Tennessee principal fired after dragging special needs student through school

[mystery-ak]

 May 27, 2022 9:15pm EDT
Tennessee principal fired after dragging special needs student through school
The school board at Walter Hill Elementary School in Rutherford County, Tennessee voted to recommend the termination of the principal who allegedly dragged a special needs student the length of nearly two football fields

By Adam Sabes | Fox News

A Tennessee school board on Thursday voted to recommend the termination of a principal who is now on unpaid suspension after allegedly dragging a special education student by his ankle through a hallway in 2019.

The initial incident took place on Nov. 4, 2019 when an elementary special education student didn't comply with a request from Walter Hill Elementary principal Helen Campbell, according to Fox 17.

When the student didn't comply with the request, Campbell and Bonnie Marlar, a teacher, grabbed him by the ankles and proceeded to drag him through the hallways, according to Director of Schools Bill Spurlock.

Child abuse charges were filed against both Campbell and Marlar, but were later dismissed by a judge. The individuals were suspended from their jobs at the elementary school, according to the report.



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While in the administration office, Campbell and Marlar held the student up by the loopholes on his pants.

After exiting the office, the attorney said that the individuals were pulling him by the wrists and arms. The individuals, according to the attorney, dragged the student for a length of 570 feet, which is almost two football fields, with his shirt "riding up in the back with his bare skin rubbing up against that floor."

Kate Kasuboski, who is the coordinator of special education at the school district, said that she "did not see any behavior that constitutes an emergency situation," which would have necessitated the child being restrained. She also added that "dragging a student" by the lengths of "almost two football fields" is "not a proper restraint."

One board member, Tammy Sharp, wasn't fully on-board with the idea of voting to terminate Campbell, and said that she's a "phenomenal principal," and criticized the board for not getting her side of the story.

"This is absolutely disgusting that this would be put on TV and Mrs. Campbell would not be given opportunity to defend (herself)," Sharp said.

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[sneakypete]

They shouldn't be abused,but on the other hand they have emotional and mental problems,and have no business being in public schools with normal children.

All they do is take away time and effort by the teachers,who SHOULD be using all that time educating children than can BE educated.

Then again,I could be wrong. Look at who we have in Congress,the US Senate,and the White House.

[Wingnut]

They forced then into schools when they should be in mental institutions.

[mystery-ak]

They forced then into schools when they should be in mental institutions.

 
Oh my...please read up on autism..my 16yo grandson is autistic among his other disabilities..He didn't talk until he was 5....he is in a reg high school and is absolutely no trouble..in fact the teachers and faculty love him to death. It was our choice on where to send him.. We wanted him to experience HS although he can barely read, but he attends all his classes and participates in class as much as he can....he is learning visually.  He has one talent...art...he loves to draw and is very good at it..he surprised us all with his love and talent of art.