OTTAWA — The family of an autistic nine-year-old who was handcuffed by police during a "difficult day" at school will hold a news conference today in Ottawa.
Stephanie Huck and her husband say they were called to their son Daniel's school last month after being told he had been acting out in the principal's office.
They arrived to find a police officer in the school and learned their son had to be restrained, although they only found out about the use of handcuffs when Huck's husband questioned Daniel.
The family plans to release a statement today, while Restoring Dignity says it will provide an update on talks between Daniel's family and the Ottawa Catholic School Board.
Restoring Dignity is also calling on families of special needs children to come forward with evidence of any mistreatment their children may have experienced under the Ontario education system.
The group says it's planning to establish a provincewide investigation into the mistreatment of special needs children under the Ontario education system.
Huck has said they were told the officer had been at the school for a different matter and decided to handcuff Daniel of her own accord, at which point the principal demanded the cuffs be removed.
But she says her son said the principal had asked for the handcuffs to be used and the vice-principal asked for them to be taken off.
