Using Education to Promote Civil Rights in Preschools
As an Early Childhood Education professional I take the rights of staff and children very seriously. I have witnessed children being mistreated verbally and physically. It is a very sad and real truth that this is happening. I see these problems as being completely against California’s vision of creating a trauma free environment where children from birth to five years of age are able to thrive and grow resilience.
There are children being abused in preschools and there are children witnessing the abuse. The teachers who are mishandling the children are being allowed back into the classrooms with the children they have abused. In addition to physical violence against the children, I have witnessed teachers allowing children to play with rusted kitchen pans and then insisting the rusted pans stay in the play area when I offered to throw the pans away.
I am completely outraged to the point of having to drop the class I was enrolled in and stop my volunteer hours. I also contacted the police to report the child abuse as well as the administration at the schools I have witnessed child abuse at. With more education I will continue to fight for the rights of children and staff to help end child abuse in preschools.
If I ever complete the class I dropped and complete my goal as a Site Supervisor of a preschool, I would definitely have a space where mishandling children is not a choice. If I witness any staff member handling a child incorrectly I will immediately step in and advocate for the child's safety as well as reporting the incident to police.
When I complete my goal of being a counselor I will be sure to report any abuse I witness through the stories of the families I speak with. It is the saddest thing in the world to me that this is the environment California children are being subjected to. I will do everything I can to help create a better life for the early childhood of our youngest Californians.
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