Aussie School Cages Autistic Kids: Done For Safety Or Simply Inhumane?

by Million Dollar Man Posted March 13, 2010 00:36:28

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	Yes! It is inhumane to place these kids in cages!	60 votes	50%
	No, the school is thinking about safety!	17 votes	14%
	I think the school...	42 votes	35%

An Australian public school is under criticism for placing autistic children in fenced enclosures. Seven Hills West public school would place autistic children in a fenced enclosure with one tree, a bench, and a dirt floor. The school board has defended the decision to place the children in the pens, and contend that it was done only for safety reasons.

They also claim that it was done because parents raised safety issues. The school has 52 students with special needs. However, critics of the pens say that the conditions of the pens are horrendous and inhumane.

Is the school only thinking about safety when placing these children in pens? Or is it truly inhumane to place children with special needs in a fenced enclosure?

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Captain Sticky March 13, 2010 00:54:05

I think the school...

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Tough issue here. What folks don't realize is that these kids have hidden talents that can be discovered and developed. Having them watch TV with captioning on can (and has) taught autistic kids to read. Unfortunately, proper training for these potentially useful members of society costs money. Fences are cheaper.
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kenneth crowley August 13, 2011 17:46:51

No, the school is thinking about safety!

They're complete animals, obviously if your upset with this post, you've never seen these demons in person

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Reaper April 06, 2010 19:35:15

Yes! It is inhumane to place these kids in cages!

Inhumane, they are people to so they should be treated as an equal not as a lower class.

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Velociraptor April 05, 2010 22:28:26

Yes! It is inhumane to place these kids in cages!

That's horrid! Those poor children should be able to associate with the other kids.

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kenneth... to Velocir... August 13, 2011 17:18:07

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No they are complete monsters, not there fault but they are dangerous and normal kids need to stay away! Safety first

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Megan-Elouise March 25, 2010 13:05:06

I think the school...

can go shove it. not only is this inhumane it s dangerous and if some did this to my child i would be pissed

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kenneth... to Megan-E... August 13, 2011 17:37:37

Its perfect, most of them are complete lunatics so a cage is perfect until they get brain surgery or whatever they need to get fixed

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Reneesmee March 20, 2010 19:27:59

I think the school...

i really am really not so sure that it was because of the kids

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Ashley~Lady of Socks March 18, 2010 09:42:11
Hebertprime March 16, 2010 18:44:53

Yes! It is inhumane to place these kids in cages!

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WTF?
Do you guys have to deal with Jason Vorheez or something?

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~Jeffi <3 floats~ March 16, 2010 13:49:30

I think the school...

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thats gross and stupid

they need to grow a brain and realized they are people too. not animals to be caged

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kenneth... to ~Jeffi ... August 13, 2011 17:16:26

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Its smart, most of these kids are complete nut bags and for safety they need to be isolated from humans

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joatis26 March 15, 2010 22:01:33

Yes! It is inhumane to place these kids in cages!

well i mean they're not dogs or tigers or anything wild.I mean Africa is poor but i never herd that some school in my contry put kids in cages,and my friend used to work at her house like a maid but at her school in Africa.(i went to her school like 30 times!)

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Sam March 15, 2010 18:52:13

I think the school...

I would need to meet these kids before I can decide.

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roxxi March 15, 2010 05:27:01

I think the school...

i believe unless youve had a few autistic kids under your care you shouldnt answer the question because theres no way to know how to handle the situation if youve never been in similar ones as for a fenced in yard big whoop putta few swings and a slide maybe a jungle gym and let them play any kid would be uber happy
safe from strangers and them running away

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FALLoutBOYmetal GODZ March 15, 2010 03:49:09

I think the school...

is located in Australia so who really cares what the fu*k is going on? Besides if it involves Aussies, it has to be STUPID like the Aussies. Damn they are aN IDIOT NATION full of jocko-looking males and meth-skank looking women.

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Damodi to FALLout... March 15, 2010 05:31:16

Sounds like someone has a grudge. Or is just trollin'.

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Tom March 15, 2010 03:35:19

Yes! It is inhumane to place these kids in cages!

It is not a zoo, it is a school.

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Dogzebra March 15, 2010 03:23:38

I think the school...

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If the school is not educating these children, then they are not in the business of education. If these autistic kids are being segregated from the other kids in a caged are, then this school must be apart time zoo.

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debrarae March 15, 2010 02:48:38

Yes! It is inhumane to place these kids in cages!

you do that to animals, not to children!

