10 Year Old Boy With Autism Arrested at Florida School

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John Haygood, a 10 year old autistic student at Okeechobee Achievement Academy in Okeechobee, Florida, was arrested at the school last for felony battery against a paraprofessional in an October incident, allegedly punching and kicking his paraprofessional, which left scratches and marks, according to an incident report from the Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office.

The incident occurred after John was being disruptive in class, throwing paper balls around the classroom and hitting other students, the report said. His paraprofessional asked him to go to time out. When John refused, the paraprofessional attempted to remove him, and that’s when John attacked, the report said.

Boy with autism arrested at Florida school | CNN

A 10-year-old boy with autism spent the night in a juvenile detention center after being arrested on charges of assaulting his paraprofessional.

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