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NO.
IT IS TOUGH TO WATCH. A
BUS DRIVER SLAPPING A YOUNG
GIRL WITH AUTISM.
THE PARENTS OF THE GIRL WHO
IS NONVERBAL ARE SPEAKING OUT.
Reporter: THE PARENTS SAY
THE SIX-YEAR-OLD HAS AUTISM WAS
HAVING A MELTDOWN WHEN IT
APPEARS SHE WAS STRUCK BY HER
AID.
SMACKED ARE NOT ONCE BUT
TWICE.
SHE WAS TOTALLY DIFFERENT
WHEN SHE CAME HOME THAT DAY.
SHE WAS CUDDLING WITH ME.
Reporter: THEY WERE NOTIFIED
ABOUT THE BUS INCIDENT FROM
THEIR DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT.
THE AID AND EMPLOYEE WITH
SPECIAL EDUCATION DISTRICT.
A STATEMENT FROM THEIR
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SAID THERE
IS AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION AND
IT WENT ON STUDENT SAFETY IS A
NUMBER ONE PRIORITY FOR THE
COOPERATIVE.
TO SEE SOMEONE PUT THEIR
HANDS ON YOUR AUTISTIC DAUGHTER
THAT CAN'T DEFEND HERSELF WAS
HEARTBREAKING.
Reporter: THEY HOPE IT
STARTS A CONVERSATION.
HALEY NEEDED SPACE NOT A SLAP.
MOM FINALLY SAW THE VIDEO.
I STARTED CRYING.
I DON'T HIT MY KIDS IN HERE IS
SOME STRANGER GETTING MY KID.
MY MAIN CONCERN IS THAT THIS
DOESN'T HAPPEN TO ANYBODY ELSE.
ESPECIALLY THOSE KIDS THAT
CAN'T SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.
AND THEY CAN'T SHOW EMOTIONS.
THE FAMILY SAYS THEY MAY
TAKE LEGAL ACTION.
POLICE ARE ANALYZING THE VIDEO
AND CONDUCTING INTERVIEWS.
NO CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED.
WHAT PROMPTED THE DISTRICT
TO REVIEW THIS VIDEO WHETHER
ANY OTHER SIGNS?
THERE ARE SOME QUESTIONS
THERE, NO COMMENTS BECAUSE IT
IS STILL AN INTERNAL
INVESTIGATION.