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Alice Wood (Indian River County Jail).
A Florida preschool teacher ended up down bars for allegedly assaulting a 4-year-old lad with autism aft she became aggravated that helium kept throwing crayons astatine her.
According to a probable origin apprehension affidavit, the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office responded to Kids City successful Vero Beach connected Tuesday astir a imaginable child abuse case. A detective met with the victim’s parents astatine the schoolhouse aft the proprietor contacted them astir an incidental involving their lad and his 48-year-old teacher Alice Wood. As a effect of the incident, Wood was fired, the affidavit said.
The proprietor said she was notified by the boy’s behaviour technician astir the lad being “visibly upset” erstwhile she returned from the bathroom. They watched the video from the classroom, which allegedly showed Wood walking up to the lad who was sitting astatine a table. She grabbed the lad by some arms and pulled him toward her look “with capable unit that his caput snaps backward,” according to the affidavit. Wood past dragged the lad crossed the level for astir 3 feet earlier letting go, causing 1 of his arms to slap onto the ground, the affidavit said.
Wood is besides accused of placing the lad backmost into his seat and pushing him backmost down, again causing his caput to drawback back. She eld him determination earlier different teacher entered the room, per cops. The lad had a “large inflamed area” adjacent his enarthrosis which was accordant of him being grabbed, according to the affidavit. He besides appeared to beryllium “timid,” cops noted.
Detectives spoke with the boy’s behaviour therapist who said that portion the lad is prone to outbursts and spot destruction, helium has ne'er been a information to himself oregon others. The schoolhouse besides allegedly had a program to woody with him if helium was having an outburst. Staff was expected to behaviour a “basket hold,” which entails placing his hands crossed the assemblage and momentarily holding him successful place, according to the affidavit.
Officers went to Wood’s location to interrogation her. She claimed the lad suffered injuries aft helium tripped oregon fell, cops wrote. Wood besides said the lad had punched her but the video did not amusement this, the affidavit said. She said the lad threw “one excessively galore crayons” astatine her. The suspect said she regretted the incidental and admitted the unit was excessive. Cops arrested Wood and took her to jail.
Wood has since posted enslaved and has a tribunal day scheduled for July 10. Her lawyer could not instantly beryllium reached for comment. The daycare proprietor declined remark to Treasure Coast Newspapers but confirmed Wood was fired.
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