Sep 02, 2026
Its something no parent wants to see, your special-needs child coming home with bruises. Thats what happened to mother Jessica Lewis who is now demanding answers and joining a powerful movement calling for cameras inside special -needs classrooms.My daughter got him off the bus and when they walked in the house I hear her questioning him what happened to his face, said mother Jessica Lewis.Seeing bruises across her autistic 4-year-old sons face, mother Jessica Lewis says she was shocked and felt blindsided as she says she received no explanation from her sons school, part of the Panama Buena Vista School District.Lewis says she had to call the school herself to try and get an answer, something that she says no one could give her.They dont know what happened, they keep telling that theyre investigating but at the end of every conversation theyre trying to insinuate its an allergic reaction or bee sting, said Lewis.Lewis says she has a bigger concern, a lack of communication.Its not that Im so focused on the injury, because had he fell off a bike and you called me and told me he fell off the bike. Ok, I got my answers we know what happened we know why, said Lewis. They didnt protect him and they didnt communicate.Thats when she turned to local mother Ashley Hopwood. We first told her story in May, as she started a petition to bring cameras inside special needs classrooms, something that Lewis now wants implemented in her own district.We may not get down to the bottom line of exactly how it happened but we can have a time frame so I really do feel as though having cameras in the classroom would help out a whole lot of situations, said Lewis.23ABC contacted the district for comment, they wrote back We are actively investigating this matter. While we are unable to share the details of an ongoing investigation, we take all reports seriously.Lewis says shortly after the incident she moved her child out of that school and into a different one and shes working to rebuild that love her son had for school once more.Stay in Touch with Us Anytime, Anywhere: Download Our Free App for Apple and Android Sign Up for Our Daily E-mail Newsletter Like Us on Facebook Follow Us on Instagram Subscribe to Us on YouTube ...read more read less
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