@educator4ever36 So what is the solution? My students who have severe intellectual disabilities are FINALLY given space and time within electives to be with their same age peers. I am there too therefore there are two teachers present. Should my kids be given their own class for electives?
Anyone who has spent more than five minutes in a classroom knows how quickly these become projectiles
Great job department of ed. Real important work you’re doing.
Alex Fine shares a statement following his wife Cassie’s testimony against Sean “Diddy” Combs:
“I did not save Cassie, as some have said. To say that is an insult to the years of painful work my wife has done to save herself. Cassie saved Cassie. She alone broke free from abuse, coercion, violence and threats. She did the work of fighting the demons that only a demon himself could have done to her. All I have done is love her as she has loved me. Her life is now surrounded by love, laughter and our family. This horrific chapter is forever put behind us, and we will not be making additional statements. We appreciate all of the love and support we have received, and we ask that you respect our privacy as we welcome our son into a world that is now safer because of his mom.”
I need to rant bc these horrible takes on Cassie are bothering me so bad; this woman was groomed at a young age by a powerful music mogul who made false promises of helping her music career, only to deliberately trap her in a contract while he romantically pursued her. He love bombed her, introduced her to deviant sex acts she’d never done before, fed her an endless supply of drugs, and coerced her into being sex trafficked and an accomplice to his criminal network. He isolated her from all her relationships, began funding her lifestyle while throttling her attempts of her finding any success of her own (to keep her dependent on him), and introduced torture, abuse and assault into their relationship as it progressed. Every time she would attempt to leave or cut ties, he would savagely beat her or send his handlers to find her. There was no escape, and eventually the lifestyle he indoctrinated her into become normal for her — the same way victims experience Stockholm syndrome. (Keep in mind this relationship spanned over a decade of her life) She even admits it wasn’t until she sought trauma therapy that she began to understand the severity of her situation. Not to mention there is literal video evidence of him savagely beating her during one of the times she tried to leave him.
Anyone who has been in, or understands the complexity of abusive relationships, also isn’t shocked by her admission that she willingly kept going back to him or that she loved him. That doesn’t make her any less of a victim, nor does it make her a willing participant because she became conditioned to the abuse.
The idea that this woman shouldn’t have sought financial compensation for the years of physical and mental torture he put her through in order to be believed is also delusional. Him settling her lawsuit within 24 hours was already evidence of his guilt.
Anyone that doesn’t view her as a victim is devoid of empathy or is a predator themselves. Point blank.
I commend Cassie so much for her bravery. She was the catalyst to finally taking down this serial predator, and the fact she’s even testifying against him while 8 months pregnant and after already collecting her settlement is admirable. I’m thinking of all the victims she saved by finally putting that monster behind bars. God bless.
Kiley has Williams Syndrome, a genetic disorder causing developmental delays, she struggles to make friends,
That's why it was especially meaningful when two friends she met at a camp drove 3 hours to surprise her on her 15th birthday. 🥹
Last year I had a student pull my lanyard and shirt hard enough another adult had to help remove his hands as he attempted to choke me. He was 8. I had just confiscated his IPad bc he was playing Roblox at school. Are screens the problem? Parents?
Nothing screams “Autism Awareness Month” like erasing 27% of autistic people who struggle to speak, eat, and and survive each day.
They matter.
The mainstream media should be ashamed for pretending they don’t.