Scandal in Belgium: Bus staff filmed an autistic child in full crisis

The incident broke out on March 11 when the child had a crisis related to his disorder. The driver then interrupted the trip to bring him back to his mother, Ihsane. Faced with the refusal of the team to let him get back on once he had calmed down, the tone rose. The driver refused to make the return trip, and the vehicle has not shown up since, a situation that the mother considers "really very unfair", as reported by Sudinfo.

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Invited to a meeting with the heads of the service, Ihsane was faced with contradictory speeches. While management mentions a "collegial decision" taken to appease the situation, another manager simultaneously asked her why the child was not on the bus. For the mother, this justification looks like "an excuse made up after the fact to cover up a serious fault".

The controversy intensified when it was revealed that the staff had filmed the young boy in distress to illustrate his condition. Outraged that the vulnerability of her son was used against him, Ihsane denounces a form of psychological abuse, believing that "instead of filming him, they should have applied the appropriate soothing protocols".

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Without a vehicle and having to accompany her three other children, the mother finds herself in a dead end. She refuses to entrust her son to a driver she considers "threatening and violent", but the assignment to another circuit could take weeks. For their part, the managers assure that they are keeping the dialogue open to try to find solutions to this unstable situation.