A Clark County School District teacher was arrested last week after surveillance video at her school reportedly showed her dragging a student with autism by his shirt collar several times. Marianna Wynn, 63, was booked into the Clark County Detention Center on August 21 and charged with battery on a protected person.
The incident happened at Ruben P. Diaz Elementary School. School administrators reviewed the security footage and called police after watching the teacher pull a student down the hallway by the back of his shirt. At one point, the student was sitting on the ground.
What the Footage Reportedly Captured
The cameras recorded more than one moment. Wynn appears to drag one student by the collar toward the lunchroom area. Later, she is seen grabbing the same student again after he walked into another classroom and pulling him back into the hallway. In one clip, she also grabs a second student by the collar.
The main student in the report has both autism and Down syndrome. According to the documents, he has extremely limited ability to communicate. His grandmother told police she wanted charges filed.
When officers spoke with Wynn, she asked for her lawyer. She was released on bail with orders to stay out of trouble and is scheduled to appear in court on September 22. Under the district’s agreement with the teachers’ union, she has been placed on paid leave.
One Case Does Not Speak for All Teachers
Most educators work hard every day to support their students, especially those with autism and other developmental disabilities. Incidents like this are rare, yet they leave many parents worried about how safely their children are treated at school. Students who struggle to communicate depend heavily on the adults around them for protection and respect.
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