Florida Teacher Allegedly Lets Kindergarteners Kick Autistic Boy Out of Class in 'Survivor'-Like Vote

"Each student was also allowed to say what he or she did not like about Alex. By a 14-to-2 margin, the students voted Alex out of class, according to The South Florida Sun-Sentinel.

“She said this was her way of correcting his behavior,” Barton said. “I asked him how that made him feel and he said, ‘I feel sad.’"



Sick. I don't even know what else to call it. It actually makes me very sad to think that we have such fucked up people getting teaching credentials. This is a class of five year olds. What is it saying to these impressionable young people to actually give them a say in who gets to be in their classroom? To share in their learning experiences? Aren't we supposed to be teaching children to appreciate the differences in others? If the teacher doesn't like the student, ask for a transfer to another room. If she can't handle him, he's better off elsewhere. But there is no room for "democracy" like this in a classroom of Kindergarteners. You don't have them vote out a classmate - most certainly not because he's different.