BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. — The Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after the mother of a nonverbal student with autism alleged her son was forcefully handled by a teacher’s aide at Town Creek Elementary School.
Alison Morgan said she reviewed video provided by the school that she says shows a teacher’s aide aggressively grabbing her 6-year-old son, Ryker Gurganious, multiple times during recess last Wednesday, leaving bruises and scratches on his arms.
Morgan said her son, who was diagnosed with autism at age 2 and is nonverbal, previously enjoyed going to school…