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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.
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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.
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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.
(Score: 0, Troll) by Snotnose on Friday October 21 2016, @02:49AM
What a true piece of shit you are. You might actually be a worse human being than Trump.
NO CHILD EVER DESERVES VIOLENCE LIKE THAT!
Um no. some children are so fucked up they do deserve violence like that. Sad but true.
Disclaimer: Did not read TFA, no idea if this kid deserved it. But I remember when I was a kid there were a couple kids deserved this. Fun fact, when I was 13 a classmate died. Some stupid game where you held your breath as long as you could, he passed out, conked his head on concrete, and died. Got grief counselors and everything. Me? This asshole had made my life hell since I was 12 and went to the new school. He bullied everyone he could. I was happy as hell he was out of my life, didn't care if he moved away or died, it was all good.
And ya know what? As an adult, some 45 years later, I still don't care if he moved or died. He was an asshole to everyone smaller than him.
When the dust settled America realized it was saved by a porn star.
(Score: 4, Informative) by edIII on Friday October 21 2016, @03:02AM
Ummm, not they do not, dude.
There is violence, and then there is violence to the extreme extent that they need to amputate a fucking limb. I'm not saying a kid can't be spanked, or hit across the back of the head. I was punished plenty in my generation.
This was a much bigger adult body slamming the poor boy into the ground *twice* so fucking hard he was noticeably limping and complaining his leg was NUMB. That's major damage to his body (his leg was fucking amputated), and it is entirely inexcusable.
Yes, I remember children that I wouldn't care if they were dead either. In fact, I could have helped them along their way on some days. That was as a child though, I don't feel that way today. Not about a child.
Some kids you got punish I get it. What happened here though:
1) Kid with needs asking to go home and to call his mother.
2) Body slammed into the ground twice
3) Held against his will while he was in pain
4) Not allowed medical attention
5) Not provided medical attention
6) Did not notify the parents about anything that had happened, even though the boy was NOT AMBULATORY* at the end of the day.
* That means he can't fucking move on his own. The fucking a-hole that took this kids leg from him carried him to the bus. He was attempting to hide the problem from others.
If I was the dad, this man would be dead. Or more actually, I would play Civil War doctor and take his leg from him. Some Hammurabi Code on that mother fucker.
Technically, lunchtime is at any moment. It's just a wave function.
(Score: 3, Informative) by Snotnose on Friday October 21 2016, @03:21AM
Again, did not read TFA. But if your summary is correct the people in charge should be charged, convicted, and tossed into prison for a few years. That is unacceptable, no matter how much an asshole the kid was.
When the dust settled America realized it was saved by a porn star.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 21 2016, @03:29AM
You need to spend more time with actual 13yo children^Wanimals
(Score: 2) by Snotnose on Friday October 21 2016, @03:17AM
Alex Popko, died in San Diego in 1971. May he rot in hell.
Knew the name, just couldn't pull it out of my memory. I can always picture his face.
Wow, who knew I had such antipathy for some asshole died decades ago.
When the dust settled America realized it was saved by a porn star.
(Score: 2) by Snotnose on Friday October 21 2016, @03:23AM
I need to quit posting after 3-4 beers, I should not have put his name out there. Even though he was an asshole, and his parents are probably dead, he may have siblings that read this site.
When the dust settled America realized it was saved by a porn star.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday October 21 2016, @01:42PM
Fuck that kid. He'd probably would've bullied or been bullied by the siblings anyway.
You have a valid reason to lack empathy in that case.