Sen. Chuck Schumer said Friday he has introduced legislation to provide law enforcement around the country with tracking devices that parents can voluntarily place on their autistic child.
The device could be a bracelet or sewn into pants and hopefully prevent a replay of last year’s Avonte Oquendo tragedy, in which a 14-year-old autistic boy died after wandering out of school.
“To escape discomfort, wandering, sadly, is quite common,” Schumer said.
“We can’t change the past. We can take steps to prevent this tragedy from happening again.”
The bill, knows as “Avonte’s Law,” will also seek funding to educate law enforcement on how to interact with autistic children.
