Brittany Futch got a call on Monday that would terrify any parent — her 6-year-old daughter with autism had wandered outside her school and was running alone along the nearby greenway.
Fortunately, an instructional assistant at Heritage Elementary School in Wake Forest caught up with her daughter Arya before she could hop down from a bridge into the rushing waters below. It was a close call for Arya, who has a track record of bolting away from her teachers and other adults unless she’s closely supervised.
“I shouldn’t have to be afraid when I drop her off at school or that she’ll be on the bridge,” Futch said in an interview with The News & Observer…