Gainesville ISD Admits Teacher Kicked Special Needs Student

0:00It's April 23rd, I'm Cory with the story, and this is Dallas News Today, your AI-powered local news. Gainesville Independent School District in Texas flipped the script on their story. They first denied a special education teacher kicked a special needs student, but now the superintendent emits it straight up. The incident went down on March 4th at Gainesville Intermediate School, caught on video that hit the airwaves earlier this month. The district says they acted fast after it happened, notifying the student's family right away and filing reports with child protective services, the Texas Education Agency and local police. They also confirmed the teacher no longer works there as of April 2nd. Initially, they claimed the actions weren't abusive, just not up to training standards. The victim's family, dealing with their autistic brothers' care, got blindsided. They learned about the kick from news reports, not the school, and now they don't trust the district at all. The sister called out their claim of prompt contact as flat out wrong.

1:00Police wrapped up their probe and handed everything to the Cook County District Attorney's Office for a possible criminal case. The DA isn't talking yet. Meanwhile, the Texas Education Agency got the report on March 29th, and it's still under review. This whole mess shows how transparency can make or break trust in schools handling our kids.