Nov 12, 2024
Editor's Note: The video attached to this article depicts violence against a child. Viewer discretion is advised. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — A former bus attendant in New Mexico is facing multiple child abuse charges after allegedly hitting a special needs student on several different occasions. Newly obtained video shows the incidents that took place while the bus attendant, Debbie Chavira, worked for Albuquerque Public Schools (APS). Back in September, APS Special Education Diagnostic Center employees reportedly alerted the district after a student came in with fresh scratch marks on the back of their neck. According to police, Chavira was seen on video striking the student on five different days, usually after the student began tapping on the bus wall. In the police criminal complaint, incidents documented by the video cameras on the bus showed Chavira hitting the student with a bus sign, hitting them with her hand and even pulling on the harness straps the student was secured within his seat. In one instance, police said, Chavira can be seen raising her hand threatening to hit the child, and the child flinching out of fear. The district spoke to us back in October after Chavira’s arrest. “We do not tolerate this kind of behavior. Upon discovering what was happening, we immediately placed bus attendant Debbie Chavira on leave and notified the APS police department. APS police launched an investigation and filed criminal charges,” said APS Communications Director Martin Salazar back in October. Chavira is no longer employed with the district and resigned early in September before her arrest. Chavira is facing five counts of child abuse.
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