Posted on 04/10/2024 1:03:25 AM PDT by Morgana
Horrifying footage shows a ten-year-old autistic boy being beaten by his teaching aide, who allegedly abused at least three children for months, leaving them with bruises and marks.
Kiarra Jones, 29, has been charged with third-degree assault on an at-risk person last week and is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on May 3.
In the video provided by Rathod Mohamedbhai LLC Attorneys at Law, the firm representing three families, Jones can be seen repeatedly punching the child, who has severe autism and no verbal ability, while they sat together on the school bus.
Heartbroken parents of children at the Joshua School in Englewood spoke out on Tuesday, alleging that the abuse on the school bus had persisted for months.
'How dare you fail my son in such an astonishingly preventable way?' Jessica Vestal, mother of Dax, who was seen being cruelly beaten in the school bus video, said as she wiped away tears.
Three kids were allegedly abused by Jones when they traveled on a specialized school bus operated by Littleton Public Schools.
They were on the bus every day between their homes and the Joshua School, a specialized school offering one-on-one instruction for autistic students.
According to Cyndy Lystad, executive director of the Joshua School, the Joshua School operates independently from Littleton Public Schools.
A video from the school bus on March 18 shows Jones elbowing Dax in his stomach first, then striking him in the face before slamming the ten-year-old's head into the bus window.
The boy was beaten so hard that his head flung back to hit the seat, investigators who watched the video wrote in documents.
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Absolutely right. The district should treat every new hire as if they would be interacting with their own children.
That’s what makes it so outrageous. There is a VIDEO. She’s trying to obscure what she’s doing with her ample body, but it is clear that she’s guilty as sin. She needs jail time.
Nope
I took a guess after looking at her name, and the photo confirmed it.
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