LSD Sexual Abuse
"FEBRUARY 2000: State task force investigating sexual abuse at Louisiana School for the Deaf criticizes superintendent, recommends more staff training."
I am the hearing father of a deaf son who was attending Louisiana School For The Deaf when the above listed investigation was transpiring. My wife became a volunteer worker there when she noticed suspicious behavoir from our son who was 4 at the time and attending this school. He started having violent episodes at LSD when in the dorm and subsequently given medication for such, allegedly this was a behavorial disorder. It was also around this time that I noticed conflict between my wife and dorm workers. I reprimanded her for being mouthy to one of the DC's and she informed me that I ought to see how they treat her when I am not present. In any case, I chalked this up to personality confilct and assumed this attitude would eventually get better. I work in Africa usually 10 months a year, therefore am not home all that much. The reason why my wife became a volunteer worker at LSD was due to the fact that she felt that something inappropriate was going on, but could not figure it out. She wanted to be closer to our son and try to find out for herself just what was happening as he could not tell us at the time. We were officially notified that "something had happened at the dorm, but that the school was doing their own investigation and we would be provided official documentation when that was complete and that this info would be sent home with our son on the bus with his back pack". Needless to say, the rest of the school year passed with no more info, in spite of the fact that my wife had requested paperwork from this incident repeatedly. My wife told me nothing of these suspicions as she did not want me to worry as I work in dangerous fields and remote areas. That summer passed and shortly after the start of the new school year, my wife and I were asked to attend a meeting with the school superintendent and another family with a deaf child in his office on campus. The purpose of this meeting was to give assurance to this family as to the quality of life and security their child would enjoy while attending LSD. The meeting went well. We left for lunch and it was then that my wife told me that something happended the previous year and that the superintendent was supposed to legeally provide us with some kind of documentation concerning this. She wanted me to address this issue as she was continously disregarded by the school. I had planned on going straight home after the meeting, but instead waited for the Supt to return. I caught him as he exited his car and told him that I needed this paperwork, not aware myself of what this paperwork was to be. I followed him into the office where we just concluded our meeting when he simple reached onto his desk and handed me a manilla folder with a big stack of papers in it. I thanked him and headed to my car and proceeded to drive back home which was on the opposite side of the state. My wife read the documents to me while I was driving. My initial gut reaction was to stop by Wal-Mart and buy a shotgun and head back to this place. My wife and I were both in tears over the documentation that we read. The hurt we felt was indescribable. The info clearly stated that my 4 year old son had been repeatedly molested by an older student. This occured while the DC's were present. I was provided copies of their own admission of guilt and what punishment those responsible received, nothing more than a reprimand be put in their file. The school in it's own investigation had my son do role playing with anatomically correct dolls without my knowledge. In fact, all this was intentionally hiddden from me. I was known at this school as a man that acts quickly. That explains why the Supt was shaking when he handed me the documents. Had I already been aware, God forgive what I would have done. It is the time that LSD was being investigated that I want to point out. LSD had a volunteer worker or let us just call him that for now, that called my house and informed my wife that something is going on at the school. While this outside investigation was going on, the worker found my sons documents concerning his molestation hidden in a closet under some junk, so the administration was actively attempting to hide this info from investigators. I currently have a law suit against this school. It has been a long time and still we have not settled. Even though admission of guilt has been documented by the school. Ultimately, I had to leave LA and am now in Missouri where my son attends MSD, which is so much of a better place that LSD can not even compare. I live with the regret of ever moving back to LA which I did just so my son would have a deaf school to attend. The financial cost associated with having had to relocate my whole family is one that I am just getting over now as we speak. It pains me so much to know that the last time I checked the LSD web site, the same Supt was still working there. LSD has been so unmerciful to us and traumatized my family in ways that worda can not describe. I just had a recent letter from my lawyers stating that we will soon be having a meeting with the lawyers for LSD. I am anxious to get this over with. I feel the owe my son Millions... They owe me for violating my parental rights by attempting to cover up this activity and for the adult role playing they did without my consent or knowledge. They should be legally obligated to re-imburse me on all the cost incurred that this disruption in my life has brought. I also believe that this cover up should be a criminal offense and that all concerned in this action should be tried for criminal activity. I am currently relying on the legal system to make things in order. I can't say to make things right, for nothing at this point can undo the damage that has been done. LSD has left such a bitter taste in my mouth that I told my parents recently that if it were not for the fact that they still live there, I would never return to this state again. I will attempt to keep my friends and family in the deaf community abreast as to what is happening in our case. It is more than time to expose this activity and start serving justice to those responsible for these crimes. If you are a government employee who is caring for a child in his / her parents absence, stand warned. Do your job or get out. What more training does an adult need to stop another handicapped child from molesting a child who is barely out of infancy? The gov't that hires people who actually need more traning on issues like this should be held accountable. May God have mercy on you.....
Elden Vizena
intdude@gmail.com
