Hi all, I saw this today and could not ****ing beleive what I was reading. Some people are so hatefull I just cant understand why.
My daughter is disabled she is one of the most happy, kind, pleasant, funny, beautifull people anyone could wish to meet. She never cryes, mones, complanes, about her disabilaty she just accept that her life is differant to other peoples and that she has to work and try harder than any abled body person. She truley is inspirational, she is so determined not to let her disabilaty to hold her back and I love her so much.
She is not conected to this story I was just so angry when I read this I had to share my thoughts and send my greatest sympathys to all the familys afected by this.
Disabled children applying for bus passes 'labelled mongs and mingers on council's wall of shame'
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 7:57 AM on 10th May 2011
An insider at Kent County Council claims that workers at the school transport office singled out photographs of children 'who looked a bit different', regularly referring to them as 'mongs' and 'mingers'.
It is believed the pictures were sent in by the parents of the children as part of school bus pass applications.
The source said: 'I was appalled by what was going on. It made me sick to the stomach.'
The alleged 'wall of shame' at a Kent Council transport office. It is believed the pictures were sent in by the parents of the children as part of school bus pass applications.
A member of staff at the school transport office in Kings Hill has now been suspended over the incident.
The insider claims they came across the 'wall of shame' - which featured pictures of over a dozen children, a number of whom were disabled - in November last year and it was not taken down until January this year.
When the photographs were eventually removed from the wall, they were allegedly then attached to a single piece of paper, which staff members passed around the office.
Kerry Bourne, a campaigner for children with special needs from Tunbridge Wells, told MailOnline: 'If this is true and if I was in the shoes of the parents of the children involved I would be disgusted and demand action.
'We have to rely on these people to do the best for us and for our children - and this is what they get up to.
'These children are really vulnerable in the first place because they have a disability so there's no way they should be treated like this.
A member of staff at the office in Kings Hill, Kent (pictured), has been suspended pending further investigation
'My son is autistic and although it maybe wouldn't have affected him because he does not have a physical disability I'd be horrified if someone was to do the same to him.
Ms Bourne also said that the suspension of one staff member would not be severe enough punishment.
'Suspension is not enough - they should get the sack.
'The pictures must have been seen by a lot of people if they were up on a wall for so long. Surely people questioned why they were up there?
'I can't see how one person can be to blame for that - it has to be everyone in that office apart from the person who reported it.
'It's bullying - bullying on a pathetic level.
'I feel really sorry for the parents involved. These parents are sending in pictures of their children, never expecting that the photos will be used for anything other than the application.
'Now they will probably think twice about sending in pictures with their applications.'
A Kent County Council spokesman said: 'The county council totally condemns any such behaviour. We expect the highest standards of professional conduct from all staff.
'Accordingly, these allegations are being dealt with very urgently and the member of staff involved in this issue has been suspended while a disciplinary hearing takes place in accordance with county council procedures.'
My daughter is disabled she is one of the most happy, kind, pleasant, funny, beautifull people anyone could wish to meet. She never cryes, mones, complanes, about her disabilaty she just accept that her life is differant to other peoples and that she has to work and try harder than any abled body person. She truley is inspirational, she is so determined not to let her disabilaty to hold her back and I love her so much.
She is not conected to this story I was just so angry when I read this I had to share my thoughts and send my greatest sympathys to all the familys afected by this.
Disabled children applying for bus passes 'labelled mongs and mingers on council's wall of shame'
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 7:57 AM on 10th May 2011
- Pictures of children 'who looked different' on display for months
- Council launches investigation into allegations
An insider at Kent County Council claims that workers at the school transport office singled out photographs of children 'who looked a bit different', regularly referring to them as 'mongs' and 'mingers'.
It is believed the pictures were sent in by the parents of the children as part of school bus pass applications.
The source said: 'I was appalled by what was going on. It made me sick to the stomach.'
The alleged 'wall of shame' at a Kent Council transport office. It is believed the pictures were sent in by the parents of the children as part of school bus pass applications.A member of staff at the school transport office in Kings Hill has now been suspended over the incident.
The insider claims they came across the 'wall of shame' - which featured pictures of over a dozen children, a number of whom were disabled - in November last year and it was not taken down until January this year.
When the photographs were eventually removed from the wall, they were allegedly then attached to a single piece of paper, which staff members passed around the office.
Kerry Bourne, a campaigner for children with special needs from Tunbridge Wells, told MailOnline: 'If this is true and if I was in the shoes of the parents of the children involved I would be disgusted and demand action.
'We have to rely on these people to do the best for us and for our children - and this is what they get up to.
'These children are really vulnerable in the first place because they have a disability so there's no way they should be treated like this.
A member of staff at the office in Kings Hill, Kent (pictured), has been suspended pending further investigation'My son is autistic and although it maybe wouldn't have affected him because he does not have a physical disability I'd be horrified if someone was to do the same to him.
Ms Bourne also said that the suspension of one staff member would not be severe enough punishment.
'Suspension is not enough - they should get the sack.
'The pictures must have been seen by a lot of people if they were up on a wall for so long. Surely people questioned why they were up there?
'I can't see how one person can be to blame for that - it has to be everyone in that office apart from the person who reported it.
'It's bullying - bullying on a pathetic level.
'I feel really sorry for the parents involved. These parents are sending in pictures of their children, never expecting that the photos will be used for anything other than the application.
'Now they will probably think twice about sending in pictures with their applications.'
A Kent County Council spokesman said: 'The county council totally condemns any such behaviour. We expect the highest standards of professional conduct from all staff.
'Accordingly, these allegations are being dealt with very urgently and the member of staff involved in this issue has been suspended while a disciplinary hearing takes place in accordance with county council procedures.'
Hope they are ashamed of themselves.
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