Please Tell Alex He’s Special
May 27, 2008 8:59 pm For The PreSchool Mama
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.
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wheresthebox :
Date: May 27, 2008 @ 9:17 pm
Thank you for letting me know about this. I have seen it and am going to be sending it out to our local autism community as well. It is so incredibly sad.
Alison :
Date: May 28, 2008 @ 5:53 am
What a horrible thing to do to a child.
That is a disgusting example of segregation, and to be led by a teacher! - That is inexcusable.
Multi-Tasking Mommy :
Date: May 28, 2008 @ 5:31 pm
This post just sickens me. I cannot believe that a teacher would say such things to a poor child.
Being a former Kindergarten teacher who taught all of the students who had special needs coming in to our school, this particularly hits home with me.
My daughter and I will definitely be making Alex a card or two!!!
workout mommy :
Date: May 29, 2008 @ 4:07 am
that just makes me SICK! that teacher should be fired…what is wrong with people?
Lis Garrett :
Date: May 29, 2008 @ 4:28 am
Oh.My.Goodness.
I am crying. This just makes me SO mad. I don’t even have words.
You can bet I will be sending him a card.
PlanningQueen :
Date: May 29, 2008 @ 9:24 am
Wow, this is a depressing story. Reality TV style eviction in a kindergarten class room. No child deserves to be treated in this manner. Good on you for spreading the word.
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