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Concern about teacher not new
Complaints of abuse date back to 2005
By Tiffany Lankes
Published: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 at 1:00 a.m.
Staff members at Venice Elementary School say special education teacher Diana O'Neill called her students "retards" and hit them on the head when they answered questions incorrectly.
In 2005, two co-workers said she pulled a child's hand out of his mouth so hard she left a mark on his chin. That same year, another teacher said an aide saw O'Neill hold a child's nose and mouth shut while trying to feed her.
An investigative report released Monday by the school district details instances dating back to 2005 involving O'Neill, who has been charged with four counts of child abuse on her students.
But before this year, concerns about O'Neill never triggered a formal investigation or call to the state abuse hot line, where school employees are legally required to report abuse suspicions. The school's principal, Theresa Baus, warned O'Neill to watch her behavior, and passed complaints about the teacher on to district officials who left it up to Baus to handle.
Some teachers who suspected abuse and reported it to Baus were reprimanded for spreading gossip. And O'Neill stayed in the classroom, responsible for the well-being of a handful of the most vulnerable students in the district.
The teacher was arrested in February, after two classroom aides came forward with a log in which they documented more than a dozen instances when they say O'Neill hit, kicked and slapped students in her class.
Parents say they cannot fathom why action was not taken sooner.
"If a teacher is abusing kids, or is even suspected of abusing kids, you'd think they would report it," said Randi Munsell, whose son is one of the students O'Neill allegedly abused. "Maybe it would never have got to where it got with our kids."
The district's investigation was done by a private investigator hired to look into the most recent allegations against O'Neill and determine whether she can still work for the district.
O'Neill, who has taught special education at Venice elementary for 18 years, has pleaded not guilty to the charges and has been on administrative leave since her arrest.
School district spokesman Gary Leatherman said the district handled complaints about O'Neill appropriately. There was little evidence in the earlier cases to prove O'Neill physically harmed students, and none of the students in her class were injured.
"I don't know that anyone would have seen the previous reports as indicative of a pattern," Leatherman said. "Now, there's going to be a different perspective."
O'Neill's attorneys say that the aides mistook appropriate techniques for abuse.
They also point out that O'Neill is not accused of injuring any of the children. The attorneys say they have talked to former parents and students who speak highly of O'Neill's teaching abilities.
"There were numerous interviews with school employees and nurses who were in the classroom and never saw anything," said Peter Collins, one of O'Neill's attorneys.
According to the private investigator' s report, Baus said that O'Neill's aides may not have come forward sooner with their complaints about the teacher because they were afraid of the union.
"Diana is a senior union representative," Baus told investigators, the report says. "They were probably a little afraid of Diana, afraid of losing their jobs."
Pat Gardner, president of the Sarasota Classified/Teachers Association says she doubts the employees feared the union.
"I don't know why they would think that," Gardner said. "As far as we are concerned, that is ridiculous."
The union was paying O'Neill's defense attorneys after she was arrested. Gardner would not say whether the union continues to pay O'Neill's legal bills.
The first event in the private investigator' s report happened in February 2005, when another special education teacher and an aide told Baus that O'Neill yanked a child's hand out of his mouth so hard that it left a mark on his chin.
Baus told investigators that she contacted John Zoretich, the district's director of elementary schools, who told her to check the student for marks. Baus did not see any, so she warned O'Neill to watch her behavior and started spending more time observing her classroom.
The following school year, two different staff members went to Baus and reported that one of her aides had seen O'Neill forcefully feed a student, holding the child's mouth and nose shut in the process. Another time she made a boy stand behind his chair until he fell down, the staff members reported.
Baus told the investigator that she went and talked to the aide, who said she did not know anything. Baus reprimanded the two staff members for spreading gossip.
The principal fielded another complaint about O'Neill in October 2007 when the school nurse came to her with concerns about two students in O'Neill's class who had bruises and scratch marks on them.
Again, Baus contacted Zoretich and special education coordinator Kathy Devlin.
And again, Baus met with O'Neill and warned her that no one should be hurt in her classroom. O'Neill said some of the marks were caused by a belt she was using to help one of the children stand.
At that time, the principal also talked to O'Neill about whether she was feeling burnt out from the intensity of the job. O'Neill told her she would think about it, the report stated.
