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8-year-old boy forced to urinate in trash can in front of class, mom says
Updated: 5:42 AM EST Mar 8, 2019
By Bobby Cherry
An 8-year-old boy allegedly was forced to wear plastic bags and sit in his own urine-soaked clothes after his mother says a California teacher refused to let him use the restroom."My child did not deserve this. No child deserves to be treated this way," the boy's mother Sonia Mongol said, KCBS-TV reported. "We are outraged."Mongol said her son was told he was not permitted to use the restroom during class, but could not wait until later.His mom alleges that the teacher instead gave him a different option."Made him urinate in a trash can located at the front of a classroom, exposing himself in front of all of the other students, urinating on himself in the process," she said.She said he went to the nurse's office and received no help there.In a statement, the Los Angeles Unified School District said it "takes all maters concerning the safety and well-being of our students very seriously. Upon learning about this allegation, law enforcement was notified immediately and the District is fully cooperating in the investigation."
LOS ANGELES (video via KCBS-TV) —
An 8-year-old boy allegedly was forced to wear plastic bags and sit in his own urine-soaked clothes after his mother says a California teacher refused to let him use the restroom.
"My child did not deserve this. No child deserves to be treated this way," the boy's mother Sonia Mongol said, KCBS-TV reported. "We are outraged."
Mongol said her son was told he was not permitted to use the restroom during class, but could not wait until later.
His mom alleges that the teacher instead gave him a different option.
"Made him urinate in a trash can located at the front of a classroom, exposing himself in front of all of the other students, urinating on himself in the process," she said.
She said he went to the nurse's office and received no help there.
In a statement, the Los Angeles Unified School District said it "takes all maters concerning the safety and well-being of our students very seriously. Upon learning about this allegation, law enforcement was notified immediately and the District is fully cooperating in the investigation."