Child welfare at risk: primary school employee in court for abuse

USA - Three employees of a US elementary school have to stand trial after giving tortilla chips with hot sauce to a pupil with indigestion. The three defendants are accused of endangering the welfare of a child.

As People reported, Makayla Lomax (31), Marrisa Johnson (26) and Morgan Donahue (21) were arrested because the authorities had accused them of abusing children with special needs.

An investigation, which began in February, found that the employees allegedly "threw objects at the students, yelled at them and called them names".

Johnson and Donahue are accused of giving spicy chips to a child as early as 2022 despite knowing he had a digestive disorder.

Lomax is also alleged to have punched a pupil in the face and sprayed him with a water bottle to discipline him.

Last Wednesday, the school issued a statement regarding the three accused.

"The staff members in question have not been near our students since the district learned of the alleged misconduct," the statement read.

It went on to explain that student safety is of the utmost importance to the school.

They will continue to evaluate and improve all aspects of school safety. They will also continue to support the school community during this difficult time.