"In my mind, if she was rough, it wasn't intentional," Baus told investigators. "Because it didn't continue, I didn't think anything more of it."
After the October situation, the two aides in O'Neill's class started keeping a detailed log of instances when they thought the teacher was too rough with her students.
It was not until January 29, when O'Neill allegedly struck a student in the head, that the aides came forward to a school nurse, who went to Baus about it.
That is when Baus called the abuse hot line and reported O'Neill.
Baus told investigators that she did not question the aides about why they did not come to her sooner, but thought that it was because the abuse was not constant.
"The other thing they told me, as an example, on December 3, she smacked a kid in the head, well that may take three seconds out of a day that is 405 minutes long; the rest of the day may have been great ... and then you may have two or three days when nothing happens at all ...
"So it wasn't like it was a nonstop, constant abuse that was occurring every day," Baus said.
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Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
St. Lucie School District sued by another mother claiming abuse
Reported by: Eric English
Email: eenglish@wptv.com
Photographer: Eric English
Last Update: 7:19 pm
July 16, 2008
PORT ST. LUCIE, FL-- You will probably remembe the case of Alex Barton. His mother claims he was ‘voted out of his classroom’ by his classmates several months ago. Now another parent in St Lucie county is suing the school district claiming her son was also abused.
“I almost passed out when he went like that because I couldn't breath.”
Isaiah Moore recounts an April 2007 incident he and his mother say they will never forget.
Video supplied to Isaiah's mother by the school district shows the then second grader, who is in the autistic spectrum, being escorted down a hallway to a conference room by a behavior specialist.
His mother says what's not on the video is the abuse that happened next.
Anna Moore says, “He was dragging him down the hallway into a little room. The little room they went into is where my son says he started restraining him again...and my son suffered a busted lip, cervical strain, busted lip.”
The video cuts, but later shows the boy along with additional staff walking back through the halls. Isaiah seems to be favoring his back.
Photos taken later that day show the scrapes and bruises and cuts Isaiah suffered.
Anna says “There are verified findings that there was physical abuse, bizarre punishment and maltreatment to my child...yet I can't get anyone to press charges and this man is probably still working with children.”
Now in private school, his mom says Isaiah is getting the compassion in education she says he needs and wants her lawsuit to help set standards for dealing with exceptional children in a school district that has seen been called to question for the way it treats autistic children.
“I am coming forward because there are no laws to protect our children. I thought this was clear cut abuse, and something is going to happen...nothing has happened. Nothing has happened.”
The school district would not comment on the pending litigation.
Email: eenglish@wptv.com
Photographer: Eric English
Last Update: 7:19 pm
July 16, 2008
PORT ST. LUCIE, FL-- You will probably remembe the case of Alex Barton. His mother claims he was ‘voted out of his classroom’ by his classmates several months ago. Now another parent in St Lucie county is suing the school district claiming her son was also abused.
“I almost passed out when he went like that because I couldn't breath.”
Isaiah Moore recounts an April 2007 incident he and his mother say they will never forget.
Video supplied to Isaiah's mother by the school district shows the then second grader, who is in the autistic spectrum, being escorted down a hallway to a conference room by a behavior specialist.
His mother says what's not on the video is the abuse that happened next.
Anna Moore says, “He was dragging him down the hallway into a little room. The little room they went into is where my son says he started restraining him again...and my son suffered a busted lip, cervical strain, busted lip.”
The video cuts, but later shows the boy along with additional staff walking back through the halls. Isaiah seems to be favoring his back.
Photos taken later that day show the scrapes and bruises and cuts Isaiah suffered.
Anna says “There are verified findings that there was physical abuse, bizarre punishment and maltreatment to my child...yet I can't get anyone to press charges and this man is probably still working with children.”
Now in private school, his mom says Isaiah is getting the compassion in education she says he needs and wants her lawsuit to help set standards for dealing with exceptional children in a school district that has seen been called to question for the way it treats autistic children.
“I am coming forward because there are no laws to protect our children. I thought this was clear cut abuse, and something is going to happen...nothing has happened. Nothing has happened.”
The school district would not comment on the pending litigation.
Sunday, July 13, 2008
After PSL Autistic boy's case, Attorney General weighing more complaints from parents
By Colleen Wixon
Saturday, July 12, 2008
TALLAHASSEE — Stemming from its investigation into a Port St. Lucie autistic boy voted out of kindergarten, the state Office of the Attorney General is looking at how children with autism are treated in Florida schools.
