10-year-old autistic boy kept in cage at school
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'Photos have emerged of the cage installed in an Australian classroom to hold a 10-year-old boy with autism.
The two-metre by two-metre cage made out of blue fencing, which has a self-closing door and latch, was built in a Canberra classroom on March 10 and removed 17 days later. It was dismantled after the education department was made aware of the "inappropriate structure."
The installation of the cage made national headlines at the time, and an investigation was launched by the Australian Capital Territory's (ACT) Education Directorate. This led a to a report, released Tuesday, which stated the construction was an isolated incident and it was decided by one individual, the principal of the school, who hired an external party to carry out the work.'
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