Last year, my child, who was in 6th grade, was in a reading class. During this class, a substitute teacher, who was reportedly an industrial science teacher according to the school, was in charge.
My child was talking during reading time when the substitute teacher kicked them in the back. Startled, my child turned around and asked the teacher why they had been kicked. The teacher’s response was, “It’s time to shut up, or you’ll get another one.” This incident was recorded by another student in the class. When the student who recorded the video went to the office, they were instructed to delete the video.
The school informed me that the video had been sent to a database and that I was not allowed to view it until after an investigation was completed. They also did not provide me with the name of the teacher involved.
We were in contact with the associate superintendent of middle schools to initiate an investigation into the matter.
Three months later, a representative from the state contacted us, requesting to interview my child one-on-one. My child was uncomfortable with this arrangement and requested that a parent be present during the interview. Due to this, the investigation was abruptly stopped, not by us, and we were later told that the video had been “lost.”