Police abuse of children with Autism and Asperger Syndrome

Parents upset after teen with Asperger's arrested for altercation with teacher

The parents of a freshman at a Florida high school are questioning the way officials handled their son's outburst. Ashton Gelfand, 14, was arrested Thursday after a physical altercation with a teacher at the school. The teen has been diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome, ADHD and bipolar disorder, which can lead him to lash out, according to his father, Bryan Gelfand. “All I see is red, like I want to either hurt something, or just break something,” Ashton Gelfand told WFTV, referring to those moments. Bryan Gelfand said that West Orange High School officials were aware of the 14-year-old’s conditions, but ...

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Parents upset after teen with Asperger's arrested for altercation with teacher

The parents of a freshman at a Florida high school are questioning the way officials handled their son's outburst. Ashton Gelfand, 14, was arrested Thursday after a physical altercation with a teacher at the school. The teen has been diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome, ADHD and bipolar disorder, which can lead him to lash out, according to his father, Bryan Gelfand. “All I see is red, like I want to either hurt something, or just break something,” Ashton Gelfand told WFTV, referring to those moments. Bryan Gelfand said that West Orange High School officials were aware of the 14-year-old’s conditions, but ...

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Florida parents outraged after their teen with Asperger’s was arrested following an altercation with a teacher

The parents of a freshman at a Florida high school are questioning the way officials handled their son’s outburst. Ashton Gelfand, 14, was arrested Thursday after a physical altercation with a teacher at the school. The teen has been diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome, ADHD and bipolar disorder, which can lead him to lash out, according to his father, Bryan Gelfand. “All I see is red, like I want to either hurt something, or just break something,” Ashton Gelfand told WFTV, referring to those moments. Bryan Gelfand said that West Orange High School officials were aware of the 14-year-old’s conditions, but ...

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Mom wants changes after her 10-year-old son with autism is arrested

In cellphone video taken by his mother, you can see 10-year-old John Benji Haygood in handcuffs being taken away by school resource deputies in Okeechobee County. You can also hear his mother, Luanne Haygood, try to explain that her son is on the autism spectrum. “When he was saying, 'I don’t understand mama, I don’t understand. What’s going on'? That broke my heart,” said Haygood. But she said that didn’t stop deputies from keeping her son behind bars overnight at the juvenile facility in Fort Pierce. He also had a first appearance Thursday morning, before the 10-year-old was finally released ...

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10-year-old boy with autism arrested for kicking school employee

A 10-year-old boy with autism has been arrested for felony battery after, police said, he kicked a school employee. The boy’s mother, Louanne Haygood, filmed the arrest and posted the video to Facebook. While she does not deny her son’s bad behavior, Haygood says his autism is the reason he acts up. “To go and have him arrested on school grounds in front of other students, in front of personnel, during school hours, they could’ve come to my house at anytime to tell me what was going on,” said Haygood. Haygood has hired an attorney to represent her son and ...

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Father says son with Autism also arrested, calling for change

John Haygood, 10, walked out an Okeechobee courtroom Thursday no longer in handcuffs after spending the night at a Juvenile Detention Center in St. Lucie County. “For him to come in, in a jumpsuit that is covering his feet and 6 inches past his hand and when the judge asks him to raise his right hand we couldn't even find it,” said mother Luanne Haygood. WPBF 25 News first showed you this video of the child with Autism being arrested at Okeechobee Achievement Academy Wednesday. Okeechobee County Sheriff’s deputies arrested John for allegedly punching and kicking his teacher in October. ...

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Questions Remain After Florida Child With Autism Arrested at School

A mother in one Florida county is asking for answers after her 10-year-old son, who has autism, was handcuffed by deputies and held overnight in a juvenile facility following his arrest. Cell phone video shot by Luann Haygood that was obtained by NBC affiliate Array shows her son, John Benji, being taken away by a resource officer at his school in Okeechobee County on Wednesday. Haygood can be heard telling deputies her son has autism. "When he was saying, 'I don’t understand mama, I don’t understand. What’s going on?' that broke my heart,” Haygood told the station. Officials say the ...

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Mom wants changes after her 10-year-old son with autism arrested in Okeechobee County

Haygood says her son kicked the teacher because he didn't feel safe with that particular employee. "It was because of his autism that spurred this incident. And he was arrested for that," said Haygood. Haygood admits her son has had several behavioral ...

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Months After Attacking A Teacher, 10-Year-Old Boy With Autism Heads Back To School. The Moment He Arrives, They Put Him In Handcuffs

A mom in Florida is furious after her 10-year-old son with autism was arrested at school months after he attacked a teacher. Read on to learn more! A mom in Florida is outraged after her 10-year-old son with autism was arrested at school on Wednesday.

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10-Year-Old with Autism Arrested at School

A Florida mother is furious after her 10-year-old son with autism was arrested Wednesday, April 14th, 2017. According to CBS 12, Okeechobee County School Resource Officers arrested the boy for allegedly attacking a teacher in 2016. Luanne Haygood, the boy’s mother, could only watch as her son, John Haygood, was arrested. He is accused of punching and kicking his teacher at Okeechobee Achievement Academy. The attack allegedly left the teacher with scratches and other marks. Haygood filmed the arrest of her son on her cell phone. “He has autism. He doesn’t know what’s going on,” Haygood is heard saying in ...

