Mother claims teacher gave allergic boy peanuts

The mother of a 7-year-old boy names her autistic son's teacher and school in a lawsuit claiming an educator exploited the boy's allergy to prevent him from going on a class field trip.

Anita Young, alleges that her son, who has a documented peanut allergy, suffered physical and emotional abuse when his teacher tossed him a peanut-packed Mr. Goodbar candy bar at his Indianapolis school, the Indianapolis Star reports.

According to court documents, the teacher, Trinda Barocas commented to a classroom aid, "Maybe he could get sick enough not to attend and we won't have to deal with it."

In a report, Child Protective Services (CPS) substantiated Young's claims. The agency claims that in interviews, Barocas said that she had not wanted the child to go on the field trip because he would act out. She later commented that she didn't do anything to stop him from coming.

"Every day I would send my son to school believing he was save in school, a public school," Young said. "I was betrayed…now I'm left to clean up the damage."

At this point prosecutors in the Marion County court have yet to charge the woman with a crime.

In every U.S. state, teachers, nurses, social workers, and day care workers are required by law to reported suspected child abuse.