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27 Apr 2023, 5:54 pm

5 charged after Indiana special needs student, 7, is forced to eat his own vomit with a spoon, police say

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Four Indiana elementary school staff members and a behavioral technician were charged after a 7-year-old special education student was allegedly forced to eat his own vomit with a spoon.

Sara Seymour, 27, Debra Kanipe, 63, Julie Taylor, 48, Kristen Mitchell, 38, and Megan King, 24, were all charged with misdemeanor failure to report, the Brownsburg Police Department said in a Facebook statement on Wednesday.

Seymour and Kanipe were also charged with felony neglect of a dependent, police said.

The charges stem from an incident in February at Brown Elementary School in Brownsburg, about 20 miles northwest of Indianapolis.

Authorities said that video showed the student seated at a table in the cafeteria. The boy was eating his lunch and then stood up, appearing to gag on his food. Seymour, a life skills teacher, appeared to tell the child to sit down, police said.
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Seymour allegedly told the child that if he vomited, he would be required to eat what the threw up, according to police. Taylor, a life skills teacher, was present and gave the boy a tray, the release states.

Police said the child vomited on the tray and table. Kanipe, a life skills instructional aid, allegedly handed the boy a spoon. The child was forced to use the spoon to eat the vomit and then clean up the rest with paper towels, police said.

"Both Seymour and Kanipe stood at each side of the child while he consumed a portion of the vomit," the news release states. "Mitchell and King were present and witnessed the incident."

King is a behavioral technician with K1ds Count Therapy, a third-party contractor with the school. The company did not immediately return a request for comment on Thursday.

The termination process for Seymour and Kanipe has already begun, police said. A Brownsburg Community School Corporation spokesperson told NBC affiliate WTHR of Indianapolis that all involved employees will face termination when the school board meets in May


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28 Apr 2023, 3:25 pm

This is so infuriating! :evil:

However, it's good that all of the perps will lose their jobs. :twisted:

Also, may this boy fully recover from this humiliation he did not expect! :(


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29 Apr 2023, 9:51 am

I think it's interesting how me having the wrong facial expressions and asking my college for help because of bigoted remarks made about me by one of their partner schools was "unprofessional" but somehow these individuals were allowed to complete their programs and get hired.

I'm not even sure where to begin with just how screwed up the educational system is when being NT is one of the main qualifying factors for hiring teachers.



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29 Apr 2023, 10:03 am

Unfortunately, this is the kind of person who gets hired when teachers are paid and treated so poorly that you can't get good ones.

Currently, schools in my area will hire anyone who meets the minimum requirements (and is willing to take the lowest pay offered.)

The credentials of the person in question were a High school diploma and First Aid/CPR certificate. If you aren't actually in a teaching role you can walk-in off the street and become a professional Behavior Technician. And you get to work with vulnerable kids - its a win-win [ /sarcasm ]



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29 Apr 2023, 5:18 pm

DanielW wrote:
Unfortunately, this is the kind of person who gets hired when teachers are paid and treated so poorly that you can't get good ones.

Currently, schools in my area will hire anyone who meets the minimum requirements (and is willing to take the lowest pay offered.)

The credentials of the person in question were a High school diploma and First Aid/CPR certificate. If you aren't actually in a teaching role you can walk-in off the street and become a professional Behavior Technician. And you get to work with vulnerable kids - its a win-win [ /sarcasm ]

I'm seriously considering trying again to get my teaching certificate as I'm just shy of it by the practicum requirement and a couple little things. The pandemic hit and I had to switch to three college's MAES program to finish.

I do think it's unfortunate how they lowered testing requirements because "too many" white women were being certificated, rather than providing more support for everybody else if it was that much of a problem.



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30 Apr 2023, 3:18 am

MatchboxVagabond wrote:
I'm seriously considering trying again to get my teaching certificate as I'm just shy of it by the practicum requirement and a couple little things. The pandemic hit and I had to switch to three college's MAES program to finish.


Do it. 8) Clearly the world needs Good people to take action and work themselves into these sorts of roles for the betterment of society & optimizing the potential of childrens' futures. Can't go wrong putting your time and energy into this - especially if it's your thing and you're "3 feet from gold." (So close to your goal.. just keep chipping away!)


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30 Apr 2023, 6:38 am

This is what happens when you don't implement strong eugenics policies. Chuds like those end up teaching at schools. Nobody with good genes would force a student to do that.



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30 Apr 2023, 1:39 pm

Lecia_Wynter wrote:
This is what happens when you don't implement strong eugenics policies. Chuds like those end up teaching at schools. Nobody with good genes would force a student to do that.

Thank the Lo’d you’re not in any sort of decision or policy making position of authority over others.


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30 Apr 2023, 2:18 pm

goldfish21 wrote:
Thank the Lo’d you’re not in any sort of decision or policy making position of authority over others.


Seriously - the target of a eugenics program would be the student...not the "teacher" in question. How eugenics is ever a good idea to anyone...for any reason is beyond sensible comprehension.



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30 Apr 2023, 3:04 pm

My mom worked as a teacher for twenty years and after she read this article,
she said that adults who work in the field of education, but who humiliate children in front of other children should
be kept away from them regardless of the amount of experience.


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01 May 2023, 5:37 pm

AnonymousAnonymous wrote:
My mom worked as a teacher for twenty years and after she read this article,
she said that adults who work in the field of education, but who humiliate children in front of other children should
be kept away from them regardless of the amount of experience.


I agree, if they have children & they are bad, make me sad on how they are punished, they probably bullies to their own kids.



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01 May 2023, 6:04 pm

Kitty4670 wrote:
AnonymousAnonymous wrote:
My mom worked as a teacher for twenty years and after she read this article,
she said that adults who work in the field of education, but who humiliate children in front of other children should
be kept away from them regardless of the amount of experience.


I agree, if they have children & they are bad, make me sad on how they are punished, they probably bullies to their own kids.


My mom agrees. She also says that such teachers should be given more
harsh punishments alongside getting fired.


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01 May 2023, 6:06 pm

When I read the subject, I thought kids were the bullies, not adults. Why people that work in schools think they have the right to punish kids their way, I read stories about how adults punish kids. They should call the children parents. I’m glad that I went to school in the 70s & 80s, I was never bullied in school, I was bullied a few times in junior high, it wasn’t because I have disability, it was because I have psoriasis, I was bullied in gym class 8O 8O :cry: I HATED wearing shorts, my psoriasis were soooo worse back then :cry: :cry: :oops: :cry: My mom owned a preschool, she was a teacher in the 70s, in the late 70s, she wanted to own school, my dad helped her. It was a very popular preschool, my mom hired the best teachers & cleaning people, I loved that school sooo much.