The 14-year-old student who severely beat a Missouri sixth grader with Asperger 's syndrome has been sentenced to taken into the state 's juvenile jail system for treatment . The eighth grader , whose name has not been released , admitted to savagely beating Blake Kitchen , 12 , in their school 's lunchroom . He was was told by the judge to get his anger under control and to change his behavior during a hearing on Thursday at Clay Count family court . The teen will be assessed by Missouri youth workers to determine what kind of treatment he will receive while in the custody of the state-run agency , which is for youths placed by juvenile courts , according to the Kansas City Star . Scroll down for video . The 14-year-old student who severely beat a Missouri sixth-grader with Asperger 's syndrome will be taken into custody by the state 's youth services division for treatment . The teen , whose name has not been released , admitted to striking Blake Kitchen ( above ) , 12 , in their school 's lunchroom last month . In the February 19 attack , Blake ( above ) was knocked unconscious and suffered from a cracked skull , a fractured jaw and damage to his ear after the incident in the lunchroom at Liberty Middle School . 'They can pretty much tailor a program to each individual kid based on their needs , ' said Janet Rogers , interim juvenile officer for Clay County . 'Their goal is to get these kids turned around so they can make better choices before they hit adulthood . ' In the February 19 attack , Blake was knocked unconscious and suffered from a cracked skull , a fractured jaw and damage to his ear after the incident in the lunchroom at Liberty Middle School . Blake has Asperger 's syndrome , a mild form of autism , and likes to sit at the same spot each day in the Liberty Middle School cafeteria . His parents said that turned troublesome when last month , a boy moved Blake 's belongings from his seat . When Blake asked the boy to move , another boy began hitting him . 'Then I blacked out , ' Blake told WDAF . 'My ear hurts , my jaw hurts , my back hurts and that 's all . ' Blake ( pictured left and right ) has Asperger 's syndrome , a mild form of autism , and likes to sit at the same spot each day in the Liberty Middle School cafeteria . The altercation occurred after some other schoolchildren moved his stuff in the cafeteria one morning . Blake 's mother , Destiny , said the boy continued to beat her son even after he had blacked out , but she said luckily he does not remember the attack , according to Fox2Now . 'He does n't remember any of that . I guess that was a blessing . He was unconscious and does n't remember being violently attacked . It 's sad he did n't stop , ' she said . 'Anytime they moved him he would vomit . Dry heaving constantly , just dry heaving . Him crying and saying it was so painful and he was afraid he was going to die . He was like ' I do n't want to die ' . ' Blake spent five days at Children 's Mercy Hospital and was later released . His injuries have left him facing a second surgery and he is still unable to return to school but is trying to keep up online . Prior to the incident , Blake 's parents sent a certified letter to the school 's principal complaining about the same boy bullying Blake 's older brother . Programs have been put in place following the incident to address bullies and other serious issues , Liberty superintendent Jeremy Tucker ( above ) announced on Thursday . The Liberty School District is still evaluating the attack and bullying present in its schools ( above Liberty Middle School ) 'It could have been avoided , ' said Destiny . She said that she hopes the teen gets the help that he needs so that he does not harm anyone else . The eighth grader was arrested and referred to juvenile court following the incident , said Liberty police Capt . Andy Hedrick . At the time of the hearing on Thursday , he was still in juvenile custody . During the proceeding , the teen 's lawyer , Gregory Culotta , said the boy and his family are very sorry for what happened , according to KMBC . He also mentioned that his client suffered at the hands of some bullying himself for nearly a year at school and on the bus . Culotta also disputed that there was ongoing bullying evident with the boy against Blake and his siblings . The Liberty School District is still evaluating the attack and bullying present in its schools . Programs have been put in place following the incident to address bullies and other serious issues , Liberty superintendent Jeremy Tucker announced on Thursday .
Missouri sixth grader Blake Kitchen , 12 , who has Asperger 's , was severely beaten at school by a student over a seat in the cafeteria . Juvenile , whose name has not been released , knocked Blake unconscious leaving him with fractured jaw and damage to ear after February 19 attack . Eighth grader has been ordered into custody of Missouri 's youth services division for treatment by judge after case was settled in court on Thursday .