MOUNTLAKE TERRACE, Wash. — A mother has filed a lawsuit against the Edmonds School District, alleging her son with special needs was seriously injured by his teacher at Cedar Way Elementary School in Mountlake Terrace.

The incident happened in April 2023, when the boy, a 10-year-old and diagnosed with ADHD and other behavioral disabilities, was alone with his special education teacher, according to court documents. The lawsuit claims the child became overwhelmed and asked for a break. Instead, the teacher allegedly walked out of a metal door and “forcefully pulled it shut” as the student tried to follow.

According to court documents the door closed “with enough force to completely sever the tip of the child’s right middle finger.” The boy screamed and banged on a window as the teacher wa

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