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WEBVTT REPORTER: 6-YEAR-OLD KAHLILHADLEY HAS AUTISM, AND FOR THETHIRD DAY STRAIGHT DAY IS HOME,SUSPENDED FROM SCHOOL.>> THEY'RE KEEPING HIM OUT OFSCHOOL WHEN HE HAS EVERY RIGHTTO BE THERE. REPORTER: HIS MOTHER CASSANDRASAYS IT'S BECAUSE OF THIS, A GPSTRACKER THAT KAHLIL WEARS ON ABELT UNDER HIS CLOTHES.SHE SAYS IT'S FOR SAFETY,BECAUSE KAHLIL TENDS TO WANDEROFF.>> ANYTHING CAN TRIGGER THEWANDERING, SOMETHING HE'SINTERESTED IHE SEES SOMETHING FLOATINGACROSS THE STREET AND IT GRABSHIS ATTENTION.HE HAS A VERY ONE-TRACK MIND. REPORTER: SO THE WAY THIS ISSUPPOSED TO WORK, IF KAHLILWANDERS TOO FAR AWAY WHILE HE'SWEARING THE DEVICE, IT WILL SETAN ALARM ON HIS MOM'S PHONE. KAHLIL STARTED WEARING IT ONFRIDAY, AND ON TUESDAY CASSANDRAGOT AN URGENT MESSAGE FROM THEBOY'S SCHOOL.>> I NEEDED TO COME TO THESCHOOL AND EITHER REMOVE THEDEVICE OR REMOVE HIM.WHICH I REFUSED. REPORTER: WE REACHED OUT TOSOUTH MILWAUKEE SCHOOLOFFICIALS, AND WERE TOLD NO ONEWAS AVAILABLE TO TALK WITH US.BUT THE DISTRICT'S SUSPENSIONLETTER CITED THE FACT THATKAHLIL WAS WEARING A GPS DEVICEWITH LISTENING CAPABILITIES.THE DEVICE HAS A MICROPHONE,WHICH CASSANDRA CAN ACTIVATE TOHEAR KAHLIL'S SURROUNDINGS IN ANEMERGENCY.THE FEATURE CAN BE TURNED OFF.BUT THE SCHOOL OBJECTED LEAVINGKAHLIL HOME FROM SCHOOL, AND HISMOTHER ON A MISSION.>> I'M HIS MOM.I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR HIM.I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR FIGHTING FORHIM. REPORTER: IN SOUTH MILWAUKEE,

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UPDATE: A 6-year-old boy with special needs, suspended from school over a GPS tracking device, will be allowed to go back to class.Kahlil Hadley's mother met with the school Friday afternoon, and the two sides agreed the boy can return to school with the GPS, but the mom will only activate the device's the listening capabilities in an emergency.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------A South Milwaukee boy living with autism has been suspended from school because of a GPS tracker he wears on a belt under his clothes. The device that Kahlil Hadley wears sends an alert to his mom's phone if he wanders outside of a preset zone. Hadley began wearing the device on Friday, and on Tuesday his mom received an urgent message from the boy's school: remove the device or remove him. Cassandra Hadley refused, resulting in the suspension. The district's suspension letter cited the fact that Kahlil "was wearing a GPS device with listening capabilities," functionality that can be turned on and off and allows Hadley to listen in on her son after she receives an alert. "I'm his mom," Cassandra Hadley said. "I'm responsible or him. I'm responsible for fighting for him."In a statement, South Milwaukee school officials told WISN 12 News, "the device in this instance is not a GPS device, it is a listening device that has the capability to allow anyone to listen to what is being said in the classroom, which could violate others’ privacy rights."For students with specific needs a GPS device can be considered as part of their program. The parents have been previously told that there is a process for approving GPS devices, and they refused to follow that process."Get breaking news alerts with the WISN 12 mobile app or with our email newsletters.Give us a follow: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube