Texas School Fires Staff After Autistic Boy's Abuse

0:00It's April 28. From your city to your ears, this is Durham News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. A Texas elementary school just fired a staffer after a six-year-old, non-verbal boy with autism, came home with scratches, burns, and bruises that no one could explain. Mid-April, the boy's mom started spotting these marks every day, so if she pulled them out for a bit, got medical checks, and looped in a caseworker, rule out abuse. The family is furious, especially after the district showed them classroom video from Monday footage, they say captures the worker, dragging the kid, across the floor while laughing, and mocking his body. Fort Ben independent school district acted fast, confirming the employee is gone, reporting everything to child protective services and cops, with. Their own probe is still underway. No word yet on other staff facing heat or any charges, but the family has no plans to send the boy back there, leaving them scrambling for a safer spot.