Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Britney Spears ITV1 News London Riot Controversy!
Britney Spears ITV1 News London Riot Controversy!
Friday, March 9, 2012
Keith's note on the Rush Limbaugh/Sandra Fluke controversy and false equivalency from the Right
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Monday, March 5, 2012
Britney Spears ITV1 News London Riot Controversy!
Britney Spears ITV1 News London Riot Controversy!
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Stolen Babies? Controversy in Missouri
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Eleanor Smeal dissects Obama vs. Catholic Church controversy over birth control coverage
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Saturday, January 28, 2012
News of Autistic Boy Allegedly Put in Bag Sparks Controversy Online
"It wasn't just his body down in it and his head out, his whole body was down inside the bag," she told WebProNews.
As she explained, the school had called and asked her to come and get her son because he was "bouncing off the walls." When she arrived and saw what had happened, she was outraged and took the story to local news outlets.
Lydia Brown, an autistic college student at Georgetown University, saw the story and decided to create a petition on Change.org. The petition, which has received over 180,000 signatures already, calls for the school to take action against the teacher involved as well as comprehensive training for all school personnel.
However, as with many viral stories, the Christopher Baker case has generated a fair share of controversy. Some people from the autism community have spoken out in defense of the school saying that therapy bags are often used for treating autistic individuals.
Another debatable issue is in regards to how the bag was used. Christopher's mother says he was put into the bag for misbehaving, which raises concerns over the use of seclusion and restraint in the treatment of individuals with disabilities.
Amy Dawson, the Founder of the Autism Advocacy & Law Center LLC, told us that seclusion or restraint could be harmful to any child but especially those with disabilities since he or she may not be able to fully understand what is happening.
At this time, the school board has said that it has concluded its investigation and is moving on. Sandra Baker, who now has legal support from The Gallini Group in Alabama and Chevalier Ginn Shirooni & Kruer in Kentucky, is continuing to fight the incident.
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Britney Spears ITV1 News London Riot Controversy!
Britney Spears ITV1 News London Riot Controversy!