Three elementary school employees were arrested for an alleged history of abusing special needs students by feeding them spicy foods and using inappropriate methods when punishing them. In February 2024, the authorities in Smyrna, Delaware were notified about three elementary school workers who were allegedly mistreating special needs children. An…
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Teacher and Aide Tied Non-Verbal Autistic Child to Chair
A special needs elementary school teacher and her aide are facing charges after allegedly tying a non-verbal autistic youngster to a chair during recess. According to reports, on February 2, a woman who has worked at G.D. Rogers Garden-Bullock Elementary School as an Exceptional Student Education teacher for approximately 2…
School Bus Driver Busted for DUI with Students on Board
A school bus driver in Utah may face several charges after he was accused of operating the vehicle with three times the legal blood-alcohol content while students were on board. On September 15, a 57-year-old man driving a school bus for the Sevier School District was making afternoon rounds to…
School Bus Driver Slammed on Brakes to Make Kids Behave
A substitute bus driver for the Douglas County School District allegedly tried to control the children on his vessel by slamming on the brakes, leaving some of them severely traumatized. On March 1, a 61-year-old school bus driver from Castle Rock was substituting for the regular driver on a bus…
Drunk School Bus Operator Drove with 50 Students on Board
Two school bus drivers at a central West Virginia high school were involved in a situation where one of them was arrested for driving with students on board while allegedly highly intoxicated, and both were fired. At the conclusion of the school day on March 8, one of the school…
Sub Struck Special Needs Child with Book
A special needs elementary school substitute teacher was accused of child abuse when she allegedly struck one of the children in her class with a book as a disciplinary measure. About a month ago, a 25-year-old woman began working as a substitute teacher in a special needs classroom at the…
Special Ed Teacher Accused of Abusing Students
A special education elementary school teacher was arrested after three families accused her of physically and verbally assaulting their children. Last May, two teacher’s assistants reported that a special education teacher at Grassfield Elementary School in Chesapeake, Virginia, was treating some of her students abusively. The assistants said they saw the…
School Worker Arrested for Stealing Students’ Meds
An elementary school worker in Georgia has been arrested for allegations of stealing pills from the campus health clinic where the students’ medications are stored. 33-year-old Shandel Davies is employed at Dewar Elementary School in Valdosta, Georgia. Since some of the children that attend the school rely on medications during…
Teacher Held Student and Invited Classmates to Punch Him
An elementary and middle school teacher is facing charges for allegedly holding a student with his arms pinned behind his back while inviting his classmates to punch him. 50-year-old Craig Schmeckpeper lives in North Bend. Until recently, he was employed at North Bend Central teaching physical education to elementary and…
Teacher Convicted for Molestation Seeks Reduced Sentence
In September 2013, elementary school teacher Ethel Anderson was convicted of 9 sex crimes against a student. She is currently awaiting an upcoming hearing to appeal to the courts to have her sentence reduced. Anderson, who was 31 at the time of the sentencing, was accused of carrying out a…