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Teen With Autism Recorded Using Bathroom At Maryland High School, Parents Say
The ninth-grader at Largo High School in Upper Marlboro was shamed on social media after the video was posted to Instagram, a report said.
UPPER MARLBORO, MD — The parents of a 14-year-old boy with autism are looking for answers after they claim someone recorded their son using the bathroom at a Prince George's County high school before posting the video online, according to an NBC Washington report.
The boy, a ninth-grader at Largo High School in Upper Marlboro, was shamed on social media after the video was posted on Instagram, parents Aquenia Williams and Abdullah Davis told NBC Washington.
"You don't send your children to school for them to be bullied, harassed, then have child pornography posted online by another child. It’s just ridiculous," Davis told NBC.
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Police are investigating the incident, according to the report. In a statement provided to NBC Washington, school district officials said they "deeply regret" what happened.
"We do not tolerate bullying or disruptions to our learning environment," district officials said.
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