(Ed's Note: Despite the shakeup at the top of the Special Needs Dept. of the Brownsville Independent School District, the obvious shortcomings there have directly affected special needs kids. The parents of this child – who is autistic and attends Hanna High School – said he had one of his nervous tics and tried to rip the skin off fingers in anxiety.
The student was not being monitored properly and the parents were not notified until late in the day. "This is how my child came home. This is completely unacceptable to me and my family. These kids need more than what they're getting. Yes, me too. I'm not trying to exploit my child, but now it has affected me personally. All this talk about BISD special services having many issues and the board not taking a priority in it has come to this.I hope somewhere along the line things will change."