Student With Autism Kicked Out of College

EXPELLED: Officials with the Texas college deemed a hug and a kiss on the top of the head to be a sexual assault and booted the student, according to his mother. Friday, Jan 9, 2015

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A Waxahachie man who has autism was kicked out of college classes because he mistakenly hugged a woman he did not know and kissed her on the top of her head, according to the man’s mother.

Brian Ferguson, 20, was attending special-needs classes at Navarro College’s Waxahachie campus when he thought he recognized a young woman in the hallway, said Ferguson’s mother, Staci Martin.

The woman, who has not been identified and could not be reached for comment, turned out to be a stranger.

“He gave her a hug and kissed her on the top of her head,” Martin said. “He's 6'5", so when he gives hugs, he'll give you a big hug and kiss you right here on the top of your scalp."

The school called it an assault, she said.

 

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