An elementary school in Indiana has apologized after one of its fifth-grade students, who is autistic, was given an award for being “most annoying.”
The father of the boy, Rick Castejon, said he was stunned when the special education teacher presented his son with an unexpected award during an awards luncheon at a local restaurant for the Bailly Preparatory Academy in May—an event attended by students, numerous parents, and the school principal. The trophy was inscribed with “Most Annoying Male.”
