$700K Awarded in Special Ed Personal Injury case involving a child with autism

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Jury awards $700K in special education abuse caseSAN JOSE, Calif. - The parents of a 10-year-old girl with an autism-like disorder were awarded $700,000 by a federal jury that found the girl's special education teacher physically abused the child. ... Eisenhower Elementary School teacher was accused of rubbing a burrito in Paige's face and hair, kicking the child, and pushing her on the floor and sitting on her in incidents in 2001 and 2002 when the girl was 7 years old. ... "We don't believe the evidence found or supported a finding of liability against any of the defendants," said. "And given the plaintiff's injuries, a bump on the head and a bruise on the arm, that $700,000 was excessive."