Why 9-year-old boy with autism got arrested at school

The parents of the 9-year-old who was arrested in August after fighting another student and striking a teacher are speaking out.

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Cops were called after fourth grader Devin Shepherd got into a fight with a classmate during recess at Needham Elementary School in Franklin, Indiana.

When a teacher intervened, Devin hit the teacher. The boy's father recorded the heartbreaking scene. "Just chill out buddy. You're leaving with me. I promise you," the father told his son as he was being arrested.

Find out more on what happened next in the video above.

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