A Port St. Lucie, Fla. kindergarten student was "voted out" of class by fellow students after his teacher punished him for his behavior. 5-year old Alex Barton, who suffers from Asperger's Syndrome, was kicked out of class last week by his teacher who then allowed the other students to vote on whether he should be allowed back in.

Each student was also allowed to say what he or she did not like about Alex. By a 14-to-2 margin, the students voted Alex out of class, according to The South Florida Sun-Sentinel.

“She said this was her way of correcting his behavior," Alex's mom told the newspaper. “I asked him how that made him feel and he said, ‘I feel sad.’”

Hundreds of parents of autistic children are signing an online petition to get teacher, Wendy Portillo, fired permanently. Currently, she has been reassigned to a position outside of the classroom.

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