Florida school failed to address ‘ticking time bomb’ teen who brutally beat his teacher over a Nintendo Switch

A large autistic Florida teenager who violently beat his teacher’s aid unconscious over a video game was reportedly a “ticking time bomb,” the boy’s attorneys said in a petition filed against the student’s school earlier this week.

Brendan Depa’s legal team blamed the Flagler County School District for not meeting the boy’s needs before the attack, which took place in February 2023, according to the New York Post. The brutal attack left paraprofessional Joan Naydich with five broken ribs, a severe concussion, and hearing loss.

As a consequence, Depa now faces up to 30 years in prison after pleading no contest to the beatdown that was caught on camera inside the school building. However, the boy’s attorneys claim that the incident only happened because the district committed

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