The parents are even more upset because they said the school didn’t tell them what happened.
New Center 7’s Molly Koweek spoke to 10-year-old Wyatt Adam’s parents today.
His mom said that he came home with bruises on his shoulders, arms and ankles.
That’s when she went to the principal at Snyder Park Elementary School, and then she said she went to the police.
“They had to restrain him,” Tiffany Adams said.
His parents said the 10-year-old was upset about his workload on Friday.
“You can tell when he’s getting anxious,” said Chris Adams. “And the school knows and they know what to do to keep him from getting to that point.”
Wyatt is in a class with teachers and staff members who are trained to help students like him.
Snyder Park Elementary said it can’t comment about any specific student situation.
But in a statement issued to Koweek, leaders said, “If a student becomes a danger to self of other students in the classroom, it is the responsibility of the staff to intervene, to protect classmates and calm the child.”
It went on to say staff members working with students with disabilities are trained and certified in CPI, a crisis intervention technique.
“They pinned him down to the ground,” said Tiffany Adams.
Tiffany and Chris Adams said they never got a call about any of this, so when she saw the bruises, she went right to the principal.
“The principal was like, ‘Well you know, Wyatt’s a big kid and he fights back, but we’ll talk to the teachers.’ And that’s all he did,” said Tiffany Adams.
The parents then went to the police department.
Officers told Koweek that they are aware of the situation, but right now there’s no formal police report — just internal documentation.
“There should be a report in there to show what happened,” said Chris Adams. “So that is kind of weird to me.”
Officers said they’ll take a look at the case to see whether any crime was committed.
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“The school, I feel, is not taking responsibility,” said Chris Adams. “Cause they still had the teachers in the room with my son where my son does not feel comfortable. They should not be in there whatsoever.”
The Adams also told Koweek they’re in contact with child services. Koweek reached out to that agency this afternoon, but didn’t hear back.
We’ll continue to follow this story as it develops.