Family speaks out after teen with disability is mistakenly detained by federal agents

The mother of a 15-year-old boy with special needs recounted a traumatic encounter when federal agents mistakenly detained her son at gunpoint outside Arleta High School in California. Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho condemned the incident, emphasizing the need for improved safety measures around schools, as the agents had left bullets at the scene and failed to verify the boy’s identity before handcuffing him.

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