Lawsuit filed against Flagler County School District after student with autism attacks teacher's aide

A student with autism, facing up to 30 years in prison for attacking a teacher's aide, has filed a lawsuit against the school district. Brendan Depa, now 18, was a student at Flagler County's Matanzas High School in February 2023, when the incident happened. The attack was captured on camera inside the school and went viral, showing Depa knocking a teacher's aide unconscious, kicking and punching her before others rushed in to help. The trigger — talk of taking away his Nintento Switch. The paraprofessional suffered broken ribs and a concussion.