Category: Odd + Funny Author : Duncan Riley Posted: March 10, 2009
Tags : disabled fighting, texas, wrong
Profoundly disabled students were forced into “fight club” style battles by the employees hired to care for them in at a school in Corpus Christi, Texas.
How did authorities find out? the same employees recorded the fights. The video was only discovered when one lost his phone, and it was handed to an off-duty policeman.
The footage shows staff goading young, male school residents into physical altercations, then shoving them at each other until fights ensued according to local reports. The videos go back as far as 2007, with the most recent “event” taken last month.
Eleven current or former state school employees were identified in the videos, state officials said. The local school board said that it would introduce supervisors for the disabled children overnight; despite in-residence schooling (the students live on school grounds), there was no supervision between 10pm and 6am, when the fights took place. Of course, even if they did have supervision, the supervisors were among those believed to be betting on the fights.
(image/ via SbB)
Mar 11, 2009
So “there was no supervision between 10pm and 6am, when the fights took place” yet staff were present? The original article suggests poor supervision of staff. Shocking abuse, and shouldn't have gone unreported so long. Systematic failure!
Apr 3, 2009
I'm disabled, I can't wait to find out the names and addresses of the asswipes who did this. I'm gonna have me some fun!
Jul 29, 2011
I was born physically disabled and this article makes me sick. I consider myself a normal young woman because I can do most things any abled-bodied person can do, just different. I even drive. It pains me to think that abuse against any disabled person still happens. Now that it seems like you can get a plaquard for your car if you hurt your foot, I feel like I'm going to have to start proving I'm handicapped because of disrespectful idiots. A little off topic but it happens. It also sucks that we can't enjoy some of the same things as other people because of lack of access. I always try to find a way to be able to participate though. Everyone diserves respect no matter what. God made us all different for a reason.
Jul 29, 2011
Jesus Christ! This is sickening! I hope justice comes to those involved in this!