher Wendy Portillo has been reassigned until
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I was heartsick
When I heard this on CNN I thought Here We Go Again. My youngest boy has dyslexia and borderline autism. He is grown now and doing fine, but not without...
This made me cry
I'm so torn apart by this happening! I know it is hard to put up with autistic behavior, but to just kick a little boy out of his class after humiliating...
I have Tourette’s Syndrome, and when I hear about stories like this, I feel like wringing some necks and anybody who takes up for the teacher in this one...
Joanne Jacobs (Free subscription) | 05/26/2008
Five-year-old Alex Barton was voted out of kindergarten class by his fellow students in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Before the vote, his teacher told classmates to say what they didn't like about Alex: He was labeled “disgusting” and “annoying.” They voted 14 to 2 to kick him out of class. The boy apparently has Asperger’s [...]
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VOTE THE TEACHER OFF NOW
All you 14 kids, let's VOTE THE TEACHER OFF NOW!!! 1. DISCRIMINATE against disability 2. CRUEL person 2. MEAN person 3. UNQUALIFIED person to be a TEACHER...
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andee29 | 06/07/2008
Here is the 'line' in my opinion.... I believe that when you receive as much media attention and support as Melissa Barton has received...when you can raise Autism awareness based on a single incident... when you can hit every newscast for a week and get the attention of the school district through literally thousands of emails and phone calls.. It is time to take pause and give people the opportunity
Click here to see all comments
Lawsuit! It's the American way!
Of course she intends to sue. That's what this entire exercise has been about from the beginning. Nevermind the parents of Alex Barton's classmates who...
andee29 | 06/05/2008
By TCPalm Staff Wednesday, June 4, 2008 While a recent incident at St. Lucie County's Morningside Elementary School has created a national debate over the treatment of a child suspected of being autistic, the incident likely will lead to reform. Primarily, the incident in which kindergarten teacher Wendy Portillo encouraged classmates to present their opinions of 5-year-old Alex Barton and his disruptive
Click here to see all comments
Can you train a person to be humane?
I had a child with autism mistreated for years in Saint Lucie County Schools to the point, I dont Believe these special needs teachers can be helped....
andee29 | 06/01/2008
Click here to see all comments
Melissa Barton
Unfortunately, the story has never been about Alex Barton or the school. This is all about Alex's mother, Melissa Barton. Every piece of credible evidence...
My child is another child that's been Mistreated in Saint Lucie county schools
My son has been treated so bad in Saint Lucie county shools to the point he wont even come out of his bedroom much and is totally affraid to ever trust...
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