West Palm Beach, Fla. - A 6 year-old boy, diagnosed with severe autism, was bitten in his own classroom at Belvedere Elementary in West Palm Beach.
"This is upsetting to us, this is the first time this particular substitute has worked in this school, and I believe in this district," said Nat Harrington, Public Information Officer with Palm Beach County Schools.
According to the school's principal, it happened in front of two other teachers, who quickly reported the incident.
It is unclear what happened to provoke the attack, but the school said the teacher bit the 6 year-old in the arm.
"We do have enough evidence to indicate that there was inappropriate behavior on the part of a substitute teacher," said Harrington.
The man, whom school district officials refused to identify, was filling in for a speech teacher in a special needs classroom.
"There is a police investigation, and there's also an employee investigation, those have just been launched," said Harrington.
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