Another autistic child arrested

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Parents of a 10-year-old boy who has autism say the child was handcuffed, put in the back of a patrol car and transported to a mental health facility after he ran from school administrators.

According to a federal lawsuit filed against the School District of Osceola County and the Osceola County Sheriff's Office, the parents claim the incident happened in 2016 at Narcoossee Elementary School.

Between the school resource officer and a couple of the administration, they tackled him, put him in handcuffs and put him in the back of a squad car and Baker Acted him," said Corey, the boy's father.

According to the federal lawsuit, the couple claims, "The staff at Narcoossee Elementary School failed to give (their son) his prescribed medication."

"I didn't know until we were sitting at the table that he wasn't given his medicine that was prescribed," Jessica said. "According to the doctor and according to the pharmacist, had he had his medicine at the time of recess, his behavior would've been under control."

As a result of being handcuffed and put in a patrol car, the boy's parents said their son now has difficulty with men and authority figures.

They said he's also not attending Narcoossee Elementary School anymore, as they've chosen a different school for him to attend.