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An Ohio school worker in facing possible prosecution after a video emerged of him striking a 3-year-old nonspeaking boy with autism on Aug. 21 — just his second day at school.
The Dayton Police Department confirmed to PEOPLE on Friday that the case has been presented to the Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office.
“After 3 weeks I finally got the video of my autistic son being assaulted on his 2nd day of school,” Lindsay wrote alongside the video. “Be aware that these are the kind of people Dayton Public Schools hire to work with your 3 and 4 year olds, special needs or not!!”
“After this incident, the District took immediate action to investigate and remove the employee. The actions seen in the clip are contrary to all employee training, do not promote a culture conducive to learning, and are not tolerated in Dayton Public Schools,” Lawrence said.
“Although the District cannot publicly comment on specific personnel matters, parents and guardians should be assured that the individual is no longer employed. The safety of all students and staff is the District’s utmost priority, and we appreciate the support of families as we work to provide a safe school environment for all.
In astatementposted on the school district’s website Wednesday, Lawrence added that “the District is taking additional measures to ensure all 2,300 employees are properly trained and qualified for their positions in an effort to prevent such incidents from occurring in the future.”
“Fitness for duty will be measured in terms of job qualification, training, and social-emotional health and well-being,” he continued, adding that the school’s Superintendent intends on meeting “with concerned parents at Rosa Parks Early Learning Center early next week to discuss the incident.”
“The principal will share more details directly with families soon,” Lawrence concluded. “As a reminder, the safety of all students is our utmost priority, and we would like to thank families for their support as we work to ensure a safe school environment for all learners.”
In a follow-upFacebookpost, Lindsay said she was “upset” with the school district because they are “the ones doing the hiring and the placement of the staff.”
Lindsay also alleged that the school did not provide “Braylen any medical attention after he clearly hit his head hard asf.”
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Michael Wright, the family’s attorney, added that family’s hasn’t yet seen the full video of the incident and “want answers,”according to ABC 7.
“We’re demanding answers and we want them immediately," Wright added, per the outlet.
source: people.com
