«Breaking News» Autistic boy dies two days after he was restrained at El Dorado Hills school

A severely autistic boy died in hospital after he was restrained by staff for allegedly being violent at his special needs school.

The 13-year-old, who has not been identified, became unresponsive while being restrained at Guiding Hands School in El Dorado Hills, California, on November 28.

A teacher began CPR until help arrived and the boy was taken to Mercy Hospital in Folsom in a critical condition, the Eld Dorado Sheriff's Office said in a statement.

The boy was then transported to UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, where he died two days later.

The sheriff's office – which reported the boy was 6ft tall and weighed 280lbs – said the boy 'became violent and needed to be restrained by school staff, to prevent the injury of staff and students.'

A severely autistic boy died in hospital after he was restrained by staff for allegedly being violent at Guiding Hands School (pictured) in El Dorado Hills, California

However, the statement did not elaborate on what prompted the teenager being restrained or how it was done.

The sheriff's office said it has interviewed those involved and is completing a full investigation.

'At this time, there appears to be no evidence of foul play or criminal intent,' it said.

But the California Department of Education announced this week that they have suspended the school after the student's death.

A teacher is also under investigation for subduing the student using a 'prone restraint' – which involves being held in a face-down position for around an hour, a source told the Sacramento Bee.

Prone restraints are legal in certain circumstances in California but is banned in schools in several other states.

El Dorado County District Attorney Vern Pierson confirmed his office is investigating the death, according to the newspaper.

The school said staff used a 'nationally recognized behavioral management protocol,' a source told the Bee.

In a statement issued on Thursday, the school said: 'It is with heavy hearts that we share the very difficult news that a beloved member of our school community has passed away.

'Out of respect for the family and the ongoing investigation, we are unable to share full details at this time.'

The school, which provides special education and services to students with special needs, has been sued for restraining a student before.

Staff forcibly restrained Tracee Lamerson, who has Williams Syndrome, multiple times in 2002 and 2003, the Bee reports.

In 2004, Lamerson's mother sued Guiding Hands, but the outcome of that lawsuit was unclear.

Lamerson, now 29, detailed one incident where she vomited after being placed in a four-point restraint and held down by four staff members when she was 13.

She had arrived at school with a broken arm – sustained in an accident on the bus to school - and asked to call her mother.

She became agitated when they wouldn't allow her to do so and she was placed in a restraint.

When she vomited, staff made her clean it up, according to court records.

'I was so afraid to go back,' Lamerson told the Bee on Thursday.

'I don't like that they are still open and that they can restrain anyone.' 

 

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Main photo article A severely autistic boy died in hospital after he was restrained by staff for allegedly being violent at his special needs school.
The 13-year-old, who has not been identified, became unresponsive while being restrained at Guiding Hands School in El Dorado Hills, California, on November 28.
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