Tasered in School

A high-functioning autistic high school student who had been trained to leave class and walk around when he was upset, with permission from the school, was Tasered in school by a Pierce County sheriff’s officer as he did so, his parents claim in Federal Court.

TACOMA, Wash. — A high-functioning autistic high school student who had been trained to leave class and walk around when he was upset, with permission from the school, was Tasered in school by a Pierce County sheriff’s officer as he did so, his parents claim in Federal Court.

Categories / Civil Rights, Education, Personal Injury

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