Severely autistic boy zip-tied and beaten by his school bus driver: lawsuit

The father of a non-verbal autistic elementary school student filed a lawsuit saying his son was was “assaulted, attacked, battered, struck, hit, smacked, slapped, grabbed, shook, imprisoned, held against his will, [and] forcibly restrained by the use of zip ties and wire cutters” by his school bus driver in New York, The Daily Beast reported.

Brian Gilroy said his son was abused by the bus driver at least twice and he has notified the Nassau County District Attorney on Long Island.

His son, identified in the suit by the initials “L.G.,” now suffers from “fear of entering and being on buses, sleeplessness, depression, withdrawal, agitation, [and] aggression,” as well as other things.

He is suing the school district and the bus company for $15 million.