On January 6th, 2016 at approximately 8:43 am, Antioch Police Officers were dispatched to Tobin World for a child abuse report. School administration reported that a Teacher’s Aide had assaulted a student yesterday (1/5/16) and that video of the assault had surfaced on the internet.
Arriving Officers contacted and interviewed school staff members, other student witnesses, and the victim, a 9 year old resident of Oakland. The victim did not have any visible injuries or complaints of pain.
After conducting interviews and reviewing the cell phone recording of the incident, Officers determined that a felony child abuse had occurred.
The Teacher’s Aide was identified as Kamaljot Kaur, a 26 year old Antioch resident. Kaur was contacted at her residence in Antioch and was taken into custody. There is no picture available at this time.
According to Antioch Police, Kaur was arrested for felony child abuse and booked at Martinez Detention Facility.
Anyone who may have witnessed this assault is encouraged to contact the Antioch Police Department at (925) 778-2441.
In an earlier statement by interim Antioch Unified School District Superintendent Stephanie Anello, she stated the video had been posted on social media which showed two Tobinworld 2 staff and students–Tobinworld is a non-public school that contracts with school districts throughout the East Bay to serve students with Special Needs.
The School District has confirmed that Tobinworld 2 notified Law Enforcement and an investigation is currently under way.
“At this point we have determined that the student at the center of the video is not an AUSD student,” said Anello. “Upon learning of this incident, Antioch Unified School District sent our staff members to Tobinworld 2 to provide support to our students and parents. We have also contacted the Contra Costa County Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) and asked that they look into the matter. We take all instances of student safety seriously and will ensure that appropriate and decisive steps are taken as determined by the outcome of the investigation.”
Anello also stated that according to Tobinworld staff, Kaur was fired while AUSD staff who were dispatched to the school reported that she was not on site today.
We will update if any additional information is provided.
