In response to the story about alleged child abuse at John Archer School ("John Archer parents address abuse allegations," March 14), it's unbelievable something like this could happen in Harford County.

If the school's teachers are at fault they should be punished severely. If the county board of education doesn't take this seriously, it could happen in other schools.

The idea that special needs children allegedly were restrained in chairs for hours is absurd. What has this world come to, and what's next?

Brittany Graves, Belair