The Lopez family, from left, Leda, 9, mom Brenda and Arin, 4, and Hasheem, 7, sit for a picture with Santa Claus, Jeff Chambers, during Autism Parent Meeting's Family Togetherness Night on Tursday at Beeson Elementary in Dodge City. Austim students from around southwest Kansas came to eat and meet Santa in a calmer environment than many places to see Santa. ROGER BLUHM/DODGE CITY DAILY GLOBE / Dodge City Daily Globe
By Roger Bluhm/@roger_dcglobe Beeson Elementary on Thursday night was ground zero for Santa Claus and children. Unlike those children meeting Santa at a mall or…