An educator at Midway Elementary is currently being investigated due to claims of child abuse related to a first-grade special needs student. A report from the school principal on April 1, 2024, details allegations that a teacher hit a student during class on March 28.
A student informed a teacher’s aide that a teacher had hit him twice above his right eyebrow while he was practicing sight words, as stated in the affidavit from the Wasatch County Sheriff’s Office.
The school nurse recorded the injury, observing a red, swollen spot on his eyebrow. The nurse and the student’s mother submitted photos to back up the assertion.
A forensic specialist interviewed the student, who emphasized that he was struck for not meeting the teacher’s expectations. A teacher’s aide reported observing a red mark on the student’s forehead following the incident in question.