NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A new federal lawsuit against Metro Nashville claims a 7-year-old student was attacked at school and sent home with a head injury.

Cost said the child was injured last year when he came home from Granbery Elementary School with knots on his head and bruises on his face. His mother, Shannikka Sherrill, said she saw her son vomiting and having trouble staying awake. She took him to an urgent care clinic, but she was sent to the emergency room because her son had a concussion.

In the suit, Sherrill said her son has nonverbal autism and that she knows head banging is part of his autistic behavior. As a result, the suit said, her son had an individual education plan and was required to have constant one-on-one supervision while in school.

While trying to figure out what happened, Sherrill said in the suit that he emailed his teacher to ask what happened. His teacher replied that his pounding was “elevated” that day. However, Sherrill noted that two days later the principal informed her that her son had been attacked and kicked in the head by another process.

Cost said the student’s paraprofessional did not report the incident to his teacher or the school nurse.

Sherrill also claimed in the lawsuit that her son suffered head injuries five more times after that due to lack of supervision and suffered a traumatic brain injury.

In the lawsuit, Sherrill is seeking $300,000 in medical expenses related to her son’s injuries.

Do you have more information on this story? You can email me at [email protected].

Travel to see some of our neighbors’ best Halloween decorations

We’re just days away from Halloween. This year, Americans are expected to spend around $12 billion on candy, costumes and decorations. In recent years, it seems that a lot more people are making an effort to decorate their homes. Forrest Sanders had a chance to visit several midstate communities to see some of those Halloween decorations.

– Lelan Statom