I can not comment on all things that have been written here, but one thing I will point out is that teachers are responsible for teaching our children. At what point does a child who is clearly not in a "learning zone" become not a teachers responsibility? Without knowing the details, I can feel that the teacher was doing what was in her power to continue teaching the other children in her class. She does not have one pupil. She must continue her job and educate other children in her class and remove the child who no longer in a position mentally and emotionally to learn.

I think it's unfair to expect a teacher, or even a couple teachers in a classroom to be trained to deal with anything and everything. The teachers are there to teach, and they should understand how best to teach children of different ability levels, and learning styles. THAT is special needs teaching. Special needs teaching does not mean physical restraints and being able to handle every shit storm and hairpin turn with ease. They are human...they are teachers not flipping miracle workers. Ideally a child with significant emotional challenges would have an aide. Aides are paid even less, and educated even less than a teacher, but they are responsible for the 1 on 1 with a child. Our schools are a place for our children to learn. They are not mental wards where our children can and should be receiving psychiatric and mental health guidance. To expect the teacher to do that, when they are responsible for 10-20 kids...is unfair. That's not what they are there for. They are there to teach, not to be a 9-3 place for a mentally/physically/emotionally disruptive child who can not learn. When the children are not in a spot where they can learn in some capacity, or when they become a danger to themselves or others, they should be removed. I'm not saying cuffs were needed, but I don't think that removing the child from the classroom was the wrong call either.