December 3, 2009
From ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) ―
The Minnesota Department of Education ruled in 2007 that Willmar teacher Lisa Van Der Heiden mistreated the child by failing to take her to the bathroom.
The Minnesota Court of Appeals says a special education teacher didn't violate maltreatment rules when she took a child to a time-out room rather than a bathroom.
The Minnesota Department of Education ruled in 2007 that Willmar teacher Lisa Van Der Heiden mistreated the child by failing to take her to the bathroom. The girl wet her pants while in the time-out room.
The split appeals court says the Department of Education didn't adequately explain its finding that Van Der Heiden mistreated the child by sending her to the time-out room.
The West Central Tribune reports the teacher and Willmar school officials are also defendants in a federal civil rights lawsuit, alleging that Van Der Heiden excessively used physical restraints and a seclusion room. The case was dismissed, but is currently under appeal.
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