9-year-old autistic boy accused of tossing brick at principal

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9-year-old accused of tossing brick at principal

Friday, August 25, 2006

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CANTON A 9-year-old boy who climbed onto the roof of Schreiber School and

hurled rocks and a brick at his principal on the first day of school

Thursday was arrested on felony charges.

When his mother, Muhleman, arrived at the Woodland Avenue NW school,

she found him being led away in handcuffs by police.

" I was saying, 'He's autistic. You're going to take him in handcuffs. Come

on,' " she said. " We're talking about a 9-year-old with developmental

disabilities. "

Police said the boy is a " special-needs student " who became agitated over

something that happened at the school at 1503 Woodland Ave. NW.

Muhleman said her son became upset when some other children refused to play

with him.

He climbed out of a second-floor window onto the first-story roof of the

renovated section of the school at about 1:40 p.m., said police Lt.

Cole.

Police arrived to find Principal Clifford Reynolds and firefighters on the

roof trying to talk the child back into the building. Cole said the boy did

not intend to jump.

" He was disorderly and agitated from something that happened inside the

school, " Cole said. Police did not know what initially upset him.

While on the roof, the boy threw rocks and a brick at the principal, Cole

said.

Reynolds did not return calls from The Repository.

Reynolds and the firefighters were able to get the boy back into the

building. They took him to Reynolds' office. Fire Capt. Goldy said

that the boy managed to get the principal's paddle and raised it in a

threatening manner. A police officer told him to put it down, and then the

principal grabbed the boy.

Cole said the boy then struck Reynolds in the chest with his hand.

The principal was not seriously injured and did not require medical

treatment, police said.

The boy was charged with felonious assault, assault on a school employee,

inducing panic - both felonies - and disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor.

Muhleman said her son was finally released to her custody at the Faircrest

detention center of the Multi-County Juvenile Attention System around 6 p.m.

Other than some redness on his wrists because of the handcuffs, he was fine,

she said.

Muhleman said that her son has been diagnosed with Pervasive Developmental

Disorder, Not Otherwise Specified, which is part of a spectrum of disorders

that includes autism and Asperger's syndrome, but doe s not meet all the

characteristics of either disorder.

She said her son has difficulty communicating with people, especially

nonverbally. When he can't express himself, he often reacts with frustration

or confusion.

" It's not because he's out of control. It's because no one understands him.

He's fine with me. But I can't stay with him. I have to work. "

Muhleman said she's tried to get her son the treatment he needs. A therapist

provided by a nonprofit agency is working with him to develop his social

skills and he gets regular counseling, but her insurance won't cover

everything.

" I feel like crying. ... I feel devastated, " she said. " I feel I've tried

everything. ... what am I missing? I can't be at the school to make sure

everything is going well. "

Muhleman believes her son acted out because he was hurt and confused when

some other children wouldn't play with him.

" His social skills are lacking, and he doesn't know how to express himself.

.... he doesn't understand why someone doesn't want to play with him, he gets

angry. "

Frustrated, she feels school officials aren't doing enough.

" The school never figures out what the trigger is, " she said. " They're not

making an effort to understand. "

Muhleman said she understands that parents of other children may be

apprehensive about her son, but wants people to educate themselves about his

condition.

Cordova, juvenile chief assistant prosecuting attorney, said,

" Obviously nobody wants to bring a kid that young into the juvenile justice

system, but sometimes it's necessary just to make sure that things like this

don't happen again. "

" He's grounded, " said Muhleman. " He's not going to be having a lot of fun

for a little while. "

Reach Repository writer Lori Monsewicz at or e-mail:

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Reach Repository writer Wang at or e-mail:

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