Community | April 01, 2011 | 4 comments

Should Asperger's Teacher Lose His Job For Remark to Overweight Student?

source: http://www.courant.com/community/brookfield/hc-brookfield-teacher-aspergers-syndr20110331,0,...

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A Connecticut high school teacher faces the loss of his job after asking a student, who is overweight, if he had eaten his homework. According to the Hartford Courant, officials in the Brookfield school district want to fire Robert Wollkind who, they say, has made a "string of inappropriate remarks over his 32-year career." Wollkind, a math teacher at Brookfield High School, was diagnosed in 2002 with Asperger's Syndrome, an autism spectrum disorder in which individuals have normal or above intelligence but struggle with social, communicative and sensory skills. Wollkind has been on administrative leave since the November 2010 incident. Full Story: http://www.courant.com/community/brookfield/hc-brookfield-teacher-aspergers-synd...
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4 comments // Should Asperger's Teacher Lose His Job For Remark to Overweight Student?

  • dariusvons
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      dariusvons  

    • this is bullshit. I JUST read something about how some senator or congressman wants to tax fatties! how the hell can a TEACHER get fired for this when a national LEADER is proposing things like FAT TAX? this country is full of retards.

    • 1 year ago
  • moodyblue
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      moodyblue  

    • I'll admit I know very little about Aspergers but isn't it diagnosed in children and young adults? Was he in his 40's before being diagnosed?
      Sometimes people are just assholes. I guess it's easier to slap a label on them so they can avoid personal responsibility.

      If he has poor impulse control maybe teaching isn't the job for him.

    • 1 year ago
  • Retsnom
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      Retsnom  

    • LOLS I think it was a legitimate question. It is not like he said "hey Fatty" first. But to use aspurgers as an excuse? Not sure which is worse. sometimes ridicule can motivate in a positive direction. I just wish we didn't teach political correctness and that we can sue if you get offended. But hey, he is white and probably a racist. (SARCASM)

    • 1 year ago
  • CJH49
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      CJH49  

    • Well, one way to look at it is...if he had any other condition and he was unable to control his impulses who he be fired?

    • 1 year ago
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