Today State Representative Bill Wilson (D) of Great Falls sent a letter to the Montana Attorney General's Office, asking for a formal investigation into those allegations at North Middle School.

You may recall court documents allege that two teacher's aides at North Middle School abused a special needs student by placing his head under water, making him eat his own vomit, and sit in feces for half a day.

Four other parents are also alleging abuse in that classroom.

So after hearing of this alleged abuse, Wilson decided the state needed to get involved.

In his letter, the state lawmaker says he fears this may just be "the tip of the iceberg" when it comes to abuse of special needs students in the district, and also feels this issue needs to be addressed on a statewide level.

In addition, Wilson believes these allegations need to be investigated by people who don't have any connections to Great Falls.

Wilson tells NewsChannel 5, "I think it would be important that the attorney general do an investigation, because they're more removed from this situation, unlike the Great Falls Police Department or the school district administrators. And I think they're equipped to do an unbelievably thorough job and get to the bottom of this very disturbing issue."

Montana Attorney General Steve Bullock's office tells us they're committed to staying in contact with both Wilson and the Cascade County Attorney's Office, but at this point consider the investigation a local issue.