May/June, 2000 issue
‘Catch Me if You Can,’ Part 5
Two days after special-ed aide Carolina Gallardo reported James Doran’s physical manhandling of autistic children in his Forbuss Elementary classroom to Principal Shawn Forbuss, Doran — unfazed — was still...
‘Catch me if you can,’ Part 3
Nevada Journal recently spoke with the mother of the boy who had been called “Preschooler” in the highly revealing 2004-2008 lawsuit. In the following report, we’ll call him Bobby —...
‘Catch Me If You Can,’ Part 4
The latest big lawsuit against Southern Nevada’s public-school system over its treatment of nonverbal autistic students appears to be coming to a head. Hurd et al v. Clark County School...
‘Catch Me If You Can,’ Part 2
Is deliberate indifference to the physical abuse of its autistic students part of Clark County School District’s business plan? An entirely outrageous allegation, you may well think. Surely, no organization...
‘Catch Me if You Can,’ Part 6
In 2003, when the precedent-setting Preschooler II lawsuit was first filed against the Clark County School District, a striking section of the complaint asserted that CCSD had, in defiance of...
‘Catch Me If You Can,’ Part 1
If you’ve ever seen the movie Catch Me If You Can, you’ll remember the title character, portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio. Frank Abagnale was a bright, charming but conscienceless teen who’d...
‘Atrápame Si Puedes’ Parte 1
Si alguna vez ha visto la película Atrápame Si Puedes, recordará al personaje principal interpretado por Leonardo DiCaprio. Frank Abagnale era un adolescente brillante y encantador, pero sin conciencia, que...
‘Atrápame Si Puedes’ Parte 7
Hace más de una década, los abogados que representaron al niño pequeño maltratado en el caso Preschooler II sugirieron al Distrito Escolar del Condado de Clark una manera de prevenir...
‘Atrápame si Puedes’, Parte 5
Dos días después de que la asistente de educación especial Carolina Gallardo notificara a Shawn Paquette, director de la escuela primaria Forbuss, sobre el maltrato físico de los niños autistas...