<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A mother is under </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/police" rel="" target="" title="police"><span>police</span></a><span> investigation for sending her non-verbal son to </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/school" rel="" target="" title="school"><span>school</span></a><span> wearing a listening device after he came home allegedly with finger-shaped bruises on his arm.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Skye Cooper claims she only wanted to protect her little boy, who lives with autism, after she noticed multiple bruises appear after school one day.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I didn't want to jump to conclusions because obviously I wanted to give the school the benefit of the doubt," Cooper said.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/federal-budget-2026-whats-in-budget-for-different-generations/1bd719f1-f052-4915-93c4-5d541011b533" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Is this budget for the kids? What's on offer for boomers through to Gen Alpha</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In an attempt to uncover the cause of the injury, the 36-year-old hid a listening device in her son's clothes.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I was hoping that I wouldn't find anything on it," Cooper said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>9News is not reporting what she heard, but the ordeal prompted her to withdraw her son from his primary school and report the matter to regulators.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/victorian-mum-set-to-be-charged-after-using-listening-device-to-investigate-sons-injuries/8e5cf121-adbd-4278-8204-6de320d00174" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Cooper is expected to be charged after being questioned by police last week.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In Victoria, it is a criminal offence to use a listening device to record a private conversation that you are not a part of without the consent of every participant.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Cooper said she would continue to stand up for her son.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/federal-budget-2026-government-unveils-250-dollar-tax-relief-minimum-tax-on-wealth-trusts/885f4657-b89b-431d-8f0d-330459a1dfe9" target="_blank"><strong><span>More than 13 million Aussies to get $250 tax bonus</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span> "I think any mother would self-sacrifice to protect their child, and I've done that in this case, and unfortunately it hasn't worked out for me, but I wouldn't change it," she said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Victorian mother is now calling on the Department of Education to take responsibility and is asking for greater protections for neurodiverse children.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I just think that the education department should take responsibility for what's happening," Cooper said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"They should really concentrate on what's really happening in these school systems."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In a statement, the Department of Education said "the safety of students at school is our priority, and the priority of our educators".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We always urge parents or carers to raise any safety concerns directly with their school so they can be investigated fully," the department spokesperson said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>ticking this box here</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Sign up to</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></em></strong></a></li></ul></div></div>