Spencer Mountain, NC HOTELS • REAL ESTATE • JOBS

Spencer Mountain Calendar of Events

Wed
16 May Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre Event: Alvin Ailey American Dance TheatreVenue: Knight TheatreStart: 5/16/2012 7:30:00 PMCategory: THEATRE DANCE…

---

Fri
18 May Screen Printing, Embroidery, Sign Making Trade Show Texsource Inc. annual 2-day Industry Trade Show and Open House for Screen Printing, Embroidery and Sign Making in Kings Mount…

---

Thu
17 May Screen Printing, Embroidery, Sign Making Trade Show Texsource Inc. annual 2-day Industry Trade Show and Open House for Screen Printing, Embroidery and Sign Making in Kings Mount…

---

See More Spencer Mountain Events

Spencer Mountain Area News

’50 Shades’ won’t be on shelves in Gaston-Lincoln libraries

Avid readers won’t find any copies of a New York Times Bestseller on the shelves of a local library any time soon.

The Gaston-Lincoln Regional Library said it did not order any copies of “Fifty Shades of Grey” because of the book’s erotic content.

The book is the first in a series set in Seattle that traces the relationship between a college graduate and a young businessman. It has garnered national attention because it contains erotic scenes featuring elements of the BDSM lifestyle.

The second and third books in the series are titled “Fifty Shades Darker” and “Fifty Shades Freed” respectively.

Mecklenburg County libraries do offer the book, but there is a waiting list. All of the library system’s copies have been checked out and there is a request list 800 names deep waiting to check out the book.

_{Wed, 16 May 2012 15:52:10 -0400}

Mother says disabled son was put in cardboard box at school as punishment

A mother said a Caldwell County teacher put her son in a cardboard box to punish him while at school.

Joy Amatuccio showed Eyewitness News a photo of the time-out box at Hudson Middle School she said was made for her disabled son.

“I was mortified,” she said. “I was absolutely mortified. I think I was in disbelief at first, like, ‘Why would they put him in a box?’ There must be another explanation for this.”

Her son, Jacob, is mentally and physically handicapped and partially paralyzed after a traumatic brain injury when he was a toddler.  That injury causes him to have outbursts, and the school has an individual education plan to calm him down. It does not include placing him in the cardboard box, which is big enough to hold a refrigerator and has a flap that can be closed. 

“It's dignity. That's his dignity,” Amatuccio said. “These are all his peers. People can walk by and see, there's a child in the box.  ‘Look at the disabled boy in a box.’”

Amatuccio said the principal removed the box when he found out about it last month, but she didn't learn about it until she got a photo from another parent this week. 

The school district said the teacher has been placed on paid administrative leave for three days while an investigation is under way at the school.

“The Caldwell County School System would not allow a student to be in an isolated area or secluded area as a form of discipline,” said Libby Brown with Caldwell County Schools. “This is not in adherence to school board policy or procedure in Caldwell County Schools.”

Amatuccio said the principal apologized, and Jacob was placed in a different special needs class for the remainder of the year.

“When you think it is acceptable to put a child in a box, I don't think you should work with children. I think she's chosen the wrong career,” Amatuccio said.

_{Wed, 16 May 2012 14:43:59 -0400}

Conflicting schedules: MTV books VMA show on same night as Obama’s DNC speech

First it was the opening night of the professional football season. Now MTV has tried to lay claim to Sept. 6 by booking the 2012 Video Music Awards.

However, politicos and pundits are quick to point out President Barack Obama’s speech to accept the Democratic Party’s nomination is slated for the same night.

That means that some of the biggest names in popular music will be gathering in Los Angeles as some of the biggest names in the Democratic Party gather in Charlotte.

According to CNN, MTV executives are aware of the timing of the awards show and pushed the awards show up an hour to 8 p.m., “to avoid conflict with the Democratic National Convention.”

The Obama campaign has not commented on the awards show schedule.

_{Wed, 16 May 2012 14:04:55 -0400}

News Source: MedleyStory More Local News Stories