School Board Sued for Punishment of Child with Autism
According to the Roanoke Times, a personal injury lawsuit against the Roanoke County School Board claims that when a principal required a student with autism to clean up the bathrooms he had soiled, he caused irreparable injuries. The child allegedly smeared feces in a school bathroom and wrote obscenities on the walls. The principal's demand that the child clean up the restroom messes incited depression and panic attacks, requiring extensive psychotherapy. The principal was suspended in the incident, but later exonerated, according to the Roanoke Times. The lawsuit is seeking $100,000 in damages.





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