Brutal Assault of Autistic 14 Year Old Emma Filback

On the afternoon of April 18, 2024, Emma Filback, a 14yr old High School Freshman with autism, was riding the Franklin Simpson High School bus home from school. With no provocation, she was attacked by another female high school student who hit her in the head repeatedly with a metal tumbler. These two have never spoken to each other before the incident occurred.

The unedited photos of Emma's injuries cannot be published on GoFundMe due to the graphic nature of the images but they can be viewed here.

Franklin Simpson High School is claiming that the cameras on the bus did not catch the incident on camera or weren't working. Emma’s mother, Chryslee Filback, filed an Emergency Protection Order on Monday, April 22, and it was denied by the judge. The family was told not to contact police and that the school resource officer would handle it.

The alleged assailant, another student from the same high school, posted a photo of the metal tumbler on social media with the caption “I beat with her with this”. The photo depicts a metal water cup that is severely dented.

There are multiple child witnesses that saw the incident occur on the bus, some of which reported the crime to their parents and had blood spatter on their belongings. The bus driver allowed Emma to walk off the bus covered in blood. The injuries to Emma’s head were so severe that the gashes could not be stitched.

Emma’s family needs help raising legal funds to hire an attorney to not only protect their autistic daughter but also to receive justice against any person or organization that may have mishandled this traumatic incident. Emma is also going to need hours of trauma therapy and counseling.