ORLANDO, Fla. — An Orange County charter school for students with special needs is now facing a lawsuit.
Stephanie Cooper claims her son was physically abused and neglected at the Access Charter School in Orlando.
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Cooper said it happened several times at the hands of one of his teachers.
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The mother said her son finally spoke up during a visit to the doctor.
“I pointed and I said one word I said, ‘how,’” Cooper said. “Out of my son’s mouth, who’s on the severe level, said Mr. Doug body slammed me in a chair against a desk.”
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Channel 9 stopped by the school to ask about the allegations, but the principal’s office said they had no comment.
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