The six-year-old's mother is speaking out about the incident, saying the entire situation was avoidable and is a complete outrage.
allows for a person to be held involuntary at a mental health facility for up to 72 hours if that person is deemed a danger to themselves or others.
"Heartbroken. I felt anger. Disappointment. But I think the biggest emotion, I felt, was helpless," Falk told"GMA.""Because I know that I've done everything I could possibly do to help my daughter at this school."Falk said her daughter, who had been diagnosed with an intellectual disability, was enrolled in this school precisely because it catered toward students like her daughter.
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