ABSS teacher charged with assaulting students with disabilities [Video]

BOND. THE BURLINGTON TEACHER, ACCUSED OF ASSAULTING SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS APPEARED BEFORE A JUDGE TODAY. WXII 12 JOSHUA DAVIS WAS IN THE COURTROOM AND SPOKE TO THE PARENTS OF THE STUDENTS OUTSIDE THE COURTHOUSE. AND, JOSHUA, HOW ARE THEY FEELING ABOUT ALL OF THIS? WELL, THE PARENTS I SPOKE TO SAY THEIR CHILDREN ARE FIVE AND SIX YEARS OLD. THEY’RE ANGRY AND IN UTTER DISBELIEF THAT A TEACHER WOULD HURT THEIR CHILDREN. JESSICA EDWARDS IS FACING FOUR COUNTS OF ASSAULT ON INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. BURLINGTON POLICE SAY THE ASSAULT HAPPENED AT ANDREW ELEMENTARY. IN COURT, THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY SAYS STUDENTS WERE PINCHED, BITTEN, KICKED IN THE LEG AND SHOVED TO THE GROUND, CAUSING THAT PARTICULAR STUDENT TO BLEED FROM THEIR HEAD. EDWARDS HAS BEEN EMPLOYED BY ABSCESS SINCE AUGUST OF 2020 AS AN EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN’S TEACHER, WORKING PRIMARILY WITH SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS. IF CONVICTED, SHE COULD FACE JUST OVER A …