"We want to understand this issue on a more global scale," said Sandi Copes, press secretary for the Office of the Attorney General in Tallahassee. "To see if there is an underlying problem."
Since the office's initial investigation into the case of 5-year-old Alex Barton, several people with autistic children have come forward with their own complaints, Copes said.
Parents are expressing frustration their complaints haven't been heard, so the Attorney General's office wants to talk with them to see if there's any way to help, she said. Those discussions could take place in the coming weeks, she said.
The investigation began after Alex told his mother, Melissa Barton, he was voted out of his kindergarten class by his fellow students. Morningside Elementary teacher Wendy Portillo told police she wanted Alex to hear from his peers how his behavior affected others. She then took a poll as to whether Alex should be allowed to return to the classroom, according to reports.
Alex lost the vote, 14 to 2.
At the time, he was in the process of being tested for Asperger Syndrome, a type of high-functioning autism. He since has been diagnosed with the disorder, Barton said.
The St. Lucie County School District continues to investigate the incident.
When the Attorney General's office investigated Alex's situation, Barton mentioned other parents who had contacted her regarding the treatment of their autistic children, Copes said.
Barton said she is glad parents finally have someone paying attention to them.
"Finally, things are getting done," she said. "There is some justice in it."
It's no longer just about Alex, she said.
"There are other children out there that have been waiting (for help) a very long time," she said.
"No one has been listening forever."
The Attorney General's office is trying to compile a list of participants to meet and talk about their issues, Copes said. The investigation is statewide and not concentrating on one area in particular, she said.
Meanwhile, Barton said parents are trying to mobilize. She said now is the time for parents with complaints to come forward.
The Office of the Attorney General is interested in talking with parents of children with autism who have concerns about their child's treatment in schools. Parents with concerns can call the citizen services hotline at (866) 966-7226.
Saturday, July 12, 2008
TALLAHASSEE — Stemming from its investigation into a Port St. Lucie autistic boy voted out of kindergarten, the state Office of the Attorney General is looking at how children with autism are treated in Florida schools.
"We want to understand this issue on a more global scale," said Sandi Copes, press secretary for the Office of the Attorney General in Tallahassee. "To see if there is an underlying problem."
Since the office's initial investigation into the case of 5-year-old Alex Barton, several people with autistic children have come forward with their own complaints, Copes said.
Parents are expressing frustration their complaints haven't been heard, so the Attorney General's office wants to talk with them to see if there's any way to help, she said. Those discussions could take place in the coming weeks, she said.
The investigation began after Alex told his mother, Melissa Barton, he was voted out of his kindergarten class by his fellow students. Morningside Elementary teacher Wendy Portillo told police she wanted Alex to hear from his peers how his behavior affected others. She then took a poll as to whether Alex should be allowed to return to the classroom, according to reports.
Alex lost the vote, 14 to 2.
At the time, he was in the process of being tested for Asperger Syndrome, a type of high-functioning autism. He since has been diagnosed with the disorder, Barton said.
The St. Lucie County School District continues to investigate the incident.
When the Attorney General's office investigated Alex's situation, Barton mentioned other parents who had contacted her regarding the treatment of their autistic children, Copes said.
Barton said she is glad parents finally have someone paying attention to them.
"Finally, things are getting done," she said. "There is some justice in it."
It's no longer just about Alex, she said.
"There are other children out there that have been waiting (for help) a very long time," she said.
"No one has been listening forever."
The Attorney General's office is trying to compile a list of participants to meet and talk about their issues, Copes said. The investigation is statewide and not concentrating on one area in particular, she said.
Meanwhile, Barton said parents are trying to mobilize. She said now is the time for parents with complaints to come forward.
The Office of the Attorney General is interested in talking with parents of children with autism who have concerns about their child's treatment in schools. Parents with concerns can call the citizen services hotline at (866) 966-7226.
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Police: Teacher's Aide Attacks Autistic Student
POSTED: 10:11 pm EDT May 30, 2008
UPDATED: 10:28 pm EDT May 30, 2008
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. -- A Coconut Creek teacher's aide is under investigation after an autistic student was attacked with a metal chair at school earlier this month, police said.
