A Florida mom who suspected her son was being bullied, wanted to get to the bottom of the issue so she planted a tape reporter in his backpack. But she never expected her 5-year-old aggressor would be his teacher.
Kandy Escotto was upset after catching her son Aaron’s teacher on tape calling him a “loser” and chastising him harshly for not being able to complete work, reports the Miami Herald..
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Escotto decided to record audio after she tried to first complain to Banyan Elementary School Principal Cheri Davis about Rosalba Suarez, a teacher she suspected was bullying her son. But the principal said she needed proof.
And Escotto got 32 hours of it.
Suarez can be heard saying: “I don’t care, don’t do it, you think I care? Whatever your mom wants to see, honey, whatever your mom wants to see, you tell me what she wants to see a nice job or she wants to see a loser’s job.”
Suarez also told the boy that his mom was “driving her crazy” too. And she and belittled him for not correctly learning how to bubble in a test, according to the recording.
“It was very upsetting being that I myself heard what was being said to the little boy,” Escotto said.
“For me to hear the things that she was saying to him,” Escotto said.
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“She picked him out, she singled him out, she humiliated him in front of the whole class. She talked about me in front of him. No 5-year-old should be able to go through that. That affected my family, affected him.”
Suarez was also the school’s Teacher of the Year.
The Miami-Dade County school district released this statement:
“Miami-Dade County Public Schools goes to great lengths to promote a culture of dignity and respect, not only among our students but with our employees,” spokeswoman Jackie Calzadilla said in a statement.
“We work diligently to ensure the well-being of every child entrusted to our care. Any action that runs contrary to the values we instill in our school community will not be tolerated. The district will conduct a thorough review of this matter and, if the allegations are substantiated, we will take any and all appropriate disciplinary actions.”