Police Say Bus Monitor Slammed Child's Head Into Window

 

(CNYCentral)
May 29, 2012

UTICA, NEW YORK– [Excerpt provided by Inclusion Daily Express] An argument on a Utica school bus led to an Autistic child getting his head slammed into a closed window by a bus monitor, according to police.

It happened Wednesday as the bus was stopped in the parking lot of Proctor High School.

The 11-year-old child told his mom he stood up to stretch his legs inside the bus, and was told by the bus monitor to sit down. Both the child and the bus monitor, Kendra Owens, 38, started to argue.

Owens walked to the front of the bus where the child was and punched and slapped him in the face before slamming his head into the window, according to Utica Police.

The child suffered scratches. The boy’s mother reported the incident to police.

Police were able to obtain security footage from the Birnie Bus Service. The footage supported the child’s claim and Owens was arrested.

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Autistic child has head slammed into school bus window by bus monitor, Utica Police say
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