The 17-year-old student's mother, Sandy Teich, said her world has been turned upside down after hearing what happened to her son, Michael.
The incident happened at Monarch High School on May 6, police said. According to Teich and police, a teacher's aide threw a chair at the boy during a confrontation in the gym.
Teich said her son's injuries were minor, but the incident has taken an emotional toll. She said she has asked the school board to remove Michael from the school.
Police said they have turned the case over to prosecutors and have recommended the aide be charged with child abuse.
UPDATED: 10:28 pm EDT May 30, 2008
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. -- A Coconut Creek teacher's aide is under investigation after an autistic student was attacked with a metal chair at school earlier this month, police said.
The 17-year-old student's mother, Sandy Teich, said her world has been turned upside down after hearing what happened to her son, Michael.
The incident happened at Monarch High School on May 6, police said. According to Teich and police, a teacher's aide threw a chair at the boy during a confrontation in the gym.
Teich said her son's injuries were minor, but the incident has taken an emotional toll. She said she has asked the school board to remove Michael from the school.
Police said they have turned the case over to prosecutors and have recommended the aide be charged with child abuse.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Lee County Teacher Accused of Hitting Child Agrees to Settlement
May 25, 2008
news-press.com
The Florida Department of Education has agreed to a settlement with a Lee County teacher it was investigating on allegations she had hit at least two disabled students while she worked in Charlotte County.
Catherine Hile, 42, who teaches autistic students in kindergarten through second grade at Gulf Elementary in Cape Coral and the department agreed to the settlement Tuesday, according to the Florida Division of Administrative Hearings.
Terms of the settlement were not disclosed. It could not be determined Sunday whether Hile’s employment status with the Lee County School District was affected by the settlement.
The division itself closed the case Friday and canceled hearings that had been scheduled for this week in Port Charlotte.
The state investigation, which came to light in January, cost Hile a shot at the coveted Golden Apple Award, one of the highest honors a Lee County public school teacher can receive. She had been named a finalist in that competition, but her name was withdrawn after the school district informed the Foundation for Lee County Public Schools of the state probe.
The foundation runs the Golden Apple Teacher Recognition Program, which honors six Lee County teachers every year.
Hile was placed on paid suspension in the fall of 2005 while she taught at Charlotte Harbor Center, a school for children with disabilities run by the Charlotte County School District.
The News-Press reported in 2005 that Hile had been given a letter of reprimand in April 1994 when she was accused of using inappropriate language and hitting a student in the face. She also had been given a memo in November 1994 about her classroom environment. The memo said it appeared to be “unsafe.”
The Charlotte school board voted in December 2005 to accept her resignation. Assistant Superintendent Doug Whittaker said the district’s investigation produced more than enough evidence that Hile struck a student. She was accused of hitting a student three times after that child struck an autistic classmate the same number of times.
No criminal charges were filed against Hile in Charlotte County.
Hile then was hired as an exceptional student education liaison at DeSoto Middle School in Arcadia in January 2006. She was fired in March 2006 without cause under a state rule that allows teachers to be fired for any reason, or none, in their first 97 days of employment, DeSoto County schools Superintendent Adrian Cline said. That rule also allows teachers to leave a school district with no notice or reason in their first 97 days.
news-press.com
The Florida Department of Education has agreed to a settlement with a Lee County teacher it was investigating on allegations she had hit at least two disabled students while she worked in Charlotte County.
Catherine Hile, 42, who teaches autistic students in kindergarten through second grade at Gulf Elementary in Cape Coral and the department agreed to the settlement Tuesday, according to the Florida Division of Administrative Hearings.
Terms of the settlement were not disclosed. It could not be determined Sunday whether Hile’s employment status with the Lee County School District was affected by the settlement.
The division itself closed the case Friday and canceled hearings that had been scheduled for this week in Port Charlotte.
The state investigation, which came to light in January, cost Hile a shot at the coveted Golden Apple Award, one of the highest honors a Lee County public school teacher can receive. She had been named a finalist in that competition, but her name was withdrawn after the school district informed the Foundation for Lee County Public Schools of the state probe.
The foundation runs the Golden Apple Teacher Recognition Program, which honors six Lee County teachers every year.
Hile was placed on paid suspension in the fall of 2005 while she taught at Charlotte Harbor Center, a school for children with disabilities run by the Charlotte County School District.
The News-Press reported in 2005 that Hile had been given a letter of reprimand in April 1994 when she was accused of using inappropriate language and hitting a student in the face. She also had been given a memo in November 1994 about her classroom environment. The memo said it appeared to be “unsafe.”
The Charlotte school board voted in December 2005 to accept her resignation. Assistant Superintendent Doug Whittaker said the district’s investigation produced more than enough evidence that Hile struck a student. She was accused of hitting a student three times after that child struck an autistic classmate the same number of times.
No criminal charges were filed against Hile in Charlotte County.
Hile then was hired as an exceptional student education liaison at DeSoto Middle School in Arcadia in January 2006. She was fired in March 2006 without cause under a state rule that allows teachers to be fired for any reason, or none, in their first 97 days of employment, DeSoto County schools Superintendent Adrian Cline said. That rule also allows teachers to leave a school district with no notice or reason in their first 97 days.
Friday, February 22, 2008
Sarasota School District reacts to child abuse charges
Updated: Feb 22, 2008 11:35 AM EST
VENICE - Sarasota County School Board releases statement about charges of child abuse at Venice Elementary School:
Venice Elementary School teacher Diana O'Neill surrendered to Venice police Thursday evening in connection with allegations that she may have physically abused students in her class.
Other staff members at the school reported that they had witnessed O'Neill engaging in behavior with students that could be considered abusive. Principal Theresa Baus reported the allegations to the Florida Department of Children and Families in late January. O'Neill was placed on administrative leave immediately, pending further investigation. The Sarasota County School district cooperated fully with the Venice Police and DCF investigations.
The results of the DCF investigation indicated that charges were warranted. A probable cause affidavit was issued Feb. 21 by the Florida State Attorney's office.
Sarasota County Schools Superintendent Gary Norris said the district typically suspends any administrative inquiry during a DCF or police investigation to avoid interfering with those proceedings. Once the police investigation is concluded, the district conducts an investigation to determine if disciplinary action is warranted independent of the resolution of the legal case.
"Action may be necessary to respond to professional misconduct even in cases where an individual is not convicted of a crime," Norris said. "Obviously teachers and other school staff must be held to the highest possible standards in matters of student safety and well-being."
Requests for information about criminal charges against O'Neill are being referred to Captain Tom McNulty of the Venice Police Department
VENICE - Sarasota County School Board releases statement about charges of child abuse at Venice Elementary School:
Venice Elementary School teacher Diana O'Neill surrendered to Venice police Thursday evening in connection with allegations that she may have physically abused students in her class.
Other staff members at the school reported that they had witnessed O'Neill engaging in behavior with students that could be considered abusive. Principal Theresa Baus reported the allegations to the Florida Department of Children and Families in late January. O'Neill was placed on administrative leave immediately, pending further investigation. The Sarasota County School district cooperated fully with the Venice Police and DCF investigations.
The results of the DCF investigation indicated that charges were warranted. A probable cause affidavit was issued Feb. 21 by the Florida State Attorney's office.
Sarasota County Schools Superintendent Gary Norris said the district typically suspends any administrative inquiry during a DCF or police investigation to avoid interfering with those proceedings. Once the police investigation is concluded, the district conducts an investigation to determine if disciplinary action is warranted independent of the resolution of the legal case.
"Action may be necessary to respond to professional misconduct even in cases where an individual is not convicted of a crime," Norris said. "Obviously teachers and other school staff must be held to the highest possible standards in matters of student safety and well-being."
Requests for information about criminal charges against O'Neill are being referred to Captain Tom McNulty of the Venice Police Department
Saturday, May 26, 2007
Teacher Jesus Garcia Gets Drunk on Field Trip and Abuses Kids
From Teacher Smack Down
Anne-Marie Nichols
May 25, 2007
On a field trip to Washington, D.C., teacher Jesus Garcia got drunk, cursed at students, spanked them, and flung one on a bed. And now parents are outraged that no charges were filed against the soccer coach and ESL instructor for Immokalee Community School. Florida’s Department of Children and Families is investigating.
After a five-day field trip to Washington, D.C., five fifth graders were in their room at the Embassy Suites when Garcia told the group he was going downstairs and would return in 10 minutes. He returned an hour later drunk off his ass and smelling like booze.
Garcia started cussing and spanked the kids. He picked one of the boys up and threw him on the bed. Then Garcia told another student to kick the boy.
