Mother says son with special needs came home from school with inappropriate words written on neck

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Hope Mercadel says her 13-year-old son, Alijah, who has particular wants, got here dwelling from Pershing Center college on Wednesday with inappropriate phrases written on his neck and brow. The phrases had been written with a everlasting marker.

“I needed to take my finger and squint somewhat bit to see, and I used to be like, ‘Oh my God, not my youngster, not my youngster.’ I could not consider that was on him… I truly needed to get it off with rubbing alcohol,” Mercadel stated. “I needed to scrub the phrase off him.”

Alijah stated he was specializing in a take a look at and didn’t understand what had been written on him.

“I felt embarrassed and irritated,” stated Alijah.

Mercadel stated she spoke with the principal of the varsity.

“The principal instructed me, ‘Children do numerous issues. I wish to know why they’re breaking my chairs for TikTok movies’. And I am like, ‘You may’t examine what occurred to my son to a TikTok video,” she stated. “I do not see a Tik Tok video placing phrases on individuals, youngsters as humorous.”

HISD launched the next assertion when ABC13 reached out concerning the incident:

“At HISD, the protection of our college students is our prime precedence. The district is conscious of an allegation of misconduct at Pershing Center College. As a result of pending investigation and scholar privateness rights, HISD can not present further data right now,”

Mercadel stated she desires the scholars accountable to face penalties and for folks to talk with their youngsters about this sort of habits.

“I do wish to make it very clear to folks that this isn’t okay,” she stated. “In case your youngsters see one thing, they should say one thing…To know he was made enjoyable of and didn’t know why, that is the half that hurts me as a guardian. That made me very upset.”

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