Montravious Thomas, 13, the seventh-grader who allegedly was body-slammed by a behavioral specialist, is recovering after having his right leg amputated below the knee | Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
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Montravious Thomas, the 13-year-old boy who was allegedly body-slammed multiple times by a behavioral specialist, is now learning how to live with an amputated leg.
Renee Tucker, the lawyer representing the student and his family, confirmed Wednesday that the amputation was performed Tuesday night in Childrens Hospital of Atlanta at Egleston.
Hes doing OK, as much as can be expected, Tucker told the Ledger-Enquirer in a phone interview. He was emotional, of course, yesterday and last night. Today, hes a little better. Hes still coping.
Egleston has done a pretty good job, and hes getting the idea of a prosthetic in his mind. Theyre sending counselors by and showing him pictures of kids still being active (with a prosthetic leg). So hes getting used to the idea, but its still emotional for him. He doesnt want anyone to look at his leg.
The teens right leg was amputated below his knee, Tucker said, because part of his broken tibia severed some veins that provided blood flow to his foot. Doctors tried to save his leg by removing an artery from his thigh and getting it to act like a vein, but that effort didnt work, she said.
Another other injury that required surgery, Tucker said, was repairing his dislocated right knee.
The student has been hospitalized since the Sept. 12 incident, and his mother, Lawanda Thomas, lost her job at a temporary agency because she has spent much of her time by her childs side, Tucker has said.
According to a Columbus Police Department report, behavioral specialist Bryant Mosley had to physically restrain the teen due to behavioral issues at the Edgewood Student Services Center, 3538 Forrest Road.
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Edgewood coordinator Reginald Griffin has said Sept. 12 was the first day for the student in the AIM program. The assigned school for the teen, a seventh-grader, is East Columbus Magnet Academy, Tucker has said.
Mosley was employed by Mentoring and Behavioral Services when the incident occurred. No charges have been filed against Mosley.
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