Found Deceased NY - Trevyan Rowe, 14, autistic, Rochester, 8 March 2018

[Falling Down]

what is the motive in marking a student present when they are not? carelessness or intentional?

RIP Trevyan,

I've lived most of my life in Rochester, the more I read about this case, the more I realize the incompetence and corruption within that district has not subsided. The district was cited for falsifying attendance records in recent years, for obvious reasons, they get many millions of dollars in state and federal aid.

School 12 is in the gemeral area of a part of the city I lived in some years ago. I lived on Averill. Most of the businesses along South would have been closed that time of the morning, plus the neighborhood has struggled with store closures in recent times, so there would have been few people walking along there north of School 12.

Read this article and weep. Turns out he was not classified autistic, there were 5 staff members outside when the buses were dropping kids off, and a surveillance camera caught him walking away. Three teachers marked him as present, a special ed teacher marked him as absent. Rochester Police Department asked for the surveillance video, and the district initially balked, but later relented.

https://www.democratandchronicle.co...resent-3-teachers-rochester-school/420776002/

 

[Abigail]

I don't get why the district balked at provided security camera footage.

 

[JerseyGirl]

New Rochester Alert System for Missing People Dedicated to Trevyan Rowe

A local IT company has developed an alert system designed to update the Rochester community regarding missing children and vulnerable adults in the area. Users can sign up to receive and submit emergency notifications by visiting https://rocalerts.com

The alert system is designed to provide information to the public regarding missing people before an Amber Alert is issued.

http://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/ro...h-company-to-create-an-app-for-missing-people

 

[Steelslady]

what is the motive in marking a student present when they are not? carelessness or intentional?

RIP Trevyan,

I think just plain old laziness. It couldn't have been intentional, unless it was a murder and they were in on it. It is just alarming to me that THREE teachers marked this boy present that day. THREE. One would be bad enough, but three? That is just unbelievable! Not to mention, they tried to alter the attendance reports afterwards, instead of owning their mistakes?

 

[Curious.1]

I support his mum 100%. People need to know that our special needs kids are precious & irreplaceable and no less valuable than children without special needs. Adults failed Trevyan.

Trevyan Rowe's mother takes first step to sue city of Rochester and school district