11-Year-Old Non-Verbal Autistic Child Suffers Injuries, Parents Blame School

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Parents of an 11-year-old non-verbal autistic child have alleged the boy suffered serious injuries due to neglect by a school in Whitefield.

According to the FIR filed with the HAL police station, the incident took place on December 19. The school told the parents that the child fell during a yoga session and had trouble moving his right hand.

The X-ray revealed that the humerus bone (between the shoulder and the elbow joint) was broken in two places. Although the school maintained that it happened when he fell, the extent of the injury did not match the explanation given by management and therefore we asked to see the CCTV footage , Swapnil Kumar Soni, the child’s father, told DH.

The school declined to share the footage citing technical issues. But when they didn’t respond even after 20 days, the parents grew suspicious.

If they are clean, why are they refusing to show us the pictures? My son is already disabled and such injuries could have dramatic effects on his mental health and learning. I don’t want this to happen with another child and that’s why we have approached all organizations for help in investigating the matter, he added.

Police said the investigation has just started and is proceeding with caution as it is a sensitive matter.

The parents also approached the Department for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities.

School authorities have denied the neglect charges and said they are providing all the support they can.

On the day of the incident, the child started crying in a different tone and the mentors immediately called the parents. Our staff also accompanied them to the doctors and we supported them throughout. There was no yoga session that day and we are not aware of any incidents where the child fell,” a school representative told DH.

When asked why they refused to share the CCTV footage, the representative said the technical issue was being resolved. “Ours is a huge campus and there are at least 250 cameras installed. Due to a technical problem, one of the DVRs was not working. We spoke to the technicians in the presence of the parents and he explained the problem” , said the representative. .

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