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Commenter alleges 2023 mistreatment of autistic student at McFarland Middle School and urges opposition to levy
Summary
At public comment, Jake Mendez Jr. alleged that a McFarland Middle School student with autism was mistreated in 2023 — including being underfed and encouraged to be coughed on by a teacher — and called for the superintendent to resign and for voters to oppose the district levy.
During the board’s public-comment period, Jake Mendez Jr., who identified himself as a civil-rights activist and a member of ACLU Washington and the NAACP, accused McFarland Middle School staff of mistreating an autistic child in 2023. "There was a child who was autistic at the McFarland Middle School back in 2023, who was mistreated, who was underfed, and had one of the teachers encourage other students to cough around this student," Mendez said. He told the board he knows the family and that the family said there had been no public apology.
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