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posted by martyb on Friday October 21 2016, @12:11AM   Printer-friendly
from the professional-educators dept.

The Epoch Times reports

The family of [13-year-old Columbus, Georgia] student Montravious Thomas claim that behavioral specialist, Bryant Mosley, physically attacked the young student on his first day at AIM/Edgewood Student Services Center on Sept. 12.

[The family's attorney] Renee Tucker, [said that the boy], who was the only student in the classroom, wanted to leave the classroom to call his mother from the main office to pick him up. As Thomas tried to leave the classroom, Mosley slammed him to the floor. When he tried to leave again, he was slammed to the floor again. It's not clear how [many] times this occurred.

Tucker said that assistant principal Eddie Powell reportedly witnessed the incident and a school resources officer observed Thomas limping after the alleged attack.

Thomas was allegedly told that school officials would call an ambulance, but changed their minds. Once classes were dismissed, Mosley carried an injured Thomas to an idle school bus without notifying his family of the events that had transpired.

[...] Since the alleged incident, Thomas has undergone four surgeries. Doctors at Egleston Children's Hospital informed the family on Oct. 16 that [Thomas'] nerve damage was so severe, his right leg would have to be amputated.

U.S. Uncut further reports

The boy's mother was forced to be absent from [work] while [caring] for son and ultimately lost [her job].

Inside sources have reported that the school is in possession of a videotape of the confrontation and the boy's attorney has submitted an open records request to gain possession of the footage in addition to 50 documents related to the incident. They plan to sue the school for $5 million.

[..] Mosley works for Mentoring and Behavioral Services, which claims to conduct "holistic behavior approaches" to student discipline. Mosley is no longer working with the school district, though it has not been confirmed at this time whether this was a result of his confrontation with the student.

[Continues...]

Further details from The Washington Post :

A 13-year-old student in Georgia was badly injured after a behavioral specialist slammed him to the ground multiple times while at school last month, the boy's attorney [ Renee Tucker] said.

Montravious Thomas's injuries — which included a fractured tibia, a dislocated knee and permanent nerve damage — were so severe that his right leg had to be amputated on Tuesday.

[...] Tucker said there were at least three other school employees who saw the incident, but no one took the boy to the hospital after he yelled in pain and said his right leg was numb. Instead, [behavioral specialist Bryant] Mosley carried Montravious to the school bus, and he was driven home.

His mother took him to the hospital, where they arrived around 3:30 p.m. — about 90 minutes after the incident was alleged to have happened.

"The leg was never stabilized until he got to the hospital," Tucker said.

The boy was airlifted to a hospital in Atlanta that night for further examination. Over the next month, Montravious went through four surgeries to save his right leg, Tucker said. It was amputated Tuesday night, and he will soon have to go through physical therapy.


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  • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 21 2016, @12:42AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 21 2016, @12:42AM (#417010)

    If this is how they're trained to handle the situation then change the training, and don't take action against the individual who was trained to do this for doing it.

    Fire, and if possible bring charges against, anyone who: was responsible for this kids safety; and was aware of his complaints; and failed to call an ambulance.

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  • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 21 2016, @12:51AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 21 2016, @12:51AM (#417013)

    I agree, but start with bringing criminal charges against the parents for bringing up a thug.

    • (Score: -1, Troll) by Ethanol-fueled on Friday October 21 2016, @01:00AM

      by Ethanol-fueled (2792) on Friday October 21 2016, @01:00AM (#417019) Homepage

      I wonder if the hospital drug-tested the kid when he arrived. The results of that test could exonerate the behavioral contractor.

      As an aside, I don't see why this is such a bad thing - unlike other Blacks, this kid will have a good excuse for walking with a limp.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 21 2016, @04:01AM

        by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 21 2016, @04:01AM (#417095)

        I'm sure there's more to this story than what's been reported so far. Like maybe he was on the way to bible study (hooking up with his drug dealer) after leaving the library (hooker) then later going to choir practice (knocking off a liquor store) and finally going to his hard working job (snuffing out a rival gang member). There's always two sides to stories like this, and the true one is usually not the one initially reported in the news. Most likely this kid was a gangster thug in training and is just more fodder for Rev Als war.

      • (Score: 3, Insightful) by aristarchus on Friday October 21 2016, @09:11AM

        by aristarchus (2645) on Friday October 21 2016, @09:11AM (#417165) Journal

        The things I learn on SoylentNews!

        The results of that test could exonerate the behavioral contractor.

        "behavioral contractor" = thug.

        Seems very similar to:

        Security contractor = mercenary.

  • (Score: 2) by Gaaark on Friday October 21 2016, @02:18AM

    by Gaaark (41) on Friday October 21 2016, @02:18AM (#417042) Journal

    My wife has had training in 'taking down' and restraining kids, but in more gentle ways than slamming to the floor (if that is truly what happened).
    She's had to use that training at times, but it's more of an immobilisation thing. Often just putting and holding them off balance than putting them down.

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  • (Score: 1) by charon on Friday October 21 2016, @10:39PM

    by charon (5660) on Friday October 21 2016, @10:39PM (#417451) Journal
    As a kid, I had some severe behavioral problems, including violent tantrums, and I had to go the "special" school for a time. As Gaaark said, teachers and counselors are (or should be) trained to take control without resorting to violence. I recall frequently being physically restrained for as long as it took for me to calm down, but never to the point of being hurt. Anyone body-slamming a kid is doing it wrong, and criminally so.