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Dnar March 15, 2010 01:54:19

No, the school is thinking about safety!

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Just about every school in America has a fence around the playground area. When dealing with autistic children you need a fence or a adult per child to make sure they don't wonder off as they are prone to do.

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debrarae to Dnar March 15, 2010 02:50:31

excuse me, but you obviously didn't take a long enough look at the 'pic'. It's not a 'play ground', it's a PEN. Like where you place DOGS!

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Dnar to debrarae March 15, 2010 03:09:58

its a fence around a yard, I have already posted that it should be another kind of fence but We don't even know if this is the whole thing or not.

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the dude March 15, 2010 01:27:47
Uniquely Average March 15, 2010 00:44:15

Yes! It is inhumane to place these kids in cages!

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whoa, whoa! really??? a cage?? i mean i understand them being isolated from the other students, but a cage??? thats some messed up stuff

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debrarae to Uniquel... March 15, 2010 02:51:38

I agree with you 100%. If I lived in 'the land down under', I'd consider homeschooling any child with special needs after seeing this story.

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kenneth... to Uniquel... August 13, 2011 17:12:00

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Most of these kids are animals so i have no problem with what there doing! ! Safety first

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Lavendergrl March 15, 2010 00:05:18

No, the school is thinking about safety!

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I have a four-year-old son with PDD-NOS or atypical autism. These children have no sense of their own safety and are prone to wander off without regard to possible dangers. Unless this school has an individual attendant for each child, the fences are the only answer to the possible consequences of taking a large group of autistic children outdoors. It's not inhumane. Just the opposite. The alternative would be keeping them locked inside. What kind of a life is that?

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Stella Isabella Wolfy March 14, 2010 23:11:57 (edited)

Yes! It is inhumane to place these kids in cages!

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come on... really? just have a classroom special for these kids. i understand why people might want to keep them separate but they are people, not animals and deserve the same conditions as everyone else. just give them there own classroom/rooms and everyone is happy for the most part.

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♥Nicole~M♥ March 14, 2010 22:07:59 (edited)

No, the school is thinking about safety!

It just depends on how it is being done. I have autistic kids and their play areas are fenced off from the others.

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Ken March 14, 2010 21:46:27

No, the school is thinking about safety!

If they are well taken care of with food and water, and if they are kept clean, then I would say it's a safety issue.

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Ainsley Jo Phillips March 14, 2010 21:04:17

Yes! It is inhumane to place these kids in cages!

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You would think that educators with college degrees and paychecks to match would be able to come up with a more user-friendly protective area than this. They're either too lazy to be creative or too uncaring--and, possibly, downright sadistic--to do so.

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vannuck March 14, 2010 21:00:08

Yes! It is inhumane to place these kids in cages!

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Whatever happend to Proper Adult Supervision!! if the School has 52 special needs students then they should hire more teachers that specialize with those students.

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ofbraindoiLack March 14, 2010 20:38:38

Yes! It is inhumane to place these kids in cages!

It's not like autistic kids are a menace. =/ And if it's for their own safety, then the school has even more underlying issues.

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Dnar to ofbrain... March 15, 2010 01:59:18

Thats not always the case some autistic children can become violent for little reason that make little or no sence to others. I was talking to a friend who is the father of an autistic child on the front porch when the child 15 years old charged out the door with a frying pan in hand. His mother grabbed him from behind and his father and I were able to get him under control after about a 5 minute rage he said he thought I was there to take him away.

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ofbrain... to Dnar March 15, 2010 09:00:02

Oh. :( well, I don't think locking anyone up in a cage will really solve anything...

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Dnar to ofbrain... March 15, 2010 21:30:06

It's not a cage it's a fenced in play area and if you read the post its only used for the kids who don't respond to verbal comands from the teachers. Geeez you have to look past the stupid headline and read the post.

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ofbrain... to Dnar March 16, 2010 05:41:09

But it mentioned "safety reasons" so that's what I was addressing. I don't believe not responding to verbal commands could be, in most situations, addressed as a safety issue.

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Dnar to ofbrain... March 16, 2010 23:16:47

It is when there is a bust road and a child is walking into it.

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Jack March 14, 2010 19:37:20

Yes! It is inhumane to place these kids in cages!

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My girlfriend has Aspergers, and she is brilliant. You wouldn't want to see me if I learned that she was being held in a cage.

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Pirate ... to Jack March 14, 2010 21:14:03

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As does my sister. :) They're freakin genuises aren't they?

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