A video showing a boy with autism crying after he was not able to say "gobble, gobble" at the end of their play in school is gaining a lot of attention and is making rounds online. The reports say a teacher snatched the microphone before the six-year-old could speak.
Caleb, the six-year-old child with autism, was able to speak during the play but he wanted to say "gobble, gobble" once again before the play officially ended. He's attending the Nutter Fort Primary School and his parents believed the teacher who grabbed the microphone before the child could say anything acted harshly, FOX News reported.
Caleb's mother, Amanda Riddle, said in her post on YouTube, "What does it matter if he wanted to say gobble, gobble? He was the turkey after all. I'm sick of kids that are not considered 'normal' being treated the way they are." She continued to say that Caleb has a high-functioning autism but that does not get in his way to be a happy 6-year-old kid.
Accordingly, the father of Caleb, Kent Squires, watched as his son was not able to say what he wanted to say. Squires also took to Facebook to post the video. He shared in his caption that his son has the biggest heart and he's always happy, Metro reported.
Harrison County Superintendent Dr. Mark Manchin said in a statement that the act of the teacher was a mistake but she was not acting with malice. Manchin said that the teacher cares about these young boys and girls and that the program was over that is why she took the microphone.
Manchin also explained that Caleb already participated in the play earlier. The teacher was not identified. Meanwhile, Riddle posted a video of Caleb showing him saying what he was supposed to say at the end of the play. Have a look at his two-second video:
