It takes patience to deal with special needs pre-schoolers.
Investigative documents show that a Livonia elementary school teacher Sharon Turbiak was not only lacking that patience, but stepped over the line, both verbally and physically, WXYZ reports.
WXYZ's Ross Jones reports on the documents released Monday regarding the investigation into the Webster Elementary School teacher. He writes:
The documents are startling. One district employee wrote in March that she witnessed Turbiak grab a student “by the top of his head and jerk it back quite aggressively. ”
Another staffer said they observed Turbiak grab kids by the face and yell, force feed children who have a hard time eating food, and sometimes push students’ heads down on the floor when they’re in a timeout.
Earlier this year, 7 Action News spoke with one a parent who accused Turbiak of mistreatment. A police report said a social worker witnessed Turbiak jerk her son’s head back.
Jones also writes:
And staffers said Turbiak’s language was threatening, too. Once she was interviewed by school administrators about her behavior, she reportedly asked others teachers “who was the Rat,” and reminded them, “I don’t forget.”
She’s alleged to tried to intimidate other teachers, saying: “I made a man go to the psych hospital.”
Jones reports that Turbiak was never charged because of lack of evidence but she did resign last month.
Action News Reporter Tom Wait first uncovered the allegations last summer.