The school chaperones knew something was wrong when the five children did not show up for dinner. When chaperones approached the room, Garcia wouldn’t let the kids open the door. The chaperones found the children frightened and upset. They put Garcia in a separate hotel and paid for a separate flight, which he missed.
School officials immediately contacted the children’s parents. They also fired Garcia and are providing counseling for students and parents.
What a friggin’ nightmare. You’re 12 year old and you’ve worked hard all school year to raise money for a field trip to the nation’s capitol. During the trip a teacher gets drunk, and physically and verbally assaults you and your classmates. Then he practically holds you hostage in your hotel room.
I agree with the parents that Garcia needs to be charged immediately…and get some treatment for his alcoholism.
http://www.teachersmackdown.com/teacher-jesus-garcia-gets-drunk-on-field-trip-and-abuses-kids/
Anne-Marie Nichols
May 25, 2007
On a field trip to Washington, D.C., teacher Jesus Garcia got drunk, cursed at students, spanked them, and flung one on a bed. And now parents are outraged that no charges were filed against the soccer coach and ESL instructor for Immokalee Community School. Florida’s Department of Children and Families is investigating.
After a five-day field trip to Washington, D.C., five fifth graders were in their room at the Embassy Suites when Garcia told the group he was going downstairs and would return in 10 minutes. He returned an hour later drunk off his ass and smelling like booze.
Garcia started cussing and spanked the kids. He picked one of the boys up and threw him on the bed. Then Garcia told another student to kick the boy.
The school chaperones knew something was wrong when the five children did not show up for dinner. When chaperones approached the room, Garcia wouldn’t let the kids open the door. The chaperones found the children frightened and upset. They put Garcia in a separate hotel and paid for a separate flight, which he missed.
School officials immediately contacted the children’s parents. They also fired Garcia and are providing counseling for students and parents.
What a friggin’ nightmare. You’re 12 year old and you’ve worked hard all school year to raise money for a field trip to the nation’s capitol. During the trip a teacher gets drunk, and physically and verbally assaults you and your classmates. Then he practically holds you hostage in your hotel room.
I agree with the parents that Garcia needs to be charged immediately…and get some treatment for his alcoholism.
http://www.teachersmackdown.com/teacher-jesus-garcia-gets-drunk-on-field-trip-and-abuses-kids/
Monday, April 2, 2007
Kindergartner Arrested, Put In Jail
Note: The school in this article is Avon Elementary in Avon Park, FL...
Apr 02 2007 8:09AM
A kindergartner was arrested and thrown into a Florida jail last week after she acted up at school.
Desre'e Watson, 6, was arrested on felony charges. Police said the child threw chairs and hit a teacher.
Her mother said she has never seen that kind of behavior and thinks something must have brought it on.
"Im afraid she might have trauma from this because right now she's like slacking up on eating and I've noticed like different things have changed," said Lateshia Wilson, Desrees mother.
The principal said they try to call parents first when a child is out of control, but if they cannot reach a parent, they call police.
Desre'es parents are considering a lawsuit.
The state attorney's office will decide whether to prosecute the child. She faces charges of disruption of a school function, battery on school employees and resisting a law enforcement officer without violence.
http://www.wftv.com/news/11455199/detail.html
http://www.onntv.com/live/contentbe/EPIC_shim.php?story=sites/10tv/content/pool/200704/448752473.html
Apr 02 2007 8:09AM
A kindergartner was arrested and thrown into a Florida jail last week after she acted up at school.
Desre'e Watson, 6, was arrested on felony charges. Police said the child threw chairs and hit a teacher.
Her mother said she has never seen that kind of behavior and thinks something must have brought it on.
"Im afraid she might have trauma from this because right now she's like slacking up on eating and I've noticed like different things have changed," said Lateshia Wilson, Desrees mother.
The principal said they try to call parents first when a child is out of control, but if they cannot reach a parent, they call police.
Desre'es parents are considering a lawsuit.
The state attorney's office will decide whether to prosecute the child. She faces charges of disruption of a school function, battery on school employees and resisting a law enforcement officer without violence.
http://www.wftv.com/news/11455199/detail.html
http://www.onntv.com/live/contentbe/EPIC_shim.php?story=sites/10tv/content/pool/200704/448752473.html
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