27-year-old woman with cerebral palsy says that the teacher taped her mouth shut with a special tape, because she was making too much noise during class on special education.
The incident occurred in March of 2016 at High Point School in Ann arbor, the University of Michigancalled
In a lawsuit filed this week, it was said that the teacher NesA Johnson taped her mouth rose Smith and mother sent her picture with the caption «To the rescue. She’ll calm down!!!!» The employee took the woman to the bathroom, hit her and poured hot coffee on the injured leg.
According to Smith, at that time in the class was even two assistants. The school district of Ortenau said that no one has previously reported the incident. Thus the claim States that other disabled people also suffered from «physical, emotional and psychological harm» within the educational institution.
The lawyer of the injured woman, Jonathan Marko, said: «Intensive program, which she joined, was to protect her.»
During the trial the teacher accused that she was subjected to life Smith dangerbecause she could not physically remove the tape and had problems breathing.
In February of this year, the officer reportedly struck Smith in the face «to mean» to other students and teachers.
While no one reported this, the driver of the bus, which went to Smith, witnessed the attack on the woman, and then notified about the incident by her mother. This is stated in the court documents.
The mother of the victim, Doreen Smith, said that the abuse continued despite numerous complaints by their families.
At the moment rose Smith graduated from the school of High Point and is under the supervision of their parents-pensioners.
CNN contacted Johnson, who is suspected of exceeding his authority and abuse of a disabled person. She told me that she no longer works in the district refused to comment on the incident.
