Talk about preschool teachers from hell. I came across this story via Mommy Life, and it left me first shocked, then sad, and now simply furious.

If you haven’t come across the story yet, 5-year-old Alex underwent what one website very accurately described as “psychological lynching.” The boy who is undergoing a process that will confirm autism – was voted out by his class, rooted on by the teacher! Wendy Portillo asked each child in the class to spell out what they didn’t like about Alex – in front of the boy – and the reasons to vote him apparently included the words “annoying” and “disgusting.” When his mother Melissa arrived to take him home, he was shaken up, and told her her felt “very sad.” He has also reportedly told her since the incident, that he feels he is “not special.”

This is a five year old boy, for crying out loud! I don’t care what Ms Portillo’s excuse is. I don’t care whether she was PMSing that day, or whether she had man troubles – this women deserves to be kicked out of the system for what she did. Shockingly enough, the school still hasn’t taken any action against her!

Barbara at Mommy Life has organized a special card campaign for Alex. Just click on his picture above, and you can access a page with a postal address on it. Please send this beautiful boy a card telling him he’ s special. Tell your kids to do the same. Barbara intends to collect all cards, and hand them over to his mother, so Alex will know what a special boy he is, regardless of what his imbecile teacher says.