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Call to Action - December 17, 2009
BREAKING STORY: GA: Autistic child beaten, dog tied and thrown into isolation cell at middle school (Examiner.com)

A brave parent of a 13 year old autistic boy from Floyd Middle School in Cobb County, Georgia has came forward. This child was thrown into a concrete isolation room after being handcuffed, dog tied, abused, injured in a horrific manner. His neck is badly bruised and injured, he suffered an embolism in an area that's unspeakable. He has lash marks across him. The Isolation room has a narrow window, locking door, padded walls urine stains, no ventilation, and is made of concrete and the pads are thin. The alleged culprits are the school staff. Ironically, this incident happened the day before Rep George Miller, the head of the Congressional committee which to planned to present national bill HR2747, prohibiting restraints on disabled children.

Advocate Michael Robinson, who is aiding the parents in this matter is outraged. Mr Robinson said, "I rally behind the efforts of Senator Miller and his proposed legislation although I believe it's a shell that will need to be amended with some strong and heavy additions. I believe we now have their attention, now it's time to force the leader of our nation into speaking, or forever be silent. He must take a stance! There has to be a point of breaking in which we must say ENOUGH and this must stop. That time has come and past, brave parents have stepped up and led rallies and had state and federal legislators take note and actually write legislation. The mother of all that legislation must give birth to something new, something so stringent that this will never take place again without serious consequences. I have the pictures. They are alarming and the fact CPS, the DA, nor the police will investigate. The F.B.I. has been notified and has responded. We shall seek justice and will shall be heard."

For more information on the Congressional Bill HR4727:
Link to full bill
Fact sheet on the legislation


From Advocate Michael Robinson on Facebook:

As the parents wait, a young 7 yr. old 50 lb. child sits in E.R. awaiting an Orthopedic Surgeons findings in regards to a probably broken arm from a Seclusion Room door being slammed on her before they threw her in it.

PLEASE EXPRESS YOUR OUTRAGE ASAP. ..

Am waiting for call back from U.S. Attorney Generals office, Call and let them know how you feel about Child X's case in which you've already seen pic's and heard and about a 7 yr old girl being thrown into seclusion in a state that has promised the Governors Task Force on Child Abuse that there are NO seclusion rooms left in the state Per a Forensic Examiner on the actual Task Force who is now investigating. We can't wait for more good ol boy garbage. We have multiple Children with their lives at stake. CALL NOW.. take the time. This could be any of our children.. it could be yours.. help stop it call Eric Holder.. FLOOD his office with calls in regards to this.

The Girl was injured at High Schols Elementary in Bishop GA. , Child X was repetitively injured in a Cobb County, GA. School.. lets make something happen. The parents need all help to get a break in this season in which we should be jolly.

Seriously, Michael

Contact: Eric Holder - Attorney General - Office of the Attorney General: (202) 514-2000

Thank you all for reading:

A brave parent of a 13 yr. old Autistic child from Floyd Middle School in Cobb County, Georgia has came forward and will be along with me on Theresa Edwards show on Friday. I have authorization to release Pictures of this child thrown into a concrete isolation room after being handcuffed, dog tied, abused, injured in a manner unspeakable, The Isolation room has a narrow window, locking door, padded walls urine stains, no ventilation, and is made of concrete..pads are thin. I have pictures of the child that will be released to national media throughout the following day. His neck is badly bruised and injured, he suffered an embolism in an area that's unspeakable, he has lash marks across him. ALL of this done AFTER our HOUSE Investigates ? Parents have called out, I applaud all parents and advocates in their efforts, but we still are seeing this ? Our current attempts to get our House and Senate to react even after the GAO Investigations leads me to state their efforts prove to be nothing but insufficient. We can no longer ask our congress to take a stand and make a statement that will FOREVER change the future of children like this boy. It's now time to address our sitting President. A Man that asked all Americans to dig for just 5 dollars, to stand and endure long lines in sweltering weather. To back him and promote him to the White House so he can carry out the highest Job in this Nation. One in which he has and has made history doing so.

He asked us to grab his hand and pull him into his seat. He must step up out of that seat and and address this matter himself. Address the nation, and address congress himself backing the efforts of so many, and let the nation know exactly what children in special ed have endured. He must make a statement that this shall not happen any longer. He must insure every parent of this by conducting an investigation that would involve the inspection of every school in America. This is the ONLY way to wipe this out. I applaud the efforts of all I have seen work so hard, mothers that have turned into some of the strongest voices across America. Being heard from Florida to Alaska to Maine. Being backed at this time from Hawai'i, literally 10 miles from the Presidents hometown and the school in which he attended so widely spoken about.

President Obama must know that those that did indeed give him his current seat are now asking him to speak for us. To speak for the children. To answer the silent cries of so many Americans. It has become an epidemic of violence towards children that are already fighting a fight to fit in, to talk even in some cases. We can talk. Our President can talk. Our current congress is not listening to us. Our President must speak on this. Pressure for him to do so must start now in an organized manner. This isn't something that we can slowly move into although I rally behind the Dignity participants, I rally behind the efforts of Sen. Miller and his proposed legislation although I believe it's a shell that will need to be amended with some strong and heavy additions. I believe we now have their attention, now it's time to force the leader of our nation into speaking, or forever be silent. He must take a stance. There has to be a point of breaking in which we must say ENOUGH and this must stop. That time has came and past, brave parents have stepped up and led rally's and had state and fed legislators take note and actually write legislation. The mother of all that legislation must give birth to something new, something so stringent that this will never take place again without serious consequence. I have the pictures.. they are alarming and the fact CPS, the DA, nor the police will investigate is as well. The F.B.I. has been notified and has responded. We shall seek justice and shall be heard.

Michael E. Robinson, Sr.
Parents United For Special Education
Dir, Office of Special Education Advocacy
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Michael E. Robinson, Sr. Nationwide Spec. Ed. Advocate/Advisor
The Office of Special Education Advocacy, Inc. " O.S.E.A. "
HM/OFFICE: (808) 626-5640 OR: CELL(808)391-2012
Founder, The Office of Advocacy for Autistic Children, est.1996
**BAN Illegal Restraint, Seclusion, and Arrest of Dev. Disabled**

Isolation room floor - urine stained
Illegal - window and door locked
Student X
Student X - 2
Student hogtied

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