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Mother calling for changes after 10-year-old son with autism arrested in school

A Florida mother is calling on her son’s school district and the Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office to make changes after her child was arrested at school. 10-year-old John Haygood was back in class on Wednesday after he was suspended for punching and kicking a teacher in October. However, he was taken out of class and into custody by sheriff’s deputies for the juvenile version of a warrant for battery on a school employee. “When he was saying, ‘I don’t understand, mama. I don’t understand. What’s going on?’ That broke my heart,” Luanne Haygood, John’s mother, told WPTV. The boy was ...

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When We Start Arresting 10-Year-Olds With Autism, There Is a Problem

The family of a 16-year-old with autism is furious after they claim he was unlawfully handcuffed and restrained by police while having a seizure on January 31. The family of David Ramos of Fresno, California, say they dialed 911 for help when he began seizing in the bathroom of a fast food restaurant, according to ABC News. But when responding officers arrived, the family was shocked when they treated the teen with force instead of medical aid. Ramos had just left a doctor's office with his mother, Lourdes Ponce, and his younger sister when the family stopped in to eat ...

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Center for Autism & Related Disabilities director calls arrest of special needs child "deplorable'

After watching the disturbing video that shows an Okeechobee County 10-year-old with autism being placed in handcuffs and arrested at school Wednesday, Dr. Jack Scott, the executive director of the Center for Autism and Related Disabilities, or CARD, said this arrest should have never happened. “I find it deplorable, when I saw it in the video,” said Scott. “This should never be handled criminally in my view.” Scott says that a child with special needs should not be punished for his or her disability, and he believes authorities should have taken much different route to offer a more supportive environment. ...

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Mom demands changes after 10-year-old son with autism is arrested at school

In cellphone video taken by his mother, 10-year-old John Benji Haygood can be seen in handcuffs being taken away by school resource deputies in Florida. His mother, Luanne Haygood, is heard trying to explain that her son is on the autism spectrum. But, she said, that didn’t stop deputies from keeping her son behind bars overnight at a juvenile facility in Fort Pierce “When he was saying, ‘I don’t understand, mama. I don’t understand. What’s going on?’ That broke my heart,” Haygood told CNN affiliate WPTV. The child had a first appearance Thursday morning before he was finally released to ...

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DISTURBING VIDEO CAPTURES 10-Yr Old Autistic Boy Being ARRESTED At School For Hitting Teacher 6 MONTHS AGO

This video is disturbing on so many levels. To witness a 10 yr old boy with autism being arrested at school for hitting a teacher 6 months ago is pretty disturbing in and of itself, but one can’t help but wonder if the mother (the person filming the ...

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Watch shocking moment 10-year-old autistic boy is arrested at school for hitting a teacher six months ago

A video of a 10-year-old autistic boy being arrested has caused outrage on social media after his mother posted it on Facebook. John Benji Haygood believed he was going into school to sit a test on Wednesday but was instead ambushed by two officers who handcuffed him before leading him to a police car. He had been suspended from Okeechobee Achievement Academy in Florida last November after allegedly punching and kicking a staff member - but his mother had no idea there was a warrant out for his arrest. Luanne Haygood filmed the incident after they were both taken by ...

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WATCH: 10yo Autistic Boy Arrested at School, Thrown in Jail – For a Tantrum

This video is disturbing on so many levels. To witness a 10-yr. old boy with autism being arrested at school for hitting a teacher 6 months ago is pretty disturbing in and of itself, but one can’t help but wonder if the mother (the person filming the incident) received and ignored a warrant for his arrest? You can hear the little boy telling his mother over and over, “It’s all your fault.” The real question here is why a teacher is pressing charges on a special needs child for hitting her in the first place? One of my closest friends, ...

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Mom films autistic 10-year-old’s arrest at school. Then he spent the night in jail.

A Florida mother filmed the arrest of her 10-year-old son as school resource deputies handcuffed him and took him away. The boy, who has autism, is accused of battery of a school employee in Okeechobee County because he kicked a teacher last November. The offense is a third-degree felony. His mother Luanne Haygood said her son shouldn’t have been arrested for the incident. “It was because of his autism that spurred this incident,” Haygood told WPTV. “And he was arrested for that.” In the video, which Haygood recorded on her cell phone, her son John Benji Haygood is heard as ...

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An Autistic 10 Year-Old Was Arrested for Hitting a Teacher

In Okeechobee, FL, a 10-year-old kid with autism was arrested for 3rd degree battery. The cops came to his school and wouldn’t tell him or his mother what was going on. His mother now claims that he hit his teacher because it’s normal behavior for someone with his condition. This arrest was probably inappropriate, and we hope that it serves as an advisory for future cases like this. And this is all coming to light during Autism Awareness Month!

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Florida mom outraged after 10-year-old son with autism arrested at school

A video clip posted online by a Florida mother shows the moment her 10-year-old son with autism was handcuffed, placed into a police car and taken from school. In the shaky cellphone footage obtained by CBS News, Luanne Haygood can be heard asking two school resource officers, “Does a child not have the same rights as an adult?” “I was extremely angry,” Haygood told CBS Miami last week. “I felt like this was a power play. I felt like this was a this is what you get. You can’t do anything about it. We’re going to arrest your son if ...

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