Parents of a student with autism and Down syndrome are suing the Clark County School District over allegations that their son was physically assaulted by a Henderson high school teacher nearly two years ago.

The lawsuit was filed in District Court on Thursday by Arias Sanguinetti Wang & Team law firm on behalf of Arcella Luis-Marcial and Jaime Rodriquez, the parents of a nonverbal special needs student identified as G.R. in court documents. It claims that Basic Academy of International Studies teacher Christen Whitney assaulted G.R., who was 19 at the time.

Attempts to reach Whitney for comment on Monday were unsuccessful.

According to the complaint, G.R. was a student in Whitney’s classroom on or about Oct. 30, 2023, when G.R. scratched Whitney’s arm near his elbow. Two teacher’s aides

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