A group of bystanders watched and laughed while the altercation took place, superintendent Keisha Campbell said in an email to parents.
A video that surfaced out of York Community High School in Elmhurst School District 205 on Thursday showed “an aggressive physical altercation by a student toward another student with a disability,” school officials said Monday.
York High School parent Cris O’Connell learned about the incident Monday while scrolling through Facebook. Her son attends the York High School Transition Center, which serves students ages 18-21 with intellectual disabilities.“I have a lot of questions,” O’Connell said. “Why didn’t I get the email? Why isn’t this being explained further to people, what the consequences are?”
O’Connell said her own child has always been assigned a one-to-one aid at the Transition Center, but children who don’t have that resource may be more vulnerable to bullying. School officials said since sending out emails to parents and students, they have received several reports regarding the situation and will continue to uncover more information.
Petchul will support her children attending the walkout, she said, adding that she is happy to see a number of students wanting to be vocal.
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