BEAVERTON, OR - In a twist on an old theme, a male Oregon teacher has accused a special-needs student of sexual assault.
According to a half-million-dollar lawsuit filed on November 1st against the Beaverton School District by a paraeducator (whatever that is), the unnamed school employee, who, among other duties, was assigned to assist the student, had repeatedly reported "the student's escalating behavior," which was apparently of a sexually-assaultive nature, over a two-year period, all to no avail.
Said legally problematic behavior is alleged to have included disrobing and groping a fellow special needs student and grabbing various teachers in various inappropriate places.
Not only was nothing done to correct the situation, the paraeducator was told "don't engage, turn your back" on the boy's "attention seeking."
This advice, put into practice, proved to be tactically unsound.
While monitoring the student after he had assaulted another student, the kind-of teacher turned his back and got his oil checked, resulting in "internal anal bruising." Insult to injury, when he turned around, his groin got a good groping to boot.
According to the lawsuit, the paraeducator now has PTSD. He has not returned to work after six months. Given that he duly reported the attack, and his assailant is still a student at Beaverton High School half-a-year later, I think he's got a legitimate beef.
Beaverton School District spokeswoman Maureen Wheeler declined comment.
According to a half-million-dollar lawsuit filed on November 1st against the Beaverton School District by a paraeducator (whatever that is), the unnamed school employee, who, among other duties, was assigned to assist the student, had repeatedly reported "the student's escalating behavior," which was apparently of a sexually-assaultive nature, over a two-year period, all to no avail.
Said legally problematic behavior is alleged to have included disrobing and groping a fellow special needs student and grabbing various teachers in various inappropriate places.
Not only was nothing done to correct the situation, the paraeducator was told "don't engage, turn your back" on the boy's "attention seeking."
This advice, put into practice, proved to be tactically unsound.
While monitoring the student after he had assaulted another student, the kind-of teacher turned his back and got his oil checked, resulting in "internal anal bruising." Insult to injury, when he turned around, his groin got a good groping to boot.
According to the lawsuit, the paraeducator now has PTSD. He has not returned to work after six months. Given that he duly reported the attack, and his assailant is still a student at Beaverton High School half-a-year later, I think he's got a legitimate beef.
Beaverton School District spokeswoman Maureen Wheeler declined comment.
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