Michigan fifth-grade teacher Nicole McVey used a cellphone to record a 10-year-old boy with Asperger's syndrome who had gotten stuck in a chair at Oaktree Elementary School in Goodrich. The teacher and the school's principal seemingly teased the child and asked him if he wanted to be 'tasered' before the video was replayed in class and forwarded to other staff.
A Michigan teacher is under fire after she filmed herself and a school principal teasing a young autistic student who got stuck in a chair.
Nicole McVey is facing calls to quit Oaktree Elementary School, in Goodrich, after she stupidly recorded herself and boss Michael Ellis taunting the 10-year-old boy who has Asperger's syndrome.
The video shows the pupil struggling to free himself from the furniture.
In the background, fifth-grade teacher McVey is heard mocking the youngster before Ellis chips in and starts to do the same.
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Video shows a 10-yearold boy with a form of autism stuck in a chair. The person who filmed the incident was his own teacher.
She asks the boy whether he wants to be tasered and, on telling the kid maintenance is on their way with help, Ellis is heard stating, "It's not really an emergency in their book."
McVey bizarrely emailed the incriminating video to co-workers who ended up forwarding it to school administrators.
Ellis has since resigned from his post, while McVey is now facing tenure charges and could be fired.
"You hear of bullying by other students and other kids in class ... but I have never had a case with teachers and administrators bullying," said attorney Patrick Greenfelder, for the boy's family.
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The incident took place at Oaktree Elementary School in Goodrich, Mich. The principal has since resigned and the teacher who filmed the incident could be fired.
Greenfelder also revealed that his clients were considering filing a lawsuit.
It's not clear why McVey filmed the incident on a cellphone.
Goodrich School Board Superintendent Scott Bogner told ABC 12 that an investigation into the incident was under way.
He added that if the "behaviors are clearly not in keeping with the policies of the district" or "raise concerns about professional judgment" then the board would file tenure charge.
