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School District Sued for Allegedly Caging Autistic Boy

1/16/2026

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Salmon River Central School District faces a lawsuit over allegedly using a wooden dog cage on an 8-year-old nonverbal autistic boy.
Rhonda Garrow, the boy's mother, says the district exploited her son's disability.
A former school board member revealed the practice on Facebook.
Greg Rinckey, attorney for Rhonda Garrow, condemned the action as a Geneva Convention violation.
The district fired its superintendent and promised an investigation.

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Salmon River Central School District faces a lawsuit over allegedly using a wooden dog cage on an 8-year-old nonverbal autistic boy.
Rhonda Garrow, the boy's mother, says the district exploited her son's disability.
A former school board member revealed the practice on Facebook.
Greg Rinckey, attorney for Rhonda Garrow, condemned the action as a Geneva Convention violation.
The district fired its superintendent and promised an investigation.