#26
Posted: 1/21/14 at 3:15pm
jerseygirl-That is highly possible.
I still think it was an accident.
I still think it was an accident.
Remains found in East River.. Are they Avonte's? — Page 2
#27
Posted: 1/21/14 at 3:26pm
This is so terribly sad. I raised this question early on. If someone such as Avonte had no means to communicate, why wasn't he wearing a monitoring bracelet, etc. so he could be tracked if he disappeared or wandered off?
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#28
Posted: 1/21/14 at 3:31pm
^^^Is that a common thing? I mean, if they don't have terribly stringent security in his school, I wouldn't think high-tech monitoring bracelets would be the norm, but I don't know.
Perhaps, with luck, some changes might be made as a result of this unfortunate tragedy.
Perhaps, with luck, some changes might be made as a result of this unfortunate tragedy.
#29
Posted: 1/21/14 at 3:33pm
I am not sure in his case, but none of the kids I know wear them. They are not the norm at all.
#1, they are pretty expensive and have to be kept dry and such, which is really difficult with a low functioning child.
#2, many kids on the spectrum can't handle wearing bracelets or ankle bands because of sensory issues.
#1, they are pretty expensive and have to be kept dry and such, which is really difficult with a low functioning child.
#2, many kids on the spectrum can't handle wearing bracelets or ankle bands because of sensory issues.
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#30
Posted: 1/21/14 at 3:44pm
^Thanks for the info. It would be nice if someone could come up with something to prevent these tragedies.
Hey Dottie!
Did your colleagues enjoy the cake even though your cat decided to sit on it? ~GuyfromGermany
#31
Posted: 1/21/14 at 3:45pm
The underwear issue aside (and it is true that I don't know what to make of that), I do think this was a tragic accident. All this gruesome talk of him being dismembered...not to put too fine a point on it, but if that did happen, his bones will show signs of it.
I'm sorry that this was his end, but at least he is no longer missing.
I'm sorry that this was his end, but at least he is no longer missing.
#32
Posted: 1/21/14 at 3:47pm
I also didn't realize that someone had seen him by the river after he had disappeared (according to the article I read in the NY Times).
Hey Dottie!
Did your colleagues enjoy the cake even though your cat decided to sit on it? ~GuyfromGermany
#33
Posted: 1/21/14 at 4:05pm
It goes beyond eyewitnesses, Dottie. Police dogs followed Avonte's scent to the edge of the water, according to accounts I've read.
#34
Posted: 1/21/14 at 4:48pm
Sad sad sad indeed. At least there's some closure for the family. I remember getting anxious every time there was a train delay, thinking "oh no, I hope it isn't that poor kid."
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#35
Posted: 3/31/14 at 6:37pm
Heartbreaking and beautiful article about Avonte.
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