Northside ISD investigates allegations of abuse of nonverbal autistic student at Zachry MS
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A Northside ISD teacher is under investigation for allegedly abusing a nonverbal autistic student, Donovan Pena, at Zachry Middle School. The student's parents claim he began self-harming after witnessing the teacher screaming at and mocking him, and that the teacher failed to intervene during incidents of self-harm. Northside ISD has reported the case to authorities but confirmed the teacher remains employed.
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