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13 years ago @ KCPQ-TV - Class-action lawsuit s... · 0 replies · +3 points

I don't think autism can be prevented because not much is known of what causes it. Children with the disorder are born with it, it appears early on. The increase of incidence of autism primarily has to do with the diagnosis and identifying of certain behaviors within the DSM IV criteria.

13 years ago @ KCPQ-TV - Class-action lawsuit s... · 0 replies · +2 points

Mary,
Often it is not even covered.

I have Cerebral Palsy, and insurance companies do not fully cover that either. When I taught full time (I taught kids with autism and other disorders both in sped and reg classrooms) the district insurance was going to charge me $2,100 a month in premiums with a $5,000 deductable.

13 years ago @ KCPQ-TV - Missing Clyde Hill tee... · 0 replies · +1 points

He went home on his own. He drove to Spokane and back.

14 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - 4 boys accused in assa... · 0 replies · +3 points

If I were any of those kids, I would automatically be castrated.

14 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - PSU trustees fire Pate... · 0 replies · 0 points

I happen to work with kids who have been sexually abused, mostly by teachers. I have taken over the classrooms after the teacher pervert is put on leave and work with the kids in the classes for a time to help them cope.

Your commentary about college presidents and coaches are not required to notify the police is incorrect to the law.

14 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - PSU trustees fire Pate... · 2 replies · -1 points

Yes, they are, particularly when those students are younger than 21.

I suppose you encourage people to sexually abuse kids and ignore it.

14 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - Paterno firing sends a... · 0 replies · +5 points

The law requires mandated reporters to go to the police directly in addition to informing the administration.

14 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - PSU trustees fire Pate... · 6 replies · +3 points

Both should be charged as an accessory to the abuse by not reporting it. Mandated reporters (teachers, etc) have 48 hours to report it to law enforcement, and ensure law enforcement knows of it. Quite simple there. When people ignore sex abuse, it turms out exactly like this and makes things worse, particularly for the victim, in this case, a kid.

14 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - PSU trustees fire Pate... · 5 replies · +12 points

He should be fired because he was supposed to report it to the administration and law enforcement within 48 hours of him knowing about it.

Even if it is a suspicion, he is supposed to inform authorities. That is the law and is taken seriously.

14 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - Prosecutor: \'Sexual p... · 0 replies · -2 points

It is not normal for young children to touch themselves, or other people unless they have been touched prior to that.

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