Wolverines Fan Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 If you have kids, I guarantee this will make your blood boil. http://news.yahoo.com/second-grader-roamed-streets-hours-teacher-locked-her-141134067.html An angry mother and father in a suburb of Sacramento are suing the Natomas Unified School District after their emotionally distraught seven-year-old daughter was left completely unattended and went wandering around town all by herself in the middle of a Wednesday school day. The incident began to unfold around 9 a.m. on Dec. 18 at Jefferson Elementary School in Natomas, Calif, reports KTXL Jason Dillard said that his second-grade daughter, Samaya, had spilled some water in class. The teacher, Lupe Rodriguez, was frustrated about it. In response, Dillard said, Rodriguez dragged the seven-year-old girl out of class as she was sitting in her chair. The lawsuit describes Rodriguez’s behavior as “a fit of frightening rage,” notes The Sacramento Bee. Rodriguez allegedly left the girl outside the class for quite awhile until she eventually wandered down the hall, out the door and off school grounds. “When I finally got the call from the school, it was 11:30,” said Dillard. “So when I get to the school and I say, ‘When was the last time you saw my child,’ and they say, ’9:30,’ I’m thinking, ‘Okay, this girl might not ever come back.’” Meanwhile, Samaya had quite an adventure. She moseyed down a busy road. She traipsed over an interstate overpass at one point, crossing freeway entrance and exit ramps. She then kept walking, for about two miles altogether. She stopped into a Walmart. She eventually ambled into an On the Border fast-casual restaurant and asked for a cup of water. Employees at On the Border contacted police and asked for an officer to come to the restaurant to make sure the girl was okay. The police refused, apparently believing that a seven-year-old girl walking around with no adult supervision in the middle of a school day is nothing to be alarmed about. Video footage from both the Walmart and the On the Border restaurant shows that she was there. The second grader then turned around and wandered back the way she came. The girl’s likely frantic father was the one who found her. She was walking around the family’s neighborhood. Samaya’s mother, Damia Dillard, said the event was traumatizing for her daughter. “She said that she felt like nobody loved her, nobody cared about her,” the mom said, fighting back tears. School district officials have been basically mum about the lawsuit. “We cannot comment on the claim’s allegations or the parties involved because it is a pending legal matter, and because it involves a minor and a personnel issue,” the district’s statement reads. The statement adds that the district’s employees “care deeply about all children in Natomas” and are unified “firmly committed to” safety. Samaya had previously attended a charter school before transferring into the public school system because Jefferson Elementary is closer to their home. The Dillards say they now regret that decision, to say the least. Samaya has since changed schools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 That's awful! That teacher and school system are screwed and rightly so. And the police didn't want to respond? Are you kidding me? After reading this I thought it had to be a joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MustOfBeenDrunk Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 http://fox40.com/2014/02/11/child-placed-on-time-out-outside-wanders-off/ this one says she was found wandering her neighborhood , but either way I would be pissed !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 http://fox40.com/2014/02/11/child-placed-on-time-out-outside-wanders-off/ this one says she was found wandering her neighborhood , but either way I would be pissed !!! The original post by WF says the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MustOfBeenDrunk Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 The original post by WF says the same thing. My bad , I read"She stopped into a Walmart. She eventually ambled into an On the Border fast-casual restaurant and asked for a cup of water" Then search for more stories and was thinking the 1st post was saying she ended up at a Walmart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneymakers Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Well if the little girl never spelt her water. none of this would of ever happened. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Well if the little girl never spelt her water. none of this would of ever happened. Wow still here after all these years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowboysDiehard Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Good thing the kid's mother didn't do this, she'd be in jail. The teacher in this case will probably get a paid vacation and the taxpayers will foot the bill for the time off and the lawsuit. What a country! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BA Baracus Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Pretty sure I'd harm that teacher badly if that was my kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BA Baracus Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 And the police should be named in the suit as well. Refusing to respond to an unclaimed 7 yo in a public place, wtf is their problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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