Miscellaneous

The case of the "autistic" girl (misnomer, for the girl has Asperger's syndrome, not classic autism) being handicuffed and arrested following an altercation at an elementary school when she was asked to remove her hoodie in order to attend a Christmas party is bizarre, to say the least.

Assuming the parent's account of what happened is accurate, and that is a BIG assumption (and I don't take parents' claims as gospel), the whole thing should not have happened. What in the hell is the big deal about a child wearing an article of clothing she happens to favor? It doesn't matter if the girl has a disability; a lot of kids have attachments to clothing and the like. To me it was simply stupid on the part of school staff to make an issue of it. If she had been in my class, I'd have ignored the hoodie and let her participate. If the girl had engaged in any unacceptable behavior prior to the party, her mother should have been notified and the girl picked up.

However, one would need to know what actually led up to the girl's outburst besides the costume deal. And the fact the girl was violent meant the school HAD to do something. From the report, it sounds like the girl had a history of this behavior.

Some confuse the issue and claim the girl was justified in lashing out; however, the fact she lashed out and threatened staff
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Does he or doesn't he?
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A dog ate an inauguration ticket.

It reminds me of an old Timex ad where a dog swallowed a watch, digested it, and the damned thing kept running even after it had been swallowed, digested, and pooped in the yard.
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