New York school - Wooden timeout boxes for autistic/disabled children

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While some parents were shocked, others say the school has a history of mistreatment and are demanding action to improve conditions for their children.

Thomas Hathaway, a parent from the Saint Regis Mohawk Reservation at Akwesasne, said his partially non-verbal son Connor, 8, was put inside the box.

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Photos of a wooden box, allegedly used for student "time outs" at an elementary school in Akwesasne, drew shock and anger from parents this week and have prompted an investigation by the school district.

Akwesasne Mohawk Territory, near Cornwall, Ont., straddles the Ontario, Quebec and New York state border. St. Regis Mohawk School is a kindergarten to Grade 5 school on the U.S. side, and is one of four schools in the Salmon River Central School District.

Chrissy Jacobs, a resident of Akwesasne and a former Salmon River Central School District board member, posted the photos to Facebook Monday after they were sent to her by a teacher who’d recently resigned from the school.

A statement published to the school district's social media on Monday attributed to Superintendent Stanley Harper said the box depicted in the photos had not been used at St. Regis school and that the district had previously decided not to use that specific device.

Jacobs said four parents came forward at a community meeting on Tuesday night who said their children had "identified the box and said they were put in that box." Jacobs said they went to the police.

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