Special-Needs Briefs — 8/6/07
Parents sue school board over alleged sexual abuse NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The parents of an autistic girl have sued the Metro Board of E...
Parents sue school board over alleged sexual abuse
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The parents of an autistic girl have sued the Metro Board of Education, claiming that their daughter was repeatedly sexually abused by another special-needs student while riding home on the bus last October, and that the school system and bus driver did nothing to protect her. To read the full story, click here.
Second suit filed against school board over alleged sexual abuse
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The mother of a 9-year-old autistic boy sued the Metro Board of Education last week, claiming that he was forced to engage in a sexual act with a 19-year-old male while riding one of the district’s buses. To read the full story, click here.
Drivers train for the unexpected
ROGERS, Ark. — Special-needs drivers for a local school district received emergency-preparedness training last week in anticipation of the start of the school year. The district is the first in the state to provide the new training program, which includes CPR instruction and how to manually operate wheelchair lifts. To read the full story, click here.
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