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3-year-old autistic girl attacked on school bus

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    Mother demands answers from authorities in Michigan

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A mother it's a phone call that her daughter's school buses running late and that there was an incident on the bus -- child was hit by another kid.

The mom thought it was probably an accident nothing too serious -- wasn't really worried about it.

That is until she saw her little girl.

Caitlin -- two more days of summer camp left but she may not be going back.

Perhaps a toddler will spend the rest of the season playing with older brother and her two sisters their triplets.

Why a possible change of plans well mom Rebecca -- -- read -- her three year old daughter Caitlin -- a school bus on Tuesday.

My daughter came home with a black guy well a couple knots.

On the top of her head that wealth and her forehead from where she had been hit.

Rebecca says her baby was beaten up.

By one of the older boys on the -- and here's what she's been told happened.

The boy had been upset they had to be taken off of something at -- school and he would come out of Abbas in a fit of rage and as he walked by he had my daughter.

And then that they proceeded to take Arab and off the bus except.

My daughter they left her strapped in her seat buckled and everything and as he walked -- by again he continue to head on her some more.

The bus driver there was another adult around the bus attendant who helped but the kids -- she had turned her back.

And her continuing of hitting on my daughter and -- -- turn -- he was still hitting honor Caitlin is autistic.

And she's enrolled in -- summer program for kids with special needs.

Really here on valley school district I do not want or junior on the held accountable it is not his fault these are special needs kids.

He doesn't know what he's doing what he isn't doing I understand.

What the disabilities.

It is not his -- this is the school's responsibility.

And the transportation's responsibility to protect these children it's the bus driver and -- attendant Rebecca has some harsh words for.

Because she says what they did he do.

Is unforgivable I just gotten really angry.

-- how could you turn your back on my three year old child.

And not do anything to attack or not guard her -- -- stand by her nothing just walked away -- when we have -- what the school district is doing about -- now nothing.

They have done nothing because of Caitlin autism my daughter can't talk -- -- -- what happened.

And that's even harder I want somebody don't apologize I want somebody to step up and take responsibility for what they did not do to protect there.

And they're not doing nobody from the school district called nobody wanted to know how my daughter was I want them to care yes.

And they just don't seem like they -- We did talk a spokesperson from the here on valley school district and she says the health safety and welfare of all of the children is Paramount to them.

They do plan on conducting their own investigation concerning this incident but she could not say anything else about it because she's been told.

The read -- family is considering suing the district.

Though the family did not say that to us.

A -- ice on the image.

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