Middle school student with disabilities attacked by other teens, family says

A disturbing case has left a family outraged and frustrated after their 12-year-old daughter with disabilities was attacked inside her school.

Eyewitness News obtained the video showing the moment when two teenagers pulled the girl out of her wheelchair and tossed her to the ground. The case happened inside an elevator at Conway Middle in Orange County.

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In the footage, the teens continue to punch and drag the 12-year-old, who’s not able to standup because of her condition.

Another video obtained by Eyewitness News shows yet another aggression – this time, inside the school bathroom, according to the girl’s mother.

The images depict the girl on the ground, trying to make her way back to her wheelchair, while other teens pull her hair, drag her around, and punch her – all captured on camera and posted to social media.

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“I was livid. I was angry. I was enraged,” said Myisha Hall, the girl’s mother. “It’s sad because we, as people, anyone, doesn’t know what she goes through on a daily. I’m speaking from a parent who see my daughter on her knees praying to God, begging him to make her normal.”

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