Okeechobee, Florida: 10-year-old with autism arrested at Florida school

Mother of 10-year-old special needs child arrested calls says school not equipped for care

A mother is in shock after her 10-year-old son with autism was arrested Wednesday. Okeechobee County School Resource Officers arrested the child for allegedly attacking a teacher in 2016. However, the child’s mother, Luanne Haygood claims the school district isn’t properly equipped to deal with children who have autism. Haygood recorded her son’s arrest on her cell phone. “He has autism. He doesn’t know what’s going on," Haygood is heard saying on the video recorded on Wednesday. "He’s scared to death. He’s 10-years-old.” Haygood could only watch as her son John Haygood was arrested Wednesday. He’s accused of punching and ...

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Shocking Video of 10-Year-Old Autistic Boy Arrested For Hitting Staff Member Last Year [VIDEO]

Apparently, her son was being arrested due to an incident in 2016 when her son had “one of his moments” and began to punch and kick a teacher. Luanne knew her son was suspended for that incident but was unaware there was an arrest warrant for him.

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10-year-old with autism arrested at Florida school

24 April 2017

When John Haygood, a 10-year-old boy with autism, was arrested last week at a school in Florida, he kept repeating that he didn’t know what was happening, as seen in shaky cellphone video taken by his mother. “I don’t know what’s going on. I don’t understand,” he cried out. In the video, his hands are cuffed as two officers escort him to the back seat of a police car. His mother, Luanne Haygood, followed behind them while recording the incident on her phone. In the video, John appears distraught, and yells some profanities. Luanne is heard in the video speaking ...

https://www.cnn.com/2017/04/21/health/autism-florida-10-year-old-arrested-bn



10-year-old autistic boy arrested at Florida school

John, a student at Okeechobee Achievement Academy in Okeechobee, Florida, was arrested at the school last week for felony battery against a teacher in an October incident, allegedly punching and kicking his teacher, which left scratches and marks ...

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