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GREENVILLE, NC (WITN) A Greenville mother says her autistic 9-year-old son has been out of school for more than a week, after being accused of assaulting the principal.
Amelia Pledger also says her son Luis was put in a police car, but ended up in the hospital after she says he was restrained and re-injured.
Amelia says it was back on September 22 while at the Lab School at East Carolina University when he got so upset he started cursing and fighting.
Pledger says, "The doctor shared with me, Ms. Pledger, he's a brilliant child. They aggravated him, that's why he did what he had to do."
Luis is autistic with ADHA, an oppositional defiant disorder.
According to medical reports, he had broken his arm on the playground four days prior to getting so upset that he threatened to kill himself and others at the school, and was sent to Tasha Rodriguez, the principal.
His mother says, "When she grabbed him he sensed pain, so she pushes him down as a way to restrain him, moving his legs different ways, different maneuvers and he has asthma and he felt like he couldn't half way breathe, so he had to fight hard with his other hand. "
She says in the incident his arm was re-injured.
Pledger says at the start of the school year, she told school officials about his mental issues, but she says that didn't stop the school from issuing a complaint of assault against Luis.
Pledger says, "She was given the information from East Carolina Physician doctors stating documented, prior to this, that this child is special needs."
While Luis did not return to school Monday, his mom says administrators came up with a solution, which includes a special needs teacher and volunteer to help him, and origami that will calm his nerves.
We reached out to the ECU Lab for comment but was told due to privacy laws, they can not say anything about the child.
They did send this statement saying in part, "There has not been an instance where an ECU Police Officer has placed handcuffs on a student at the lab school. As for staffing, Pitt County Schools provides special education teachers for the lab school. They are fully trained and licensed to work with students who have special needs."
Source: Greenville mother has questions after autistic son accused of assault
GREENVILLE, NC (WITN) A Greenville mother says her autistic 9-year-old son has been out of school for more than a week, after being accused of assaulting the principal.
Amelia Pledger also says her son Luis was put in a police car, but ended up in the hospital after she says he was restrained and re-injured.
Amelia says it was back on September 22 while at the Lab School at East Carolina University when he got so upset he started cursing and fighting.
Pledger says, "The doctor shared with me, Ms. Pledger, he's a brilliant child. They aggravated him, that's why he did what he had to do."
Luis is autistic with ADHA, an oppositional defiant disorder.
According to medical reports, he had broken his arm on the playground four days prior to getting so upset that he threatened to kill himself and others at the school, and was sent to Tasha Rodriguez, the principal.
His mother says, "When she grabbed him he sensed pain, so she pushes him down as a way to restrain him, moving his legs different ways, different maneuvers and he has asthma and he felt like he couldn't half way breathe, so he had to fight hard with his other hand. "
She says in the incident his arm was re-injured.
Pledger says at the start of the school year, she told school officials about his mental issues, but she says that didn't stop the school from issuing a complaint of assault against Luis.
Pledger says, "She was given the information from East Carolina Physician doctors stating documented, prior to this, that this child is special needs."
While Luis did not return to school Monday, his mom says administrators came up with a solution, which includes a special needs teacher and volunteer to help him, and origami that will calm his nerves.
We reached out to the ECU Lab for comment but was told due to privacy laws, they can not say anything about the child.
They did send this statement saying in part, "There has not been an instance where an ECU Police Officer has placed handcuffs on a student at the lab school. As for staffing, Pitt County Schools provides special education teachers for the lab school. They are fully trained and licensed to work with students who have special needs."
Source: Greenville mother has questions after autistic son accused of assault
