'School destroyed my life'

ven went after deaf students who came from multi-generation deaf families.
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Ugh that's bad..........And let me guess, they justified it, by saying that a teen-adult relationship is normal. God, almost all teens really don't have the emotional skills to function in an intergenerational relationship. It is abuse. Maybe a good idea might be to have relationship skills training, so that the teens aren't taken advantage of.
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A lot of the houseparents easily lose their tempers over nothing. Really. A lot of them aren't even trained to deal with children and teenagers.
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Maybe a good idea might be to require houseparents to go through a training course
 
But what would those signs be? Every kid shows different signs. Some kids - in an effort to be the perfect kid to try and stop the abuse - actually do better. Like for instance a kid that is - so-so a B/C average student all of a suddenly is involved n extracurriculars, volunteer programs etc. They are trying to get themselves in places they can't be abused and to keep themselves 'out of pocket' from the abuser.

Still others will just quietly spiral downwards and slip through the cracks. Others still will show the classic signs that are often displayed. (IE - depression, mood swings, self-mutilation, failing grades, extreme weight loss/gain, disruptive behavior, erratic behavior, expressions of suicide, etc.)
 
The houseparents don't get paid good money. It's difficult finding qualified houseparents willing to work for the salary the government is willing to pay.

It would be great if they provide a training course and send someone to check the place out once in a while to make sure everything is fine. They should show up unannounced too so the houseparents will be caught off-guard.

Ugh that's bad..........And let me guess, they justified it, by saying that a teen-adult relationship is normal. God, almost all teens really don't have the emotional skills to function in an intergenerational relationship. It is abuse. Maybe a good idea might be to have relationship skills training, so that the teens aren't taken advantage of.
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That's something they should cover in sex education. Also, they should at least educate the children about how "touching" in the "wrong places" by an adult is a no-no and should be reported. But it's not foolproof as child molesters are great at manipulating children's emotions and thoughts.

I do know of at least one person who was fired because he engaged in a sexual intercourse with a teenage girl. But they never pursued charges against him. This man would often flirt with young girls and such. He would try to invite them over to his place after weeks or months of flirting at the school even though he's not a student. Yeech.

Makes me sick.
 
Banjo, believe me, I think that sort of thing is VERY wrong. However, stuff like that goes on at thousands of hearing high schools as well. Just really irritates me that its seen as almost a cultural norm.
 
Dixie said:
But what would those signs be? Every kid shows different signs. Some kids - in an effort to be the perfect kid to try and stop the abuse - actually do better. Like for instance a kid that is - so-so a B/C average student all of a suddenly is involved n extracurriculars, volunteer programs etc. They are trying to get themselves in places they can't be abused and to keep themselves 'out of pocket' from the abuser.

Still others will just quietly spiral downwards and slip through the cracks. Others still will show the classic signs that are often displayed. (IE - depression, mood swings, self-mutilation, failing grades, extreme weight loss/gain, disruptive behavior, erratic behavior, expressions of suicide, etc.)
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Both of those changes in behavior are warning signals that are easily recongnized when one is trained to pick up on them. You yourself, would pick up on them, because you mentioned both extremes in behavior. Any sudden change on behavior is a signal that something is going on with that child.
 
Banjo said:
Nope. They even went after deaf students who came from multi-generation deaf families. A lot of the houseparents easily lose their tempers over nothing. Really. A lot of them aren't even trained to deal with children and teenagers.
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You talking about deaf parents losing their temper easily?
 
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