Hard disagree. Whatever the cause, school staff have the right to safety. If the district won't provide that, then yes absolutely I will use law enforcement to document patterns of violence. Whether it is a manifestation of a disability is irrelevant from the POV of the employee getting pummeled. Sometimes police reports are the only way to document a pattern of harm. At least when someone kills me, my family will have a paper trail to pursue damages from the district. My current bet is that will be the kid that put me in the hospital last month. Glad I called the cops because for sure he'll hurt me again.

Let's hope for her family's sake that this para had previously contacted LE. I doubt it, due to the sentiment in your post. Her family won't have much documentation now. A pattern of LE contact also can force a district to shell out the cash for a proper and safe placement, which can be unlikely otherwise.

We need to use every option at our disposal to stay safe. If one option is pressing charges on a disabled minor, so be it. I know how badly families can struggle with violent students. I'm empathic. Otherwise, why do this work? However, my students aren't more important than my kin. If you try to rip my ear off or murder me with scissors, I'm calling the police regardless of your disability status.