There are clear behavior modifications that should be in place for specific instances such as what occurred here. Any competent person who has worked with autistic children will tell you that, and would know how to handle a physical outburst such has this.
I know this because I understand autism. The “educator” and aide in this classroom clearly do not, and I would hope that is the case of the school district also for if they placed this child who is prone to this type of behavior in an inclusion setting without supports, knowing full well the potential ramifications of that would be then that is criminal and they should be charged.
Just because behavior modifications are in place doesn’t mean that an autistic child will never have outbursts. There is no cure-all behavior modification that reduces autistic behavior. Specific behavior mods work well with some children, and not so well with others. Therefore, different modifications must be tried. You are condemning the educator (no quotations needed) without having witnessed the attack, knowing the specific history of the child, his home life, other disabilities, etc., knowing what kind of training the educator has received, or knowing whether or not behavior mods were in place. You can’t possibly know because you have never been to the classroom.