Father Discovers His Autistic Son Is Being Taunted by Teachers

Stuart Chaifetz was taken back when he heard that his 10 year old son Akian was getting into trouble at school. His teacher claimed he was having violent outbursts and hitting his teacher in his classroom of other children with disabilities. Akian had never shown this type of behavior at home so his father was very shocked and skeptical. He decided to meet with Akian's teachers and brought in a behaviorist to examine his son's behavior. The behaviorist sat through many of his classes and witnessed none of what the teacher described. Chaifetz finally had enough and sent his son to school with a recorder attached to him in order to record audio throughout his school day. He was heartbroken and furious when he heard what was going on at school. His autistic son was being extremely bullied by not other kids his age, but by the teachers. They were yelling at him to shut up, calling him names, and having explicit adult conversation right in front of the kids. Chaifetz could not believe what he was hearing. "I want an apology, not for me, but so one day I can play this video back for my son and say Akian, you didn't deserve anything that happened to you. I'm not going to sue anybody. I'm not going to file a lawsuit. It's not about money. It's about dignity. This is to reclaim my son's dignity." He asks for a public apology and that they resign. The teachers have not yet been fired.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfkscHt96R0&feature=player_embedded#!

http://shine.yahoo.com/parenting/stuart-chaifetz-secretly-tapes-autistic-son-school-discovers-220500111.html

Murder-Suicide Discovered

Heidi Hubrecht and Luis DeDios were both found dead at 2:30 am on Friday. The 23 year old's had recently broken up after a relationship that lasted a year and a half. Hubrecht knew that her boyfriend was emotionally unstable and broke up with him after he threatened to kill himself last month. Thursday night Luis DeDios stabbed his ex-girlfriend to death and then turned the knife on himself. Hubrecht's roommate witnessed the stabbings and made multiple frantic 911 calls. Final examinations of the bodies and toxicology tests will be taken on Tuesday.

http://independent.com/news/2012/apr/17/murder-suicide-identities-and-details/

Facebook's Billion-dollar Purchase

Instagram is an Apple application that took off to 30 million users in just a year and a half. The application makes it possible to put cool effects on your photos from your phone, iPod, and now computer. It provides a number of different photo filters and makes uploading to social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter, very simple. In the last week, another 5 million users signed up when Instagram opened up to Android users and was put on Facebook. The mobile photo market is making digital camera's less necessary. People are beginning to use their phones or iPods instead. Facebook's Instagram purchase goes to show the rise in the mobile photo market. 

Tutaj to Ash

With spring break over and April just beginning, the 6th hour GeoCon class was getting back into the swing of school and beginning their fourth quarter. As Mr. Dahlie was explaining what the class was to work on for our next project, flames erupted from the Tutaj. In a matter of seconds it completely burned to a pile of ash. The carpet caught fire in the process but water from students water bottles were thankfully enough to put it out. Laos House was extremely upset after the incident and is threatening to sue the school.  An investigation has begun to discover the cause of this mysterious combustion.

Teen Texting On The Rise - Phone Calling Down

Teens are increasingly texting far more than making phone calls. It has become the dominant form of communication between teens to parents and friends. The largest increase has been the age group among 14-17 year old's. They sent an average of 100 texts per day. In 2009 that number was 60. This increase in texting has led to a decrease in using cellphones for phone calls. People are beginning to worry about the ability of teens to know how to make a proper phone call. These skills are important for finding jobs for the future and being able to communicate successfully.


http://www.webpronews.com/teen-texting-is-on-the-rise-study-2012-03

Under the Microscope: Animal Hoarding

The Black Dog Rescue is a business that many people have discovered online for adopting a new dog. The business clearly states that it is a licensed dog rescue and fraudulently claims to be connected with PetSmart adoptions. Shirely Lafferty ran the rescue and is now in jail on a $46,000 cash-only bond after an investigation that took place because of the rank smells coming from her property. She had been hoarding 17 dogs in very filthy and unhealthy conditions and lying about her licensing. Since the investigation, 2 of the dogs have died and almost all of the rest have been discovered to have other health problems.

http://www.kctv5.com/story/17144882/investigation-widens-in-case-of-possible-dog-hoarding

Snoring Children - More Likely to Have Behavioral Problems

Over 11,000 children from birth to seven years old were part in a study to show the affect that snoring can have. It was found that little ones who struggled with sleep apnea, mouth breathing, and snoring, were 40 to 100 percent more likely to develop a neurobehavioral problem by seven years old. Sleep breathing problems decrease the amount of oxygen to the brain and increase carbon dioxide levels that can cause interruption during sleep when one's body is in the restorative process. It can also mess with the balance of various brain chemicals. It is important to take note whether a child is sleeping peacefully, and action should be taken if they are not.


http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpps/health/study-snoring-children-more-likely-to-have-behavioral-problems-dpgonc-20120305-fc_18370124