http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=653632
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. Apr 8, 2005 — After a girl got sick in the bathroom of her kindergarten class, the teacher made her don rubber gloves and manually remove a clog from the toilet, according to a lawsuit filed by the girl's mother.
Lori Januska sued Bonita Springs Charter School this week after she said her 5-year-old daughter, Heather, clogged the toilet Sept. 22 and her teacher made her remove the clog as the entire class watched.
The suit said "a vulnerable 5-year-old was subjected to cruel, unusual and traumatic disciplinary actions which directly resulted in severe emotional distress, pain and suffering and mental distress." The girl suffers from an incurable gastrointestinal condition.
The suit, which seeks unspecified damages, claims the school staff was negligent in hiring an unqualified teacher.
School principal Pamela Franco and school district attorney Keith Martin declined comment on the suit.
Mark Levinsen, senior vice president of administration and human resources for Charter Schools USA, investigated the original complaint and said the teacher was disciplined.