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Teacher says she’s sorry for letting students vote child out of class

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009 by Cara Fitzpatrick

FORT PIERCE - A kindergarten teacher who asked her students last year to vote on whether a then 5-year-old boy could stay in her class said today that she never meant to embarrass him and regrets her actions.

Wendy Portillo, a veteran teacher, testified at an hearing to appeal her punishment, occasionally wiping at tears and looking away from television cameras.

“If I could take that morning back, I would,” she said.

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Tags: alex barton, Asperger's syndrome, autism, David Walker, Division of Administrative Hearings, Melissa Barton, Michael Lannon, Morningside Elementary, purple, Tabitha Johnson, Wendy Portillo
Posted in Fort Pierce, Schools, St. Lucie County | 134 Comments »

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