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Two years ago when a 15-year-old autistic boy came home his parents found him with a contusion on his forehead and a scrape on his nose.  What happened?  That’s the debate that is going on in an Orlando federal courthouse, according to a news article published by the Orlando Sentinel.

 Rosmarie and Lawrence Casto have filed a lawsuit against the Princeton Charter School alleging that the school physically abused their son, Christopher. 

Also alleged is the staff tackled, jumped and sat on Christopher — depriving him of breath — and held his face against the ground.

 Princeton House officials maintain that they did nothing wrong and that their staff responded to the teen’s behavior correctly.  “He was just being violent,” said Carol Tucker, executive director of the Princeton House. 

 Staff had to restrain Christopher because of potential injuries to other people, as well as property damage that could have been incurred, she said.  “We do the best we can under terrible situations,” she said.

 Christopher, the report states,  now lives in a group home, where he requires a strict routine and consistent care.