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NY. 5 year old student handcuffed by law enforcement for a temper tantrum

A Brooklyn school’s botched handling of a 5-year-old autistic student’s tantrum ended disastrously — with his mom and grandma in handcuffs and his great-grandmother’s rib broken, the family and their lawyers charge. New York City Schools have a strict hands … Continue reading

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FL. Autistic teen charged in alleged teacher attack

A 13-year-old autistic student is facing felony battery charges in Florida for allegedly hitting a middle school speech therapist in the head with headphones. According to the Pensacola News Journal, Conner Brown was charged on Jan. 2 for battery on … Continue reading

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My story is this…our Autistic child was placed in prone restraint

My story is this…our Autistic child was placed in prone restraints as a punishment for non compliance. He was restrained in a seclusion room where he would be placed and left until he would calm to administrations liking. If he … Continue reading

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